2018 – Christmas Is Coming Blog
Okay, you win, I give in. So many people have asked me what happened to the blog. Well, I’m not going to shirk the answer. Compiling the blog is Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Bob Roberts
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 →
2015 – Autumn Blog
Long time no blog, eh? Sorry. I’d love to blog more often but let’s be honest, doing it in an entertaining, informative and yes, occasionally provocative way, consumes an inordinate 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 →
Reflections – 2010 – (Part 2)
How did your river season end? Tough out there, wasn’t it? I cleared the decks as best I could in the final fortnight of the river season so that I Continue Reading →
2014 – The Christmas Special Blog
A little early perhaps but Merry Christmas to one and all! I do hope you’ve had a brilliant year. Mine was pretty good if I do say so myself. It’s Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 6th October
Tackling Specimen Bream Fishing for the biggest bream is patience personified. For most anglers life is simply too short to even contemplate catching a really large specimen. The unfortunate truth Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 22nd September
Weekend Sport Angling Column Mud Larks What angler has never sat beside a lake or river and tried to imagine what it would look like without the water? Imagine being able Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – 15th September
Weekend Sport Column – 15th September Boys Own Adventuring There are those who will measure a successful days fishing by what they catch. There are competitive anglers who’ll measure it Continue Reading →
Come And Say Hello…!
Kevin Green was an inspiration to us all. He loved fishing and worked tirelessly to promote the sport. It’s 17 years since I first fished with him (in Canada). I was Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – July 12th
July 12th, 2013: EARLY SEASON BARBEL CARE The long awaited arrival of summer is finally allowing us to cast away the memory of a prolonged winter and spring but will Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – July 5th
JULY 5th, 2013: ZAMBIA REPORT My rod tip vibrated and thrummed rhythmically as the lure worked deep below the surface. With a braid mainline you feel everything because there’s no Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – June 28th
June 28th, 2013: DRAIN TENCHING Warping, a method used by farmers to fertilise and enrich their lands, was introduced to the Humber region shortly after 1730 by a farmer called Continue Reading →
2014 – July Blog
Remember the Simple Minds song, ‘I promised you a miracle?‘ I look back and think promising to update the blog more often was along those lines. The thing is, when Continue Reading →
Weekend Sport Column – June 21st
Sunday Sport Column June 21st, 2013: OPENING DAY BARBEL It has been described as the enigmatic prince of the river with good reason. Pound for pound the barbel is Continue Reading →