Angling Times and the Wensum
I had a call from AT yesterday. It seems that they were struck by the fact they had not had a single...
The Enchanting Killer
Dave Steuart is fed up with authorities protecting the criminals and criminalising the victims.
The title says it all. Otters are back and fishery owners are calling for controls...
Passion for… Wensum Roach
How strange. After some of the best, gruelling months on the Wye I have known, with some extraordinary barbel for that river,...
Old Fishermen Never Die… They Just Smell That Way
Last night I went as usual down to the river, not guiding, just me on my tod. I had to park the...
The Books that Defined our Angling Generation
Little by little the boxes of books are being unpacked and placed in their new Herefordshire bookshelves. Many are, of course, on...
My Greatest Angler
So here we are again in the midst of Covid Crisis and all we can do here at Fishing Magic is hopefully...
HS2 – Britain's New High Speed Rail Link
John Carver, Chairman of the B.C.S.G., asks for your support in opposing the proposed new high speed rail link
Rivers Well Travelled
Many of us were brought up in our fishing infancy by the wise words of Mr Crabtree, aka Bernard Venables. Yes, baits...
Conservation Corner: Petition Madness
I’m like very many anglers I speak to who agree that Fishing Breaks send the one and only newsletter that isn’t binned...
Is Angling going to the Dogs?
My piece on ‘Concentration, Patience and Acceptance’ drew howls (there might be more puns coming) of laughter from those close to me...
