Dave Coster – Big Winter Roach OFF PEAK At one time I thought tracking down big roach required privileged access... Read More
Poles Apart is published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and hit our shelves back in 2013. In our view, it remains one... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... Read More
As some of you may know, I returned to the River Garry after a gap of around twenty years. Now,... Read More
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms to start the letter “Fred”. (Though he... Read More
If there is any water in the UK more glorious than the Eden around Lazonby, I have yet to see... Read More
I’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised 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
Mid-July, down here in Devon, on the Exe where temperatures hit 30 degrees plus most of yesterday afternoon. The whole... 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 guess this time of the winter many of us will be thinking grayling, either on float or fly. (Personally,... Read More
We all think we know Marina Gibson from her TV appearances, her social media presence and her written words, but... Read More
Well, of course, bream were the species advertised, but they were a complete no-show, to Bob’s relief. But first,... Read More
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
Dave Coster – My Way with Bread IN THE BEGINNING My first proper acquaintance with bread as a viable bait... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... Read More
A few weeks ago, we talked about Roger Brookes of Herefordshire, who is keeping the art of fish carving alive.... Read More
I saw in yesterday’s Sunday Times (5th September 2021) that Lyng Mill, in Lyng, Norfolk, has come on the market,... Read More
A very short while back, I was asked by a couple of angling historians whether the photographs in my 1990... Read More
In 1981, I rented a three mile stretch of the upper Bure around the village of Saxthorpe in North Norfolk.... Read More
Edited by Peter Wheat Published by Frederick Warne, 1967. 18/- (90p) There are many copies of this seminal book on... Read More