I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
I’ve been away for a while and haven’t seen the Wye for exactly a week. The blistering weather collapsed, and... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
Thomas Turner travels led to the door of legendary angling artist, Paul Cook, a short while back. Paul moved from... Read More
In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially... Read More
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... Read More
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye... Read More
I was delighted to spend today on the Wye with James Buckley and dad, Rob. If there is a nicer... Read More
On the 31st October The Sunday Times carried nigh on a full page review of the campaigning work carried out... Read More
Poles Apart is published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and hit our shelves back in 2013. In our view, it remains one... Read More
The heyday of the carved fish, generally Atlantic salmon, ran from the later Victorian period until World War II. In... Read More
I guess this time of the winter many of us will be thinking grayling, either on float or fly. (Personally,... Read More
We all know that fishing is not necessarily about what we catch. We might collect PBs and fine waterside memories,... 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
I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries... Read More
I’m gratified there is still interest in the Wye and all our rivers, but then again, how can there not... Read More
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... Read More
My nightly vigil on the middle Wye has provoked some comment, and there is much to add. Of course, the... Read More
I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with... Read More
They say you always remember where you were when hearing of calamitous events like 9/11, or for some of us... Read More