As I’m a part of the Thomas Turner group, I wonder if I can prevail on my great pal John... Read More
OFF COURSE My friend Steve suggested checking out a golf course lake just outside Lincoln, telling me it can be... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... Read More
Last of the Summer Chub Summer has drawn to a close, transitioning to autumn. Daylight hours shorten as the leaves... Read More
Quite a few musings here, so I hope you’ll forgive my scattered thoughts. In fact, so scattered are they that... Read More
I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries... 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
Yesterday, the 27th October, Enoka caught her first Wye double-figure barbel. She wouldn’t weigh it, but I’m guessing 11 pounds,... Read More
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... Read More
PURE DYNAMITE Dynamite is famous for its Frenzied range, which is built around ready-cooked hemp supplied in tins, along with... 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
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
As a bit of a birder, I was fascinated by the recent spat over in New York over the snowy... Read More
Looking for a Christmas present for a fishing pal of taste and discretion? Or yourself, come to that? Well, I’ve... 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
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... Read More
The photos say it all really. How to create a weight for river barbel and chub (and stillwater fish come... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... 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
By a raft of good fortune and with a lot of help from friends, I am in the market for... Read More