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 – 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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In Search Of The Bronzed Warriors – by Lee Swords

A big thanks to Lee Swords for contributing the following article. As we all know he’s as mad as a bucket of frogs and nearly as good looking. Here he describes a session on a flooded River Trent. (Parental warning: This article contains mild swear words) In Search Of The Bronzed Warriors (it [...]
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