The last couple of weeks have been odd ones for my personal ambitions in trout fishing; in two different competitions I drew Tony Baldwin, of whom I have talked a great deal in the past. This in itself sets certain hurdles as, in our case anyway, our approach to fishing is fairly different.
Let me start with some forthcoming dates: August 27th/28th Peregrine International Final Rutland September 4th England Loch-style National Bewl Water September 11th England Disabled Loch-style National Rutland Sept. 15th/16th/17th Hardy Final Rutland Nov27th –Dec5th World Fly-fishing Championships Australia Good luck to anyone who may be fishing in any of those events. I shall be at…
Just when our lakes were hitting top form they let us down! The last few weeks has seen some excellent fishing – in all sorts of conditions. True, we have experienced some hard days, but by and large, good angling has been rewarded. Then without warning things turned tough!
I had an e-mail from my old pal Pete De Kremer, informing me that he took his son out on Rutland at the end of last month. His son David, who is 12 years old caught four fish to Pete’s NIL! If that wasn’t enough, his four fish weighed in at 7lbs. 4oz., 6lbs. 12oz.,…
The diaries should be out and all of this season needs careful planning. Those of you who fish in team competitions, need to be thinking of the implications of qualification for the next round of any competition that you fish. Bookings need to be made for practise boats and, if you are to be fishing…
It proved to be a most unusual end to the season, especially for local star Dave Shipman and Bewl’s Ray Burt. The event as usual, was fished over two days. The second was to finish at 5.30pm. 53 of the 54 boats arrived back at the jetty at the correct time. But where was boat…
So for the teams reaching the finals, there will be much preparation – practice sessions at the host venue, fly-tying and generally checking over the tackle to ensure that everything is up together.I have been fortunate enough this year to work alongside John Horsey in the organising of The Peregrine International Team Challenge (to give…
Day One Registration was at 10.30 a.m., with the rather long briefing at 11.30. Each team collected a goodie-bag which contained vouchers for special discounts on the Nomad range of clothing and fishing accessories, such as two boxes of Kamasan hooks, two spools of Kamasan double strength line and information on the Peregrine range of…
My diary is in some ways a bit too detailed, but in other ways not enough is recorded. I include a column for unusual birds that I have seen during my fishing trip, as I am also a keen bird-watcher, but I do not record which position the fly is on the cast. Diaries are…
You know the score, The weekend comes round, and by the time you have done that little list of jobs that the good lady has compiled for you during the week, youíre lucky if you get half a days fishing in before it’s Monday morning and you are crawling in snail-like traffic, breathing in the…