I am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
I had a dream. Three years ago, I managed a 97 acre wetland site in mid-Norfolk. I called it ‘Snow... 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 facts are simple. The upper Wye has been in good grayling nick for a decent while, and four visits... 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’m like very many anglers I speak to who agree that Fishing Breaks send the one and only newsletter that... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... 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
Many of us were brought up in our fishing infancy by the wise words of Mr Crabtree, aka Bernard Venables.... Read More
Dave Coster – Big Winter Roach OFF PEAK At one time I thought tracking down big roach required privileged access... Read More
A very short while back, I was asked by a couple of angling historians whether the photographs in my 1990... Read More
I am not here to praise Fishing Breaks or suggest that you book a day on a chalk stream with... 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
I do not want to spin these out, and the following three letters are not perhaps of the utmost importance.... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... 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
As I’m a part of the Thomas Turner group, I wonder if I can prevail on my great pal John... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... Read More
Edited by Peter Wheat Published by Frederick Warne, 1967. 18/- (90p) There are many copies of this seminal book on... Read More