Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 12

Flavour Of The Month   Archie (Braddock) rang to say he was making a video about how he prepares his baits and flavourings. Would I care to top and tail Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 11

Chapter Four Life Through A Lens   Oh My Gurd The video cassette had a little boom back in the early nineties, not that they ever sold a lot in Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 10

And so began a writing career that has swept me along on a tidal wave ever since. Without Colin it would never have begun. He found that spark within me and fanned the flames. Previously I just wanted to catch fish, that’s all. I never even dreamed of writing or anything else… Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 9

I haven’t fished a match, as such, for more than a decade but a competition that did grab my attention was the UK Angling Masters Championships. What an event this Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 8

Bob looks back fondly at the good old days of fishing and indulges in a bit of name dropping… Did Team Fishing Ruin Match Fishing? Team fishing was a real eye opener Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 7

  Tales Of The Riverbank – Part Seven   Adapting, Adopting And Improving   I wouldn’t have missed my years in club match angling for the world because this was Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 6

Those Were The Days I’m guessing that I fished my first club match when I was 12, maybe thirteen. Toll Bar Angling Club was typical of hundreds of similar clubs Continue Reading →

Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 5

Bob’s saga continues…   Wetting The Baby’s Head Despite our fun and games on the carp lake, the desire to ‘guest’ on waters didn’t completely desert the Jonah and me Continue Reading →