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  • 2010 - Early August Blog
    By admin on August 5th, 2010 | 10 Comments10 Comments Comments
    You see, to me, a canal is a stillwater, even though it does actually flow at times thanks to the openingof locks and the toppingup from compensation reservoirs. However you can fish canals in the closed season. They do not flood in the same way a river might and they only exist because of boats....
  • 2010 - Late July Blog (Part Deux)
    By admin on July 19th, 2010 | 12 Comments12 Comments Comments
    Welcome back to part deux of what must be the longest angling blog in the world. Mind you, no-one’s exactly complaining, are they? Well, that’s not exactly true. There is the occasional knob head who’s presumably fuelled by jealousy but I rather like that. Shows I’m doing som...
  • 2010 - Mid July
    By admin on July 7th, 2010 | 13 Comments13 Comments Comments
    This may be a rushed blog - depends how I feel as it progresses but now the river season’s open my opportunities to sit down and write are being restricted for all the right reasons - and the desire to sit here bashing away at a keyboard when I could be fishing rapidly diminishes. I’ll ...
  • 2010 - Late June
    By admin on June 20th, 2010 | 31 Comments31 Comments Comments
    New Season News Well the long wait is finally over. As June 16th approached I was buzzing to get out on the rivers and start fishing again. Quite what made me so excited this year I haven’t a clue but I was straining at the leash as the big day approached. The river looked amazing. Sunday&#...
  • 2010 - Mid-May Blog
    By admin on May 14th, 2010 | 8 Comments8 Comments Comments
    The boys from Pallatrax are pretty good at the old Micky taking, too, so even when the crowds disappeared off into the other hall to watch the speakers we managed to keep ourselves amused in the trade hall. Arriving early, we hadn’t even unloaded out gear from the car when Trefor West shouted...
  • 2010 - Almost February Blog
    By admin on January 27th, 2010 | 3 Comments3 Comments Comments
    Last Gasp Scribblings… Sorry folks, not a lot of fishing in this offering. Quite frankly I’ve been too busy and even if I wasn’t, it would be difficult to find the inspiration while the stillwaters are so cold and the rivers high and coloured. But it won’t last and I’ll...
  • 2010 - Mid-January Blog
    By admin on January 13th, 2010 | 39 Comments39 Comments Comments
    Get Out There And Give It A Go! Many commercial fisheries will have smashed the ice on their lakes and although it won’t be the most exciting days fishing you’ll ever have these heavily stocked waters will still produce - especially if you find where the fish are shoaled because fish d...
  • 2009 - May Blog
    By admin on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments Comments
    Well, a month has flown by and I’ve done precious little fishing. Mind you, I was ready for a break from it if truth be told. There comes a point, especially if you’re struggling to catch a great deal, when you can find far more pressing matters to attend to. And it’s good to maintain a balanc...
  • 2009 - Mid-March Blog
    By admin on March 16th, 2009 | 4 Comments4 Comments 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 perfectly honest, t...
  • BD&W Volume 2 Feedback
    By admin on March 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments2 Comments Comments
    Early reviews of Volume Two were equally as good as those for the first DVD. The very first review of Volume Two was published by Graham Marsden. In his review he stated: “Volume 2 was made with two cameras rather than one. Both the picture and sound are better quality (not that Volume 1 wa...