John Snow was right. Winter was coming and it arrived with a ‘double vortex arctic blast’ according to the Express. The Mail got pretty excited, too. And I loved the Continue Reading →
I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without blogging. I’m sorry if you’re one of the many who feel let down by my lack of diligence but there honestly aren’t enough hours available Continue Reading →
April’s a funny old month. It’s barely begun as I write this introduction and the river season still feels hauntingly familiar, barely over, practically clinging to my vest yet we’re hearing the Continue Reading →
Happy new year folks. Hope you enjoyed a great bah humbug season and have gone back to keeping the economy afloat and occasionally wetting a line – that’s if you can get near a river. Boy, what Continue Reading →
By the time you’re reading this diary the river season will pretty much be over and done with and all I can say is good riddance. This is one winter Continue Reading →
By the time you’re reading this the curtain will have come down on another river season. Honestly, it steals up on us so quickly. We seem to spend an eternity Continue Reading →
Another month flies by and I have a dilemma – not so much what to include in this column but what to leave out. It’s been such a busy time. Continue Reading →
It’s hard to credit how I can wake up to a monsoon one day and snow the next but if it’s puzzling to me just imagine how cold blooded creatures Continue Reading →
The phone rang. It was James, “Hi Bob, any chance you could come and photograph a pike for me? I’ve tried Stu but can’t get hold of him.” “Well, I’m Continue Reading →
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 →
Angling Books – Bob’s Pick Of 2013 – Part Two More Books With The X(mas) Factor The past year has been bountiful, genuinely producing a fabulous crop of brilliant new Continue Reading →
I guess these angling images were shot around the mid to late noughties. Doesn’t really matter. Just a bunch of the memories from an enjoyable season. Perhaps more folk should fish Continue Reading →
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 →
Seed Sensation With rivers running low and clear you may be finding it as difficult to attract bites on conventional methods and baits as you did in the middle of Continue Reading →
Digging through my hard drives recently in search of a particular photo I came across a bunch of long forgotten video clips that seemed rather too good to waste. Lacking enthusiasm Continue Reading →