I am always amazed at the cost of actual branded fishing jackets. I was recently looking for a new packable jacket and thought that my fishing fund balance was going to suffer – there was a distinct possibility it was going to slip into negative if I bought one of the brand names. As I [...]
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Going by what people have been searching for on my fancy blog stats some people are trying to work out why anglers says “Tight Lines” to each other. Here from my archives is what I have got to say on the matter: I loathe the saying “tight lines”, I can remember when people started using [...] Chaps, I am about to give you the best tip you have ever heard so pay attention. Those just starting out fly fishing and wearing breathable waders often wonder what the hell they should wear under the things. Some people wear jeans, walking trousers, shorts(during summer) and other miscellaneous outdoor wear. If this is you [...] 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!
I thought I would check in to see how the Kids and the Kelvin project is doing over at there site. Quite frankly I think it looks great fun – he has somehow managed to convince the Teachers that keeping a hatchery in the classroom and then releasing the fish into feeder streams is a [...] It is my birthday today (Easter Monday) and it is a nice chilled out day with the family. I plan to do some urban fishing tomorrow with Theo Pike and then some non urban stuff on Friday all going well. Reader numbers have jumped in the last month or so – [...] So just after I had sent my waders for a full hole repair job to Diver Dave I then spent a few nervous trips thinking I had a leak – turned out it was just the cold and not creeping water in my nether regions. Anyway, last time I was out I noticed a distinct [...] It is that time of year again – the infamous all swearing and general craziness that is the River Kelvin Angling Association AGM. I wonder what will happen this year? This is only the 2nd time in around 20 years there has been an agenda so lets have a look at it shall we? Alan [...] One of the questions that folk ask an awful lot is what weight of fly rod you need to use for the Kelvin.
Look – if a 4 weight is good enough for Lord Kelvin… Have I got to explain it? Ok – essentially the weight of a rod is irrelevant – it is [...] |
 
 
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