Formal communications within the club are by means of our magazine 'BARBUS' which is produced entirely from within the club and it is a condition of membership that all members contribute at least once per calendar year.

Articles vary from tales of captures, new ideas, humorous experiences, etc. to ones on barbel behaviour and the general enjoyment of barbel fishing. The selection offered here for public viewing are taken from the archives and demonstrate good examples of members contributions towards the magazine. We hope you enjoy them.

Mark Cleaver

How do they do it? Why do they do it? What pleasure do those little fishes derive from devouring something that resembles a brown piece of concrete? Maybe that’s... Read More

Mick Wood

In recent years I have written a couple of articles in the BCC club magazine ‘Barbus’ based upon my experiences whilst stalking barbel in Yorkshire ’s River Wharfe... Read More

Trevor King

Friday afternoon. Not been a good day. Only nine days of the season left. Bloody cold. No chance of it getting much warmer by all accounts either. Cycling into... Read More

Jon Wolfe

I have just got back from this years fish-in, held on the Hampshire Avon, the spiritual home of barbel angling. It really is a special place, and although the rivers’ low... Read More

Steve Withers

We are fortunate in our area that the nature of the Hants Avon and Dorset Stour lend themselves to fish spotting and observation. Without doubt, being able to stalk...   Read More

Andy Humphries

There has been a lot of debate on fishing forums about whether you can rely on the phase of the moon to help predict good days to catch barbel or if it’s all a load of... Read More

John Costello

Sometimes I wonder if I spend too long analysing why I have had a good day, or equally, why a poor day in apparently ideal conditions. There are so many... Read More

Stuart Watkins

It’s now almost a decade since Howard caught his former British record fish from the lower reaches of the Severn. I recently read an article by Steve Stayner in one... Read More

Roger Whincup

The inspiration for this article came mainly from the excellent article that appeared in Barbus 98 by Trevor King. Trevor went on to explain his theory, thinking and... Read More