Tackle Shed Treasures – An Idiot’s Guide to the Avocet
I’ve already mentioned I came so very close to buying an Andrew Davis Avocet at the Redditch Tackle Show, and the more...
Thoughts on the Redditch Tackle Fair – November 2021
Well, what a complete treat. Had it not been for the admirable John Stephenson of Thomas Turner, I wouldn’t even have known...
The Letters of Reverend E C Alston
Part 5 – January, February and October 1972
I do not want to spin these out, and the following...
The Letters of Reverend E C Alston
Part 4 – January 14th 1972
It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once...
Passion for Barbel. 20/11/2021
Saturday evening, 20th November and I’m with Richard and Alan, watching them reel in as the first stars appear. It has been...
The Licence Fee… Keep, Modify, Abolish?
I am not here to praise Fishing Breaks or suggest that you book a day on a chalk stream with them, but...
Lifelines. An Anthology of Angling Anecdotes, and More…
£10.95 Available direct from the website of the publishers Arthur H Stockwell Ltd, Ilfracombe.
What’s not to like about...
The Letters of Reverend E C Alston
Part 3 – 11th January 1972
Edward Alston is now safely ensconced in Warminster, and on good enough terms...
The Letters of Reverend E C Alston
Part 2 – October 1971
I spent a nostalgic Sunday assembling the Buller/Alston correspondence into some sort of order,...
Lost Treasures of the Tackle Shed
The most recent of the Thomas Turner newsletters really struck a chord with me. There advertised was a first edition of Drop Me...
