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It has been noted in the comments that there has been a lack of actual fishing over the last month or so. One would think that I have not been fishing with a rod and line at all and that thought would go in fact be correct. The miserable weather, trout on the […] Jeffrey Priest over at Taunted by Waters was talking about how once an angler gets to a certain age having good access (like a zip) in the front of waders can be handy as you need to go for a pee quickly. Getting to the riverbank, taking off your vest, taking down your waders, opening […] Greeting new readers and urban veterans – if you are a long time reader then do not switch off as you may find out something interesting. Visitors have jumped in the last month or so and I thought I would tell you again how to access the content of Urban Fly Fisher as well as […] (I wrote this post back in February 2011 – I have no idea whether they still use sex to sell fly fishing gear #grin#) Oh Hardy – you used to be all butlers and stupidly expensive reels – where did it all go horribly wrong? So I got home […] The talk of the steamy are the two park benches that are on the falls at the Sea Pool on the Kelvin. You can see a newspaper tucked into it! They are going to be removed very soon using a chainsaw so that they cannot be put back again. Personally I will be sorry […] Oh the Kelvin fishers, I just love them. You can even see a "Daily record" tucked into it.. What makes this whole scene a lot more comedic is when you realise the bench is in fact in the middle of a weir… At least it is a nice view.. It takes the […] How do you deal with poaching? – not the serious big stuff involving nets and and stuff I am talking about the low level stuff involving a guys just fishing the river without a permit? I managed a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon and it was spoiled by having to talk to a few […] Chaps, you may or not be aware that I have not exactly been the fittest of specimens over the last year or so. However, in February I decided to get myself a little fitter and started doing a spot of jogging, this then led on to having a goal of doing a 10k race (so […] It is my birthday this Wednesday and I shall be over a hundred years old (late thirties with two young kids). After my post last week when I posted my wee batch of flies Marcel Karssies through Facebook said he would send me a few in the post – what arrived was a huge goody […] Angler Theo Pike talks about fishing for trout in city rivers, plus travel writer Alison Rice looks at fitness holidays, and hear from Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dtpjm Listen in for a special surprise!
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