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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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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DrenchedA long planned day out with a friend was nearly sabotaged by torrential rain, but became a red letter day.
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Fishing a Flooded River ExeAfter the torrential rain on Monday, my day on the Exe was fishing a flooded coloured river.Read more... |
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A Busman's HolidayAfter what seemed weeks of continual work, Sandy and I had a few days away, but this incorporated work too!Read more... |
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Late June and stillwater fishingWith the rivers still running like soup from all the rain, the only fishing I could do in the evning was returning to Darracott for a quiet evening floatfishing.
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A Mid-June ExcursionWe had been planning a trip for a few weeks combining many interesting and pleasurable days in the company of stimulating people incl the taxidermist Chris Elliott and Jenny, David Hall, Fred and Margaret Buller, and finally John Goddard and Brian Clarke. What a great few days!Read more... |
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Fly Fishing For BassAfter having enjoyed fly fishing for trout, I thought it was time to try saltwater fly fishing which I had never done before.
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Return to Coarse FishingAfter all the rain that had fallen, I had to return to stillwater for fishing in mid June and had a pleasant evening float fishing.Read more... |
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Nightwalk Booksigning & tea with Chris YatesIt was a red letter day at River Reads as Chris Yates drew people from all over the country to the booksigning.Read more... |
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All at sea on such a calm day After another lean spell of fishing dictated by work in the shop and at home, I was delighted to be visited by my sister Elaine and her husband Chris who fancied a sea fishing trip. Read more... |
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Fly fishing on the TorridgeAfter nearly a month, I was desperate to get out fishing so slipped off for a couple of quiet hours dry fly fishing on our local River TorridgeRead more... |
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Return to StevenstoneAfter more than a couple of years since I last fished the pool at Stevenstone just outside Torrington, I decided that a day with Reg floatfishing would make a great change from my last trip after the skate.Read more... |
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Skating in ScotlandWhilst Sandy planned a holiday in Scotland, Lee and I decided it needed to include a couple of days fishing for skate off Crinan.Read more... |
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The Production of Nightwalk - End Paper MarblingAt the end of March I visited Jemma Lewis to design the hand marbled end papers for Nightwalk, and to try my hand at the process.Read more... |
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Ending the season in styleAfter a few great trips, I planned to end the season in style on the Exe.Read more... |
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Out on the KennetContinuing my quest for more fishing in 2012, I spent a couple of days on the Kennet.Read more... |
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Exe-treme BreamFollowing a chance meeting after the Chub Study Group book launch, I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to fish on the River Exe in Exeter. Despite living in Devon for 20 years, I had never fished the Exe and it proved quite an outing.Read more... |
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Freezing on the FromeI met a nice chap, Trevor Stroud in the shop last year, and when he visited again during the Jeremy Wade book signing, we discussed a days fishing for grayling on the River Frome. My PB is just over 2lb which he said we could easily beat on the stretch of the Frome he fishesRead more... |
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A Cold Day in LacockAfter having so little fishing in the latter part of 2011, I was determined to get out more in 2012, so Reg and I met up ay Lacock on the Bristol Avon on a cold January morning.Read more... |
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River Culm: Out at LastThe shop has been so busy over the last few months, and with family to see over the holiday period, I hadn't got out fishing since November. It is easy to tell as suffer from fishing withdrawal and get fractious as it is my form of meditation, to settle myself down. so I was determined to get out for the afternoon. Leaving home about lunchtime, I headed off to the River Culm just above Exeter, and was immediately met by the sight of the morning mist hanging in the valleys, a sight often seen from our home on one of the highest hills in Devon.Read more... |
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