My piece on ‘Concentration, Patience and Acceptance’ drew howls (there might be more puns coming) of laughter from those... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... 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
I was delighted to spend today on the Wye with James Buckley and dad, Rob. If there is a nicer... Read More
Poles Apart is published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and hit our shelves back in 2013. In our view, it remains one... Read More
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... Read More
My very first cast into Ireland’s massive lough Erne landed me a twenty-five-pound pike. That was two decades ago and... Read More
So… there you go… a barbel every month of the winter, though I accept March might officially be the first... 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 know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More
I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries... Read More
In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially... Read More
I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with... 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 enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... Read More
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
My nightly vigil on the middle Wye has provoked some comment, and there is much to add. Of course, the... Read More
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye... Read More