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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2013 Barbel Society Conference @ KenilworthThe Barbel Society conference was our first River Reads / Angling Heritage road trip, and we met old friends as well as new contacts.
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Back to HerefordWe headed back to Hereford to conclude our work gathering information for Hereford Museum, and managed just a little fishing too.
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Edinburgh MarathonWe travelled up to Edinburgh to watch Lee, our eldest son run in his first marathonRead more... |
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All Out For A Spur DogAfter torrential rain had meant the rivers were too flooded to fly fish, I decided to go sea fishing on the Bluefin out of Ilfracombe.
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Historic Hereford and the Wondrous Wye If you’ve been following our newsletters, you will have read that we are working with Hereford Museum on their “River Life” exhibition which will run from the end of June until the start of September.
We were tasked with recording characters, both past and present, who worked on the river. We were also hoping to collect old photographs for embellishment. However, we didn’t expect to get the amount of information that we were loaned, nor did we expect to have such a fascinating time talking to everyone. It was sheer delight.
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Back to Finer FishingAfter fishing in India, it was quite a change to fish with fine lines for roach, with unexpected results.Read more... |
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India in MarchAfter not having had any overseas fishing trips for over a year, Sandy and I decided to have a months break travelling around India, and it turned out even better than anticipated.Read more... |
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The Salisbury Weekend - Part II with Chris YatesOn Sunday, we arranged a booksigning for our customers who purchased the special edition of Nightwalk on the banks of the Hampshire Avon in the Rose and Crown in Salisbury.Read more... |
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Fishing with the Roach ClubThe weather finally improved as Sandy and I headed to Salisbury for the weekend. Part one was to allow me to join fellow Roach Club members in a friendly match on the Hampshire Avon at Britford.Read more... |
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A Cold Start for 2013After several weeks of atrocious weather when the rivers down in Devon were unfishable, and I had focussed on improving the Angling Heritage website, I just had to get out for a days fishing, even if it was just still-water angling at our local reservoir.Read more... |
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Book Launch at Angler's ParadiseOn a cold wet December day, what better way to pass a day than talking about fishing in the bar at Angler's Paradise at the launch of Zyggy's book written to raise money for his local charities.Read more... |
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A Working WeekendAfter the short break, it was back to work to promote Angling Heritage, attend a tackle fair and to meet record legendary figures from my childhood; Bob Church and Dave Steuart being interviewed by anotgher great angler of today, Pete Reading.
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A Much Needed Wye BreakAfter being so busy in the shop we really look forward to a break on the Wye, my favourite river.Read more... |
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Torridge Reflections LaunchCharles Inniss’ new book “Torridge Reflections” arrived on schedule for the annual dinner of the Torridge Fishery Association at the Half Moon Inn at Sheepwash, a traditional fishing inn that Charles and his family ran for over 40 yearsRead more... |
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Blanking with Exalted CompanyAfter a lot of rain during the previous evening, my fishing on the Hampshire Avon above Ibsley produced nothing, but I had a great day with excellent company, and had a great evening at the charity auction for the Avon Roach Project.Read more... |
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"Torridge Reflections" arrivesCharles Inniss' new book "Torridge Reflections" published by River Reads Press arrives in the shop.Read more... |
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Fishing with LeeAfter several false starts Lee, our eldest son, made it down from his home in Edinburgh for a few days and a chance to have a complete break and for us go fishing together.Read more... |
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Indian Summer at DarracottAs the weather outside was sunny, I decided to shut the shop on Wednesday (hald day closing)for a spot of fishing at the local reservoir. I had promised Sandy that I would paint the bathroom before I went out which was therefore achieved in record time allowing me to go to the reservoir at tea time.Read more... |
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A Bag of Eels With the shop busy and Sandy working so hard on publishing books,
coupled with the atrocious weather, I haven’t been out fishing much this
year but I felt that I just had to go fishing to restore my fragile
sanity.
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Off aboard the Afica QueenMy fishing buddy, Reg and I decided to try wrecking off Kingswear for a day aboard the interestingly named Africa Queen (formely a Dickens Class naval vessel made in 1946)Read more... |
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