SATURDAY21st October 2000

True to form, we parked the car literally next to the river in the local pay and display car park and had to have a look to see what could be seen in the river – if anything! To our great joy we soon spotted a few grey mullet swimming close in and made a…

Obviously, if you are going to spend time pre-baiting a river there is no point in using a bait that is commonly in use by others. In the past I have had great success using 8mm trout pellets as my winter chub bait, but it has been noticeable that catches fall away when the water…

It’s a swim that has thrown up a few good catches recently and when I got to it I could see why. The swim in question is only around three and a half feet deep, running over gravel, and quite pacy. This time of year I hate drawing sluggish river swims, as all the fish…

I’ve had a busy few weeks which started off with a trip to Swedish Lapland then ended in North America. Leo with his big river caught brown trout taken on a dry fly Another fly caught brown trout from the Baksjobacken Creek near Asele The England Fly Fishing Team who were great ambassadors for their…

Location-This fishery is only eight miles west along the A4 from Marble Arch.Address-Syon Park, Brentford, Middx. TW8 8JF Contact- Andrew AllenPhone number: 020 8568 6354Mobile: 07956 378138Web site-www.alburyestate.com e mail andysyonfishery@eggconnect.netSpecial contact feature – Andy edits a high quality newsletter called “The Windknot” that is really a magazine packed full of information about fishing and…

Day 1: Like the rest of you, December and January had seen me catch very little and I was more than happy to try something a little bit different. Jeff Kennett had invited me to have a day out on the Thames in his boat and so at the crack of dawn I helped him…