Book Reviews

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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 [...]

2010 – Mid-November Blog

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Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, according to Keats. And this year has been quite special, hasn’t it? Driving through the leafy lanes of Norfolk last week was simply breathtaking, the landscape a riot of golds, reds and browns although by the time you read this they’ll probably be a distant memory or [...]

2010 – End of October Blog

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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 [...]

2009 – Late August Blog

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As you might have gathered, I’ve been away for a little while. We all deserve a break now and then and there’s little in life to compare with the pampering, fine dining and opportunity to soak up of a bit of sunshine you get on a cruise, especially when you’re on a brand new, state [...]

Book Reviews

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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 [...]

Angling Now & Then – Part 2

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Is anyone sick of reading about global warming yet? Apparently motor cars are the spawn of the devil and we’re all doomed. The Government and the tree huggers have united on a simple solution – punish the motorist or the planet will die! It’s a little known fact that dinosaurs drove Toyotas which in turn [...]