It was around a year ago that I finally met the legend that is Matt Eastham who writes over at North Country Angler. He took me to a spot on a river that he fishes and I had a ball – it was a lovely evening and I was immensely envious of the way that […]
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I have this book and so should you!
The image is a link to Amazon UK! When you talk about being a dedicated fly fisher you might think about getting out every few days or even every day (before kids) however Chuck Graves has taken this to an entirely new level. He just shrugged off those miles like cobwebs… Dedication is driving for hundreds of miles across Europe (after flying […] I am going to start out and say I should not really have expected anything more. I have always had a bit of a weird relationship with Hardy and their customer service. I suppose I should be glad they do not treat an opinionated asshole with a blog any differently than any other punter. After […] What seems like an age ago now when the RKAA was run by some old codgers dedicated individuals with some time on their hands I made a suggestion that we could put up some signs to combat poaching – they huffed and puffed and stated that they would simply get pulled down. One of the […] So two ducks were broken (not literally) over the last couple of days – firstly I fished with a new member (Bridger) who caught his first Kelvin trout and secondly I have finally had a fly rod break. It did not die due to a fish, a bush, a tree or a stumble resulting in […] I have been a visitor and sometimes contributor over at the Wild Fishing Forum for a while now – in fact I rate it as one of the best forums out there as it has a nice atmosphere of gentleness and camaraderie that you do not get anywhere else. A while ago Fred the owner […] They say it is a brave angler that goes on the Kelvin on a Friday night – tonight I think I was a lucky one. In the bushes they could not see me although I could hear them – they were obviously very drunk and shouting and fighting with each other. “Keeeeeeeeeelly – fur fucks […] I have mentioned this book before however every now and gain I like to mention it again. I regularly dip in and out of this book any time I see something about the area of the Kelvin i do not understand – like where Mills were for example – it does not just tell you […] So the trout on the Kelvin are largely responsive throughout the day at the moment, which is pretty shit as my fishing opportunities are in the evenings. Usually as a trout angler you do not want blazing sunshine throughout the day however at the moment it would be great to head out at 8pm and […] |
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