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Posted by admin on January 3, 2012 · 1 Comment
Let’s kick off the new year with a classic bit of writing from dear old Swordsey. And if anyone’s thinking of complaining that it’s not quite PC, or irreverant, or Lord forbid complaining to the police, do everyone a favour and get a life. It’s satire. It’s meant to amuse and entertain, no more… They don’t [...]
Filed under Articles · Tagged with Alderfen Fisheries, Barrie Rickards, Bernard Venables, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Fred J Taylor, Isaac Walton, Ivan Marks, Lee Swords, Mr Creabtree, Pol Pot, Richard Walker
Posted by admin on December 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It is more than a quarter of a Century since Dick Walker died yet his legacy lives on. It does so for good reason. He was a one-off. Walker had a gift – he could raise controversy for the fun of it, he might inspire and at the same time he’d challenge almost everything you [...]
Posted by admin on December 12, 2011 · 4 Comments
Welcome dear reader. Let me begin this epic blog with a question; are you an optimist? Do you genuinely believe you’re going to catch whatever the weather, time of year, species you target and so on? Or are you, like me, a fatalist, fully believing that if things can go wrong, they probably will. Even [...]
Filed under Bob's Blog · Tagged with Adcock Stanton, Alan Dudhill, anglers paradise, Barbel, Barrie Rickards, Carthagena, Catching Memories, Caught In The Act, Celtic Lakes, chub, Doncaster Rovers, Fred Crouch, Frisby Pits, Graham Marsden, Jack's Pike, Karen Sarkar, Matt Hayes, PAC, Richard Walker, River Lea, River Wye, sturgeon, zander
Posted by admin on November 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Well Christmas is coming and i’m sure a lot of wives and girlfriends will be looking for that special little present for you. Well, in case she doesn’t find it you can always point her in the direction of a good book. Or better still the Barbel Days and Ways DVDs… But enough of the [...]
Filed under Books, Reviews · Tagged with A Carp To Begin With, Be My Guest, Blood Knots, Bob Price, Bob Roberts, Books, David Tipping, Dick Walker, Dr Terry Baxter, Fred Buller, Graham Broach, HRH Prince of Wales, Jack Hilton, John Nixon, John Wilson, Lee Jackson, Len Arbery, Little Egret Press, Luke Jennings, Martin James, Peter Maskell, Peter Mohan, Richard Walker, Richard Worthy, Robin Armstrong, Rod Hutchinson, Silver Season Golden Memories, Tom O'Reilly, Tony Miles
Posted by admin on November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Looking For That Very Special Christmas Present? I was recently asked to contribute a chapter to a special book that will honour the 10th Anniversary of Little Egret Press as a specialist fishing publisher. The book is called Willow Pitch, a collection of articles, stories, chapters, poems, photographs and art work from some of the [...]
Filed under Books, Reviews · Tagged with Bob Price, David Tipping, Dr Terry Baxter, Fred Buller, Graham Broach, Jack Hilton, John Nixon, Little Egret Press, Martin James, Peter Mohan, Richard Walker, Richard Worthy, Robin Armstrong, Tom O'Reilly, Willow Pitch
Posted by admin on October 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
Ice on the car windscreens this morning doesn’t bode well for my trip to the Severn in a day or two. Guess we’d better get used to the fact that Winter is around the corner and the days of easy fishing on rivers are now probably over until next June. Oh well, mustn’t grumble, it’s been a [...]
Filed under Bob's Blog · Tagged with Andrew Hosegood, anglers paradise, Angling Times, Archie Braddock, Arlesey Lake, Barrie Rickards, Bob Buteux, Chris Yates, chub, Colin Dyson, dace, Dave McIntyre, Hertfordshire rivers, Ivan Marks, Joe Taylor, John Nixon, John Wilson, Keith Arthur, Kennet and the Wye, Lau Lau catfish, Little Egret Press, maggots, Matt Hayes, Peter Maskell, Peter Wheat, pike, Redmire Pool, Richard Walker, River trent, roach, Ron Clay, Ron Lees, Steve Partner, Steve Pope, stick float, the Cam, the Great Ouse, the Hampshire Avon, Tom O'Reilly, Tom Pickering, Tony Miles, Zyg Gregorek
Posted by admin on March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Book Reviews Random jottings about some of the titles on my book shelves… Title: Spin Me A Line Author: Richard Walker Edited By: Peter Maskell Publisher: Little Egret Press Title: 50 Years On The Ouse Author: Tony Miles Publisher: Little Egret Press Hat’s off to Tom O’Reilly. Who, you say? Well, Tom is a [...]
Filed under Books, Reviews · Tagged with 50 Years On The Ouse, A Glorious Waste Of Time, Accidental Angler. Little Egret Press, Anglin Books, Angling Days, Angling Down The Years, Carp Pitch, Charles Rangeley Wilson, Clive Gammon, Dave Tipping, Fishing On The Edge, Hook Line And Spinner, It Started With A Perch, Jack Hilton, John Martin, Leighton McDonnell, No Need to Lie, Peter Wheat, Quest For The Best, Richard Walker, Rod Hutchinson, Rod Hutchinson's Carp Book, Spin Me A Line, Spirit Of The Pond, Steve Thornton, The Carp Years, Tom O'Reilly, Tony Miles
Posted by admin on February 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Title: Walker’s Pitch II Author: Richard Walker Edited By: Peter Maskell Publisher: Little Egret Press If you only read one angling book this year, make sure it is this one. In fact if you only own one book in your life you could do a lot worse. No other angler in my [...]
Filed under Books, Reviews · Tagged with Angling Times, Arlesey bomb, Barbel, Barnsley & District, beta-light, Bream, camouflage, catchment, chub, electronic bite alarm, electronic bite indicator, full leather bound edition, Great Ouse, limited edition, MkIV Avon rod, Peter Maskell, pike, Richard Walker, River trent, Ron Clay, Yorkshire, zander
