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Tag Archives: Chub

Autumn winds

November 12, 2019by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

I made an unexpected return to the Wye valley a week or two back. A celebration for Nick’s 50th to which I was generously invited. I only fished for the […]

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Wye do we fish?

October 14, 2018by Kevin Parr 6 Comments

A week ago I was heading north-west with Chris and Merv, the passenger window down and a familiar tale of footballing woe emanating from St Mary’s via the speakers of […]

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October

October 24, 2016by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

Gosh it’s been dry. Aside from the dew, which frosted last week, we haven’t had significant rainfall for weeks. Then, last night it finally came, and today has remained damp […]

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Busy Busy

April 11, 2016by Kevin Parr 3 Comments

I like to reflect at the end of the fishing season, and enjoy a mildly indulgent reminisce. I don’t diary my catches and nor do I keep tallies of the […]

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At last…..

November 11, 2015by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

It is some years since I began to fall out of love with barbel fishing. It wasn’t the fish that put me off, but the attitude of some anglers left […]

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The Wye

October 11, 2015by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

Wow. What a river the Wye is. And what a piece of water flows through the gorge at Symonds Yat. It is as stunning a stretch as I have ever […]

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Final Day Fun!

March 18, 2015by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

There was a low turnout for the annual Golden Scale Club Final Day Fish-in this year – mainly because no-one knew about it. Of course, with the lack of competition, […]

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