I spent a nostalgic Sunday assembling the Buller/Alston correspondence into some sort of order, and being generally appalled by the... Read More
I am not here to praise Fishing Breaks or suggest that you book a day on a chalk stream with... Read More
Well, what a complete treat. Had it not been for the admirable John Stephenson of Thomas Turner, I wouldn’t even... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we are looking forward to a meeting with Jonathan White in a few days. He is,... Read More
I have to admit that deciphering Alston’s handwriting does not get easier, and I hope that anyone interested will find... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
I wonder what you made of Boxing Day’s Paul and Bob offering? Perhaps coarse anglers didn’t relate to salmon, and... Read More
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms to start the letter “Fred”. (Though he... Read More
It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once more, and the handwriting is even more... 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
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 I’m a part of the Thomas Turner group, I wonder if I can prevail on my great pal John... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
After the festive period has been and gone, I felt a quick return to the Alston letters would be of... Read More
What’s not to like about this book? It has been conceived and brought to fruition by Rod Sturdy and Nathan... Read More
I do not want to spin these out, and the following three letters are not perhaps of the utmost importance.... Read More
A very dear friend gave me a strange dish a few weeks back, something I guessed had once been used... Read More
Well, the frost-rimed fields around my house suggest winter sure is back, and yesterday when the sun got up, I... Read More
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More
It seems that I cannot avoid Theo Pike. Yesterday I received an email from him, quite out of the blue.... 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