The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... Read More
My nightly vigil on the middle Wye has provoked some comment, and there is much to add. Of course, the... Read More
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More
I’m glad that my piece on stocked trout yesterday raised an eyebrow or two. In many ways, as was hinted... 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
Hay on Wye is that charming town straddling the river and the England/Wales boundary. We all know it for its... Read More
I spent a nostalgic Sunday assembling the Buller/Alston correspondence into some sort of order, and being generally appalled by the... Read More
So, the last ep in Series 4 aired last night, Sunday 3rd October. There’s a general weeping and wailing on... Read More
The Wheelyboat Trust and Angling Trust have partnered together to part-fund seven new Coulam 16 Wheelyboats that will enable clubs... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... Read More
I’m delighted there has been some reaction to the pieces both I and John Stephenson have written on last week’s... Read More
As a one-time professional historian, I had sympathy for Huw Edwards this week for being roundly censored by his employer,... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
Partly because I was a teacher for many years, and partly because of my two TV series ‘Fishing In The... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
Once again, thank you indeed to those who have commented on my time on the Eden, and yesterday I made... 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 had a dream. Three years ago, I managed a 97 acre wetland site in mid-Norfolk. I called it ‘Snow... Read More
I’m like very many anglers I speak to who agree that Fishing Breaks send the one and only newsletter that... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... Read More
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More