Honesty? The Best Or Only Policy?
As a bit of a birder, I was fascinated by the recent spat over in New York over the snowy owl that...
Book Review: An Angler’s Journal by John Tomsett
Illustrated by Marvin Huggins. First published 2020. Available from Amazon at around £9.50 pp.164
A strange one this. It...
Circle Hooks Reconsidered Part 2
I’m going to keep this one relatively short. What I will say is if you want to know more, then I would...
Ranunculus… The Truth
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye & Usk...
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...
Recognise This Reel?
If you are over forty-odd, you just might! Look hard and think back some thirty years.
Who would be...
Valentine’s Wishes..!
February 14th, eh? Time to express your love for those nearest and dearest... We always tend to talk of our rivers in...
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...
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...
