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
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms to start the letter “Fred”. (Though he... Read More
It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once more, and the handwriting is even more... Read More
I’ve already mentioned I came so very close to buying an Andrew Davis Avocet at the Redditch Tackle Show, and... Read More
I have to admit that deciphering Alston’s handwriting does not get easier, and I hope that anyone interested will find... Read More
After the festive period has been and gone, I felt a quick return to the Alston letters would be of... Read More
Angling is hardly a world wherein woke attitudes have really taken root, but perhaps they should. Diversity is a concept... Read More
I assume that one of the pleasures of collecting, or even handling, an item of vintage fishing tackle is imagining... 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 do not want to spin these out, and the following three letters are not perhaps of the utmost importance.... Read More
I’m delighted there has been some reaction to the pieces both I and John Stephenson have written on last week’s... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
In nearly all ways this letter speaks for itself. Buller’s “The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike” was published first in... Read More
Well, my great friend Simon spent yesterday getting me in part conversant with my Facebook account that I had let... 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
I am not here to praise Fishing Breaks or suggest that you book a day on a chalk stream with... Read More
Well, what a complete treat. Had it not been for the admirable John Stephenson of Thomas Turner, I wouldn’t even... Read More
Well, the frost-rimed fields around my house suggest winter sure is back, and yesterday when the sun got up, I... 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
On Monday just gone Enoka’s first grayling came from a tributary of the Wye and fell for a Squirmy Wormy,... Read More