Passion for Clean Rivers… Ranunculus (Part 2)
I’m sorry if I have appeared to lay the law down over my ranunculus observations, on the Wye and tributaries in particular,...
Passion for Barbel… On the Fly (Part 2)
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in the Nineties,...
Roach Obsession Diary – 6.00pm 15/12/20
Last night, and that crayfish, really took the wind out of my sails, to be honest. I’d more than half expected crayfish...
Weighing It All Up
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not named personally,...
Tackle Shed Treasures – Richard Masters
I have known Richard Masters for many years now, and have admired him as a man and as an angler. He was...
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,...
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… A Cleaned Up Wye
As we have written before, simply because the hot weather has receded that does not mean that all is well with the...
Lure Fishing with Robbie Northman #25
Wrasse Disaster – LRF Salvation
Day Two of our wrasse adventure began, with rain and high winds bombarding...
Lure Fishing with Robbie Northman #28
Sea Trout Shortcomings
A summer morning sat beside a misty lake in dappled sunrise targeting tench, with my...
