I have had the privilege of fishing one of the classic salmon rivers of Scotland. Not merely that but on... Read More
Today we went to Duck Holds Wood. Sometimes this dry fly fishing can be hard work. Hard work in that... Read More
I was lucky enough to catch my first grayling on the fly, many years ago and quite by chance whilst... Read More
Just been watching the weather on the local faction of our state TV. When did ” it will be sunny”... Read More
This is NOT another potboiler by a writer trying to sell an article. This is a plea from the heart... 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
This next chunk of guff is being chucked up by a withered husk that has returned to chainsaw duties. Some... Read More
A very short while back, I was asked by a couple of angling historians whether the photographs in my 1990... Read More
The last week of our Trout fishing season and as ever we finish with a flourish with two fish just... Read More
Nestled in the hillside of the beautiful Strathglass, a few miles outside Beauly near Inverness, lies Eagle Brae – a... Read More
In the few days since TT first talked about the Passion For Clean Rivers, things have moved on, especially... Read More
Happy New Year everyone, and best wishes for 2008 . Apparently it’s 2018, I am no longer forty years old... Read More
Nestled deep in the cols and ice-gouged corries of the North-West Highlands of Scotland are a myriad of wild lochs waiting to be... Read More
It seems that I cannot avoid Theo Pike. Yesterday I received an email from him, quite out of the blue.... Read More
Changes in ocean conditions in the northwest Atlantic have altered the food web, changing the quantity and quality of important prey species.
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It was just last week that six of us, Geoff Maynard (above) Pete Henton, Stuart Tod, Brian Havell, Jason Lacny... 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
Well it’s all been a bit of a whirl and a whorl here of late dodging the odd insignificant shower... Read More
By a raft of good fortune and with a lot of help from friends, I am in the market for... Read More
Week one, Done. Hawthorn was early, heavy but brief and as always has served as the flicking of a switch... Read More
My nightly vigil on the middle Wye has provoked some comment, and there is much to add. Of course, the... Read More