You know, the more I think about it, the more I become convinced that anglers worship false idols. Blame it on social media if you like, or the ridiculous cult Continue Reading →
It’s funny what goes through your head when you’re stuck in hospital and trying hard not to get too bored. Clearly this is not one of my usual blogs but Continue Reading →
Please note: Contrary to the report in this week’s Angling Times I am not running the perch fishing days at Blithfield Reservoir. Apologies to those who have been requesting further Continue Reading →
I’m in shock today, but really I shouldn’t be. David Hall passed away this morning after a lengthy illness. It was not unexpected, at least not in my mind, yet Continue Reading →
It’s Time To Get Organised Happy new year folks! Anyone been wetting a line? Thought not. Just prior to Christmas the UK took a bit of a battering from gale Continue Reading →
A Pike For Christmas The latter end of the Christmas break is traditionally a busy time for fisheries. Anglers are suffering from early onset cabin fever, usually caused by being Continue Reading →
There was a period between 1990 and 2006 when it almost seemed like the angling press (and I’m not singling out any particular publication here) was reporting the capture of Continue Reading →
Sharp eyed readers will already realise (I hope!) that the weekly article I publish on here first appeared in the Weekend Sport newspaper exactly one year earlier. If you want to Continue Reading →
Sticking At It As Christmas approaches we encounter a challenging time for the river angler although it wasn’t always like this. Time was when winter was the best time to Continue Reading →
Angling Books – Bob’s Pick Of 2013 – Part Two More Books With The X(mas) Factor The past year has been bountiful, genuinely producing a fabulous crop of brilliant new Continue Reading →
Angling Books – My Pick Of 2013 – Part One 2013 has been a golden year for book publishing in the angling world with so many great titles being released. Continue Reading →
All Change Many anglers I meet on my travels are keen to hear my views on a particular brand of bait or hope to gain an insight to a devastating Continue Reading →
Method In The Madness I hate to think how many years have flown by since I rocked up at Mallory Park Fisheries one morning to shoot a video with film Continue Reading →
No Rest (or fishing) For The Wicked It is the ambition of thousands of up-and-coming anglers to work full-time in the fishing industry. Unfortunately their idea of work is sitting Continue Reading →
Welcome To The Dark Side Halloween traditionally marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the ‘darker half’ of the year. It is a night Continue Reading →