Suppose you want to put two pals on an English salmon this coming autumn, where would you advise? The South... Read More
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
In response to R’s comments on salmonids in the heat, I find the subject critically interesting. In the event, we... Read More
Just the other day I talked about fishing for asp around Europe and the fringes of Asia even, and then... Read More
A few days ago I returned from a recce down the M5 to Exmoor, and I’m off to the Exe... Read More
Another bleak day in Norfolk, and hard to believe this is the start of July – though of old I... Read More
In 1981, I rented a three mile stretch of the upper Bure around the village of Saxthorpe in North Norfolk.... 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
Perhaps this is shameful publicity for the upcoming series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing that’s on its way to... Read More
Mid-July, down here in Devon, on the Exe where temperatures hit 30 degrees plus most of yesterday afternoon. The whole... Read More
Since my recent piece on the Exe I’ve been made aware of RETA, and many thanks for that Godfrey! The... Read More
When I wrote about the grayling in the Lugg adjoining the Leominster B&Q car park, a couple of you wrote... 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
As some of you may know, I returned to the River Garry after a gap of around twenty years. Now,... Read More
I was delighted to spend today on the Wye with James Buckley and dad, Rob. If there is a nicer... Read More
In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially... Read More
We all think we know Marina Gibson from her TV appearances, her social media presence and her written words, but... Read More
I don’t know if you have fished for asp, but if the chance arises, take it for sure. You ‘Aspers’... Read More
At my age, it takes a bit of nerve or stupidity to uproot your life and relocate 250 miles West.... Read More
Monday, my first day back on the three mile beat of upper Bure that I rented forty years ago. It... Read More
Over the years I have found that there are some columns that write themselves, and others that are a struggle... Read More