Topwater Perch After exploring new venues on my road trip, and now back home, the urge to explore was still... Read More
Some of you will love the programme, and will have watched BBC2 on Sunday 29th August at 8.00pm to see... Read More
The heyday of the carved fish, generally Atlantic salmon, ran from the later Victorian period until World War II. In... Read More
Well, of course, bream were the species advertised, but they were a complete no-show, to Bob’s relief. But first,... 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
I was never enthralled by the concept of the Broads, perhaps because familiarity breeds contempt. Because... 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
Sea Trout Shortcomings A summer morning sat beside a misty lake in dappled sunrise targeting tench, with my good mate... Read More
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well... Read More
A Deadly Tactic For Chub For many years now my summers have been spent wandering the riverbanks in search of... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... Read More
PURE DYNAMITE Dynamite is famous for its Frenzied range, which is built around ready-cooked hemp supplied in tins, along with... Read More
From Striped Bass to Sea Bass Two days spent on the bank with Joe. It had probably been the best... Read More
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... Read More
POPULAR PLACE I’d arranged to fish with a couple of mates at Staunton Harold Reservoir. Chris was already set up... 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
ESTATE LAKES Mention tench, and I suspect most anglers associate this species with late spring or early summer, watching the... Read More
Last of the Summer Chub Summer has drawn to a close, transitioning to autumn. Daylight hours shorten as the leaves... Read More
For reasons some might guess, I’m on my way North on Sunday/Monday coming. I’m around the Eden first, and then... Read More
If there is any water in the UK more glorious than the Eden around Lazonby, I have yet to see... Read More