A very short while back, I was asked by a couple of angling historians whether the photographs in my 1990... Read More
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... 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
Yesterday was a balmy day for early October, and by 11.00am the air was alive with insects, the reed beds... Read More
A Start on the Pike With changing weather and time on my hands, it was time to set out after... Read More
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye... Read More
Pike Plans Autumn is here, short days, cooler nights and happy pike. I avoid pike fishing on the Broads during... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
STRANGE CONCOCTION Rather than rigidly sticking with the same old baits, it can pay off to experiment. Mystic is a... Read More
From Pike to Perch Another busy week began with preparing boat and tackle for some hard graft fishing. Rob, Sam... Read More
Apologies to Thomas Hardy for nicking his title, but events have taken me back to Norfolk this week, not to... 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
A few weeks ago, we talked about Roger Brookes of Herefordshire, who is keeping the art of fish carving alive.... Read More
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather on day one was a... 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
Perch Fishing – Autumn Tactics to Try Autumn has arrived, and the predator fishing has really begun to kick off.... Read More
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... Read More
RIG SCISSORS Certain tools make life easier while fishing, even to the extent of improving your results. A decent pair... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... Read More
WEEDY SURPRISE Matches were due to start next month on the Fossdyke Canal, so I took a run up there... Read More
So, Sunday 26th saw my final hours on the Tyne, and in terms of fish, a fruitless session at Chollerton.... Read More