It was darn cold the other morning, the first real chilly day of the this Winter

So it was that in hot sunshine the gate once more creaked open to the car park. The difference this week was that it was my last week on the water before moving on. There were a few people already there fishing, a contrast to March and April where I had the lake to myself….

It was a bit of an accident going there in the first place. Originally I had intended to take Belinda to Cape Town, but at this time of the year it is too cold. We then thought about Eritrea, but once again, at this time of the year, down on the coast it is too…

Last Summer, as part of its fund raising activities, the school organised a fish-in to support a children’s home in Central Transylvania, Romania. The pupils of the school appear to have identified with and adopted this orphanage. It is very much a case of children helping children.We are very fortunate that our Deputy Head, Tim…

Yet how many trout fishers ever read pike literature, or pike anglers read big-game articles? Very few. Perhaps they have missed something by not pooling their knowledge.I am fortunate in that I get to read everything printed in this magazine, and so sometimes I get to see connections that others perhaps might miss. If indeed…

I did do one session but there were three members down for the day fishing various swims and making far too much noise and when they had finally had gone two more guys turned up for the night. I settled for a swim near the car for convenience, rather than anything else, and not surprisingly…

On Saturday I fished the Earlswood bream lake open and drew peg 72, which was the end peg nearest the boat club. With the wind blowing away from the dam and in my direction I quite fancied it. The only downside was that we’d had a lot of rain in the two days previous which…