I relish chalk stream fishing when I can get it, though with reservations. Stocked fish of size rarely interest me... Read More
As a bit of a birder, I was fascinated by the recent spat over in New York over the snowy... Read More
In 1981, I rented a three mile stretch of the upper Bure around the village of Saxthorpe in North Norfolk.... Read More
Welchy takes up the offer of a day fly fishing afloat with pike fishing buddy John Synnuck; but has he bitten off more than he can Chew...
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On Monday just gone Enoka’s first grayling came from a tributary of the Wye and fell for a Squirmy Wormy,... Read More
At my age, it takes a bit of nerve or stupidity to uproot your life and relocate 250 miles West.... Read More
It was a very special day for Peter Fine on Hampshire Avon’s Royalty Fishery last week as he landed a 40lb plus salmon. Read More
I really need help here, and anybody out there who can give me pointers will be a friend for life.... Read More
And we’re off! Two days into the new fishing season and fish are already falling for a hawthorn in some... Read More
Good to hear back on the grayling issue, and why rivers come and go with seemingly startling rapidity. Perhaps an... Read More
The last week of our Trout fishing season and as ever we finish with a flourish with two fish just... Read More
Interesting to see the Sunday Times magazine (January 9th 2022) covering the plight of the salmon netsmen of yore. 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
In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially... Read More
So, Sunday 26th saw my final hours on the Tyne, and in terms of fish, a fruitless session at Chollerton.... Read More
By Malcolm Dutchman-Smith In the course of the present century the name of Eddie McCarthy has become synonymous with the... Read More
This next chunk of guff is being chucked up by a withered husk that has returned to chainsaw duties. Some... Read More
It’s a cold, dank day, with a vicious Northerly wind blowing down the valley. Hardly what I’d expect for the... Read More
Some of you will love the programme, and will have watched BBC2 on Sunday 29th August at 8.00pm to see... Read More
Hello everybody and Happy New Year. Oh, we did that already apparently, no matter we shall press on regardless with... Read More
These pictures from Monday have raised eyebrows amongst my friends, and indeed are impressive in their biblical, dawn-of-time way. Of... Read More