A good few of my friends now know that Enoka and I are on the verge of leaving Norfolk and... Read More
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... Read More
I was delighted to spend today on the Wye with James Buckley and dad, Rob. If there is a nicer... Read More
The End of the Road Trip It was time to leave the South coast and head home. Not directly! Instead,... 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
Last of the Summer Chub Summer has drawn to a close, transitioning to autumn. Daylight hours shorten as the leaves... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... Read More
Since my recent piece on the Exe I’ve been made aware of RETA, and many thanks for that Godfrey! The... Read More
I’ve been away for a while and haven’t seen the Wye for exactly a week. The blistering weather collapsed, and... 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’ve just had a dreadful night, and the dread of being woken in the early hours is being realised with... Read More
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well... Read More
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular ‘Passion’ but I have been beavering away in... 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
Mid-July, down here in Devon, on the Exe where temperatures hit 30 degrees plus most of yesterday afternoon. The whole... Read More
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... 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 am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather on day one was a... Read More
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... Read More