The rebirth of Adonis and the curse of Apollo’s second rod.
The Chav Professor, Christian Barker, gets all romatic over an old, but beautiful (by its name) cane rod
The Close Season Debate – 2011
The argument rages every year, but for once we can publish two viewpoints. Christian is a supporter of the close season and Jeff is an abolitionist. Both have published their brief arguments of similar length hereunder.
Zombie Tenching
Cliff Hatton remembers a once famous angler and mate and reflects on modern tenching methods.
Closing Night
At the end of the season Jeff launches his last concerted attacks on the rivers with some successes and some failures.
Opening Day
The Indifferent Crucian reflects on the season's opening day and how carefully laid plans often go awry
Chub Heaven
"I've just spent a weekend in chub heaven." say Sean Meeghan, he'll tell you all about if you read here
Rigs Page – Bullet Booms
This time Basil McCabe has been experimenting with drilled musket balls and anti-tangle tubing to make a 'bullet boom'
A Myth No Longer!
Fishing is filled with opportunities, most simply don't work out for one reason or another, but every now and then, everything falls into place ...
A Perfect Evening
How many of us can relate to this story by The Indifferent Crucian, short but very, very sweet reminiscences.
Back to Whips
Jeff Woodhouse looks back to the day he was converted to the whip and he later challenged a young lad to catch 100 fish in just 3 hours.
