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Kimberley – now there’s a name to conjure with. Almost exactly a hundred years ago, during the Boer war, my Grandfather was treading these parched hills at the time of the siege of Kimberley. Well I remember sitting on his aged knee to hear scary tales of how the British defenders ate rats, and hard…

It started with a traffic jam which delayed us from getting to the river much before noon. I half expected there to be no swims available and was pleasantly surprised that only one other car was in the car park. Ah, but that was on this side of the river. The far bank was littered…

A tall order perhaps especially considering the unpredictability of both highland trout and the weather; still, sometimes I think the straight forward approach of just a few flies rather than legions of assorted boxes works better for wild browns. Trout no matter whether they reside in a chalkstream or a remote highland tarn, are creatures…

For anyone with a hint of feeling for the lovely business of fishing, rod selection is a decidedly touchy-feely meeting, perhaps leading to a partnership that will last a life-time. A dedicated angler may spend more of his life holding his fishing rod, than he does holding his wife. Neither is a marriage that should…

Best get to the serious fishing bit rather quickly now; I can sense the editor is getting twitching alreadymiserable sod! The saying Its not what you know, its who you know has paid dividends for me this month as Im friends with the hard working chaps that run the Mid-Kent fisheries. These guys have worked…