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 gratified there is still interest in the Wye and all our rivers, but then again, how can there not... Read More
Once again, thank you indeed to those who have commented on my time on the Eden, and yesterday I made... Read More
For reasons some might guess, I’m on my way North on Sunday/Monday coming. I’m around the Eden first, and then... Read More
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
In response to R’s comments on salmonids in the heat, I find the subject critically interesting. In the event, we... Read More
A few days ago I returned from a recce down the M5 to Exmoor, and I’m off to the Exe... Read More
It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once more, and the handwriting is even more... Read More
I noticed these words in a recent post, and they got me thinking hard. Is it too far a leap... Read More
My deepest thanks to those who have wished me well in the Eden and, indeed, what a treasured valley it... Read More
I am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
Suppose you want to put two pals on an English salmon this coming autumn, where would you advise? The South... 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
A good few of my friends now know that Enoka and I are on the verge of leaving Norfolk and... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
So, Sunday 26th saw my final hours on the Tyne, and in terms of fish, a fruitless session at Chollerton.... Read More
From Striped Bass to Sea Bass Two days spent on the bank with Joe. It had probably been the best... 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 have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... 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
Launched in the Spring of 2018, The Missing Salmon Project, is the clarion call that salmon conservation organisations are rallying... Read More