It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once more, and the handwriting is even more... Read More
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms to start the letter “Fred”. (Though he... Read More
Yesterday, the 27th October, Enoka caught her first Wye double-figure barbel. She wouldn’t weigh it, but I’m guessing 11 pounds,... Read More
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... 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
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... Read More
I was never enthralled by the concept of the Broads, perhaps because familiarity breeds contempt. Because... Read More
I am not here to praise Fishing Breaks or suggest that you book a day on a chalk stream with... Read More
I spent a nostalgic Sunday assembling the Buller/Alston correspondence into some sort of order, and being generally appalled by the... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
My piece on ‘Concentration, Patience and Acceptance’ drew howls (there might be more puns coming) of laughter from those... Read More
Apologies to Thomas Hardy for nicking his title, but events have taken me back to Norfolk this week, not to... 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 know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... 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 assume that one of the pleasures of collecting, or even handling, an item of vintage fishing tackle is imagining... 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
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... 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
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather on day one was a... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... Read More