Ranunculus… The Truth
A couple of days back, I went for one of the more enlightening meetings of my life at the Wye & Usk...
A Cautionary Tale
A month ago Dick and Dave came fishing with me down on the Wye. Two lovely blokes I have known forever and...
Gone Fishing: The Consultant’s View – Welsh Wild Carp
SERIES 4, EPISODE 5
First, all the blindingly obvious observations. The landscape in the Borders is staggering. The weather...
Passion for Barbel… Tactics
I know I have been quiet for a while on this particular 'Passion' but I have been beavering away in the background...
Gone Fishing: The Consultant’s View – The Lake District
SERIES 4, EPISODE 3
Can I thank “iainmortimer” (Fly Fishing Forum) for his lovely comments on the episode last night? (September...
Not As Good As I Think I Am
My history of barbel fishing on the Wye goes back to 1986, and my history of barbel catching to around 1989. Three...
Gone Fishing: The Consultant’s View – Burghley Bream
SERIES 4, EPISODE 2
Well, of course, bream were the species advertised, but they were a complete no-show, to...
A Norfolk Memory
I saw in yesterday’s Sunday Times (5th September 2021) that Lyng Mill, in Lyng, Norfolk, has come on the market, priced in excess of...
Edward Barder Bernard Venables Fly Rod
I see that Thomas Turner is selling an Edward Barder Ltd Edition Bernard Venables 8’6” bamboo fly rod. It was ordered on...
