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 am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
It has long occurred to me that often when guiding, the anglers with me are more interested in hearing my... 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
Last of the Summer Chub Summer has drawn to a close, transitioning to autumn. Daylight hours shorten as the leaves... 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
I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries... Read More
I have a great regard for Fish Legal, the pollution fighting arm of the Angling Trust. Yesterday they sent all... Read More
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well... 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
Here at Thomas Turner we specialise in vintage and retro tackle, and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the subject.... 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’ve been away for a while and haven’t seen the Wye for exactly a week. The blistering weather collapsed, and... 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
I enjoyed the privilege of fishing alongside Dave Coster a couple of days last week, just before rain drove the... 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 have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
Life eh? All summer we have have been bemoaning river levels too low then, in a trice, the Wye is... 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
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More





















