Sat 29 Dec 2018 River Avon
Well, I was planning to do a review of last year and that may well still happen. The choice was simple stay in on the laptop or go fishing……no choice really.
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28 Nov – 02 Dec Hanak International Grayling Festival (Welsh Dee)
The Grayling Festival needs no introduction if you fish for Grayling you will most certainly have heard of this competition.
14 Nov 2018 River Test @Broadlands (British Legion Fundraiser)
I ran a small lot on Ebay (a guided day on the river Test at Broadlands) to raise money for the Royal British Legion, there are many worthy causes out there but this one is very close to my heart.
26 – 27 Oct 2018 Broadlands (Grayling Classic) Part 2/2
Del and I got home to mine where we found Jayne with her newly acquired crutches from A&E after going over on her ankle and getting a nasty sprain. So, it was a chippy tea and a few more drams before bed.
24 – 25 Oct 2018 Broadlands (River Test) Part 1/2
The Grayling Classic is still in its infancy, this being the third year it has run. A good format is employed for this competition which sees you fish with your buddy you hopefully catch and measure your first fish.
Grand Slam River Avon 05 Oct 2018
We are a bit more fortunate than most as on the Avon the Trout season does not finish until the 15 Oct. Seems a waste not to take advantage, as well as this there were a few Perch I fancied a chuck at.
26 Sept 2018 Short session on the Avon
It was my birthday last week the kids got a dog and I got the runs, let me elaborate. New dog on the eve of my birthday its first night down stairs on its own.
22-27 Aug 2018 DIY Norway (Part 2 of 2)
We decided to visit a different river on the Friday the Van Grofta.
22-27 Aug 2018 DIY Norway (Part 1 of 2)
The title is a bit misleading as we had Andrew Croucher in our party, Andy has lived and worked in Norway for some years and is fluent in the language both verbal and written.
03-05 Aug 2018 River fishing and trying to river fish!
I had arranged an afternoon session on the river Avon with Adam Sinclair so after work I hot footed it down to the Avon. That should read I crawled along the M3 mostly in 2ndgear probably the same as every other poor sod......
09 Jul 2018 River Avon West Amesbury (Making Movies Part 2)
Alan and I started making this film early last month, you can check out the blog entry for that here. What a difference a month makes, the first thing that strikes you is the complete lack of anglers!
23 Jun 2018 The River Avon (Evening Session)
It was my good wife’s birthday yesterday so after taking my family for the most expensive cuppa ever they were off into London to go and see Hamilton. I would rather poke myself in the eye with a fork!
01 Jun 2018 Making Movies (River Avon)
Well, in the absence of Steven Spielberg, Guy Richie or John Woo I got Alan Ward to come along for a day on the Avon to make a short film about the Mayfly.
22 May 2018 The River Avon
Its Mayfly time, Duffers fortnight they call it! I try to avoid going to the river at this time of year to be honest.
03 May 2018 River Tone & Clatworthy
I took a day’s holiday to head down to Taunton to visit Toby Merigan at Funky Fly Tying. It’s a bit of an epic trek but the sun was shining and the traffic was light.
25 April 2018 River Avon (Services Dry Fly)Untitled post
It was with great pleasure that I accepted Ian Pinders invitation to join him on the river Avon, my first visit to the river this season.
Hippo Hunters 29 Jan 2018
First post, new site layout and format, and a new river - for me anyway. The fly-tying season has been going great guns, the fishing not so much.