I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries... Read More
Dave Coster – Forgotten Floats BODIED WAGGLERS Browsing through the vintage float sets on the Thomas Turner website brought back... 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
Some of you will love the programme, and will have watched BBC2 on Sunday 29th August at 8.00pm to see... Read More
I do not want to spin these out, and the following three letters are not perhaps of the utmost importance.... Read More
A few weeks ago, we talked about Roger Brookes of Herefordshire, who is keeping the art of fish carving alive.... Read More
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September 12th)... 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
Dave Coster – Big Winter Roach OFF PEAK At one time I thought tracking down big roach required privileged access... 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 know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More
Once again, thank you indeed to those who have commented on my time on the Eden, and yesterday I made... Read More
On Monday just gone Enoka’s first grayling came from a tributary of the Wye and fell for a Squirmy Wormy,... Read More
Angling is hardly a world wherein woke attitudes have really taken root, but perhaps they should. Diversity is a concept... Read More
I assume that one of the pleasures of collecting, or even handling, an item of vintage fishing tackle is imagining... Read More
If there is any water in the UK more glorious than the Eden around Lazonby, I have yet to see... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... Read More
A very short while back, I was asked by a couple of angling historians whether the photographs in my 1990... Read More
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms to start the letter “Fred”. (Though he... 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