On This Day – March
A look back through Bob Roberts’ archives at fond March memories. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: The Vault
Len Gurd – Goodbye Old Friend
Len Gurd – A Tribute Yesterday (10.03.2018) I learned of the passing of an old friend. As near as I can recall I first met Len Gurd in 1991 when Continue Reading →
Ramblings From A Hospital Bed
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 →
Feeder Fishing Video
It’s Great…, It’s British…, It’s Me! It’s not every day you find you’re the ‘star’ – I use that word guardedly, of the best part of a whole hours worth Continue Reading →
Get Your Kicks On Route 66
I recently posted the following image on Facebook. It relates to a number of special events I was involved with 21 years ago in 1994. How time flies, eh? There’s my pass to Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 18th April
Natural Frustrations Demand Patience Away from the commercial fisheries where the high density of stocking levels pretty much guarantee good sport specialist anglers are finding the going a little tough. Continue Reading →
Reflections – 2014 – (Part 3)
By the time you’re reading this diary the river season will pretty much be over and done with and all I can say is good riddance. This is one winter Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 13th April
Each year I keep in touch with the vast grass roots match fishing community in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands by organising a Club Match Angler Championship through the Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 6th April
Early April is a one of the trickiest times of year for the coarse angler. The rivers are closed, and that’s a farce I shall return to, while sport on Continue Reading →
Reflections – 2013 – (Part 3)
Time flies. It’s a fact that we all need to remember. Knowing time flies is just about the only thing that keeping me going when the fishing’s as challenging as Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 30th March
Angling has witnessed a huge shift in recent times towards fishing rather than catching and if that sounds a bit potty, let me explain. To many, fishing is about catching Continue Reading →
Reflections – 2012 – (Part 3)
How does the song go again? That’s it, ‘Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful…’ Hmmm, Let It Snow indeed. At least we were spared Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 23rd March
The prow of the boat lurches skywards. For a second it seems we have defied gravity, then reality kicks in. What goes up surely has to come down and it Continue Reading →
Reflections – 2011 – (Part 3)
By the time you’re reading this the curtain will have come down on another river season. Honestly, it steals up on us so quickly. We seem to spend an eternity Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 14th March
With the coarse fishing river season now over and done with it’s time to find a new targets and what better challenge than catch a big carp. You may be Continue Reading →