This diary sections shows what we get up to, sometimes in the business but often around and about. As I go fishing on every chance I get, I thought you might like to see what I catch in each place, tactics and bait used. You will soon realise that I am not a sophisticated angler and anybody can do what I do (most people probably better)
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A Sporting WeekendTo round off a busy month, Sandy and I nipped to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday to watch the rugby final, and Johnny Wilkinson's last game in the UK.Read more... |
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Chris Yates Book SigningThank goodness; the ‘May Madness’ which beset us recently is at an end. It was a good ‘Madness’ because I’d packed in so many things for the month; each was hugely enjoyable and a ‘not to be missed’ occasion.Read more... |
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Hugh Falkus Ephemera Donated to Angling HeritageFollowing the Angling Trust printing a page about the work of Angling Heritage in the magazine “The Angler”, the Trust ws contacted by Bill Arnold.Read more... |
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Recollections III launched at the barbel showRiver Reads, together with Angling Heritage attended the Barbel Show in Kenilwoth on May 4th.Read more... |
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A Great Roach DayWith Torridge up and coloured making it impossible to fly fish and the mullet not yet in, I had to get out fishing and went to Darracott Reservoir just up the road from here after the shop closed.Read more... |
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A Blank at BittellOn the last day of the season, Lee and I had a day out at a former childhood haunt. Dr John Tate who helped with the exhibition at Hereford Museum invited m for a day out pike fishing with my son Lee.Read more... |
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With Friends on the KennetAfter having sorted out a trip which included fishing the Test and the Frome before heading for the Kennet, with Reg, Chris Y and Kev, after all the rain and floods, the Kennet was the only water fishable.Read more... |
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A Blank on the TorridgeI was determined to spend a session in March spinning on the Torridge for salmon.Read more... |
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Exe-treme BreamReg, my friend and fishing buddy visited just before Xmas, so we decided to head for the Exe in search of some big bream.Read more... |
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What a WeekendAfter being shopbound it was great to get out and head east to meet old and new friends alike.Read more... |
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A Wet WyeI was really looking forward to my regular October break on the Wye after coarse fish, and after some rain, I thought the river would be in perfect conditionRead more... |
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A weekend fishing with the starsAfter a week or so without fishing, it was great to fish the Hampshire Avon with Pete Reading, returning to a charity barbecue at Anglers Paradise with Ziggy, meeting Matt Hayes and Richard Lee.Read more... |
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What a WeekendThis extended weekend proved to be one of the most enjoyable times I can remember, fishing great venues, meeting lovely people topped off with a few good fish - idyllicRead more... |
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The Magic of Tea MakingI hadn't caught a crucian carp for nearly 40 years, but with the help of Chris Yates, this was soon put right with a PB as well!Read more... |
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Bass EmbarrassmentDr Mark Everard visited and I tried to help him catch his first fly caught bass. It didn't go quite as I expected.Read more... |
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Stuck in the MudAfter last week, I thought I would have another go for mullet as the tide was low at dusk. Read more... |
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All at sea out of IlfracombeWith my fishing buddy Reg down for a couple of days, we had half a days deep sea fishing out of Ilfracombe.Read more... |
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Impatient as EverAfter a week shop-bound, I had to get out for some fishing even though the stitches hadn't been taken from my knee after last weeks operation.
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Hereford Museum's River Life Exhibition OpensThe "River Life" exhibition at Hereford Museum opens to commemorate the return of Major Booth's pike.Read more... |
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Fishing the Nyth on the WyeSandy and I were delighted to accept an invitation to fish for salmon with a fly on one of the most famous beats on the River Wye.Read more... |
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