The Wild Trout Trust annual fundraising auction takes place 18-27 March on the WTT’s own auction website. With 366 Lots,... 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
I’ve already mentioned I came so very close to buying an Andrew Davis Avocet at the Redditch Tackle Show, and... 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
In response to R’s comments on salmonids in the heat, I find the subject critically interesting. In the event, we... Read More
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well... Read More
I was delighted to spend today on the Wye with James Buckley and dad, Rob. If there is a nicer... 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
Since my recent piece on the Exe I’ve been made aware of RETA, and many thanks for that Godfrey! The... Read More
Good to hear back on the grayling issue, and why rivers come and go with seemingly startling rapidity. Perhaps an... Read More
I am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More
Many of us were brought up in our fishing infancy by the wise words of Mr Crabtree, aka Bernard Venables.... 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 assume that one of the pleasures of collecting, or even handling, an item of vintage fishing tackle is imagining... Read More