I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with... Read More
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... 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 was never enthralled by the concept of the Broads, perhaps because familiarity breeds contempt. Because... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... 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
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... 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 see that Thomas Turner is selling an Edward Barder Ltd Edition Bernard Venables 8’6” bamboo fly rod. It was... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... Read More
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather on day one was a... 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
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... 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
Quite a few musings here, so I hope you’ll forgive my scattered thoughts. In fact, so scattered are they that... Read More
I saw in yesterday’s Sunday Times (5th September 2021) that Lyng Mill, in Lyng, Norfolk, has come on the market,... Read More
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye... Read More
Apologies to Thomas Hardy for nicking his title, but events have taken me back to Norfolk this week, not to... Read More
My piece on ‘Concentration, Patience and Acceptance’ drew howls (there might be more puns coming) of laughter from those... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More