Well, what a complete treat. Had it not been for the admirable John Stephenson of Thomas Turner, I wouldn’t even... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we are looking forward to a meeting with Jonathan White in a few days. He is,... Read More
FIRST FROSTS Scraping ice off the car for the first time this year, reminded me that tactics might need changing,... Read More
BY THE WALL I had been working for Hardy and Greys for several years, the only problem being they are... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
It seems that I cannot avoid Theo Pike. Yesterday I received an email from him, quite out of the blue.... Read More
EARLY DAYS A little used method that can be a smooth-running joy to use when you get it right, turning... Read More
I’ve already mentioned I came so very close to buying an Andrew Davis Avocet at the Redditch Tackle Show, and... Read More
I’m delighted there has been some reaction to the pieces both I and John Stephenson have written on last week’s... Read More
I have to admit that deciphering Alston’s handwriting does not get easier, and I hope that anyone interested will find... Read More
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More
QUIVER REST I liked the concept of a soft EVA foam rod rest, because with shallow multi-position quivertip designs, line... Read More
I wonder what you made of Boxing Day’s Paul and Bob offering? Perhaps coarse anglers didn’t relate to salmon, and... Read More
After the festive period has been and gone, I felt a quick return to the Alston letters would be of... Read More
A very dear friend gave me a strange dish a few weeks back, something I guessed had once been used... 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
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... Read More
NAME GAMES Most people probably think of ponds as being small, and term larger bodies of water as lakes, but... Read More
RED LIONS I had arranged to meet the Fishing Magic and Thomas Turner teams at the Red Lion in Bredwardine... 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