2009 – Early September Blog
Posted by admin on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Greetings folks. I’m going to keep this blog mercifully short as I’m rushing to get ready for another filming trip. The next installment is written but it’s the resizing and laying out of pictures that slows down the whole process so it’ll keep till I get back. So what’s been happening? Close Encounters Of [...]
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2009 – August Blog
Posted by admin on August 5, 2009 · 8 Comments

The summer is flying by and apart from a short period at the beginning of last month we’ve seen precious little in the way of sunshine but the damp weather has seen river catches holding up really well. The Trent in particular has been on fire and if anyone’s failing to catch on that particular [...]
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2009 – Late July Blog
Posted by admin on July 21, 2009 · 6 Comments

I’ve gone mad, it’s official. A year ago I gave up the day job and put together the kind of early retirement plan I’d been dreaming about for more than a decade. It was going to be a life full of indulgence with three days fishing in the week and lots of weekends away with [...]
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2009 – Mid July Blog
Posted by admin on July 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Some Like It Hot… Work on the next volume of Barbel Days And Ways continues apace and the schedule is becoming demanding. It’s also pretty punishing in the heat. Stu and I slipped down to the Welsh borders hoping to fill our boots on the Wye but to say the conditions were against us would [...]
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2009 – April Blog
Posted by admin on March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment

One of the time consuming web tasks that I have to keep on top of is site maintenance. Article comments from visitors are given top priority because their comments are normally checked for bad language or stupid threats before release. You’ve probably noticed that comments can be left at the bottom of each web page but [...]
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2009 – Mid-March Blog
Posted by admin on March 16, 2009 · 4 Comments

Well, the curtain has fallen on another river season but could it be the final curtain? Well, some seem to think so. Personally I don’t think so but we’ll have to wait and see but I do think the closed season is the wrong length and it’s at the wrong time. Let’s be [...]
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Click Here To Buy Barbel Days And Ways Volume Two
Posted by admin on March 14, 2009 · 2 Comments

Folks – the wait is over…! Barbel Days and Ways Volume Two is now on sale. To purchase a copy simply click the link below: BARBEL DAYS & WAYS VOLUME TWO Country UK £14.99Outside UK £15.99 Those who prefer to pay by cheque or other means can email Kate Walker at …
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Free Video Clips
Posted by admin on March 9, 2009 · 2 Comments

Here are a selection of clips and trailers produced by Stu Walker and myself. We hope you find them interesting. Please feel free to keep looking in because we hope to add extra clips on a regular basis. The clips are hosted by Vimeo in full-screen High Definition for your viewing pleasure but obviously the HD [...]
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Banish The Closed Season Blues
Posted by admin on March 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Release Date: 25th April, 2009 Existing customers can pre-order from 15th March, 2009, and be the first to watch it. More details will follow soon. TO PURCHASE BARBEL DAYS & WAYS VOLUME TWO: Country UK £14.99Outside UK £15.99 OR… TO PURCHASE BARBEL DAYS & WAYS VOLUME ONE …
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2009 – February Blog – Part 2
Posted by admin on February 24, 2009 · 3 Comments

February Blog (Part Two) Brrrr….!!!! As ever I was struggling to find time to get out on the banks in the early part of February but that’s been no bad thing if I’m being honest. All the local lakes and canals had a thick lid of ice on them and I’m not the kind [...]
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