Warwickshire Avon - Pot Hunters and Piddingtonians

Piscatorial Quagswagging · 1 day ago · discuss

I’d not fished this particular stretch for barbel for quite some time, which is probably why, in a moment of complete irrationality, I suddenly developed the overwhelming urge to go and annoy one of them again. There are few things in life more predictable than an angler voluntarily returning to somewhere that has previously caused him considerable frustration, armed with exactly the same tackle and considerably more optimism. It’s a strategy that has served me badly for years, so naturally I saw no reason to change it now.Upstream, since the fish kill in this area, there have been a few...