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 – Early July Blog
Posted by admin on June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Isn’t it great to be back on the rivers again? Right now I’m filling my boots with barbel and chub, just because the novelty hasn’t quite worn off yet. I’m also inspired by the fact that they’re just so obliging and happy to feed in what some would have you believe are the worst conditions. [...]
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2009 – Late June Blog
Posted by admin on June 25, 2009 · 11 Comments
At last the ’real’ fishing season is in full swing again so here’s a bumper edition of the blog for all who love their fishing… I forget to mention in recent blogs that I’ve been enjoying some brisk sport on a local canal where the bream have been quite obliging. The only trouble is I was pig headed [...]
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Tales Of The Riverbank – Part 9
Posted by admin on June 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I haven’t fished a match, as such, for more than a decade but a competition that did grab my attention was the UK Angling Masters Championships. What an event this was and how sad that it didn’t become a permanent fixture in the angling calendar. David Marle launched the concept at his Great Linford [...]
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2009 – Mid-May Blog
Posted by admin on May 15, 2009 · 15 Comments
As the days lengthen and the thermometer rises I find I’m buzzing around like a blue a***d fly. There’s so much to do and I haven’t even renewed a single club ticket yet. Mustn’t make the same mistake as last year, eh? Lost out on a ticket I seldom used but it was nice to [...]
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2009 – May Blog
Posted by admin on May 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
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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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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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