I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
In nearly all ways this letter speaks for itself. Buller’s “The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike” was published first in... Read More
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather on day one was a... Read More
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... Read More
On Monday just gone Enoka’s first grayling came from a tributary of the Wye and fell for a Squirmy Wormy,... Read More
Apologies to Thomas Hardy for nicking his title, but events have taken me back to Norfolk this week, not to... Read More
Some of you will have heard of the Barbel Society’s recent petition to remove otters from this country’s protected species... Read More
Easter Sunday was so mellow I spent it discovering hidden rivers around the new house and planting a seven foot... Read More
Once again, thank you indeed to those who have commented on my time on the Eden, and yesterday I made... Read More
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... Read More
As some of you may know, I returned to the River Garry after a gap of around twenty years. Now,... Read More
As a bit of a birder, I was fascinated by the recent spat over in New York over the snowy... Read More
Partly because I was a teacher for many years, and partly because of my two TV series ‘Fishing In The... Read More
Another bleak day in Norfolk, and hard to believe this is the start of July – though of old I... Read More
Quite a few musings here, so I hope you’ll forgive my scattered thoughts. In fact, so scattered are they that... Read More
I see that Thomas Turner is selling an Edward Barder Ltd Edition Bernard Venables 8’6” bamboo fly rod. It was... Read More
I had a dream. Three years ago, I managed a 97 acre wetland site in mid-Norfolk. I called it ‘Snow... Read More
I’ve already mentioned I came so very close to buying an Andrew Davis Avocet at the Redditch Tackle Show, and... Read More