Michael Townsend (1971-2019) What can I say about Mike Townsend other than he was a friend. A good friend. Not just to me but to a lot of people. One Continue Reading →
I’m enjoying this series of challenges and once again I’ve managed to delve into the archives and come up with a post for each day of the month, hopefully things Continue Reading →
Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be Back in November I was looking back through some old images, I’m sure you have a few, too, and it set me to Continue Reading →
Quite how Carol Kirkwood managed to contain her excitement as she announced the Environment Agency had issued more than one hundred flood warnings I’m unsure, but you couldn’t blame her. Continue Reading →
The winter of 2013 was a pretty grim one for those who had to deliver the goods on so many fronts. To say the filming proved to be challenging was Continue Reading →
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 →
Crikey, where’s the past year gone? Is it worth calling the police to report that someone’s stealing my time? I mean, a year used to seem so much longer than it does today. Continue Reading →
As promised, here’s the rapid fire follow-up to the late Movember blog. Afraid it’s another long one – over 6,000 words, but the pace is relentless and it’s jam packed with clips, Continue Reading →
I was really looking forward to my first tench trip of the season but guess what? The lake is flooded, and when I say flooded I mean every single peg is under Continue Reading →
Fellow Don Valley Specimen Group member, Lee Swords entertains us with another epic tale as he and Mike Townsend head south to go-a-plundering stillwaters in search of specimen crucian carp … In Continue Reading →
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 Continue Reading →
By way of a change, here’s a guest article by my good friend, top bloke, brilliant chef and ace angler, Lee Swords…. In search of Emeralds……Big fat slime covered Continue Reading →
A thread on the Fishing Magic forum has made reference to an article I wrote a little while ago so I thought it might help if I published it again. Continue Reading →