SATURDAY21st October 2000

About five years after Neil Armstrong took a giant leap for mankind, the great American public, dissatisfied with the state of its earthbound education, healthcare and transport systems, began to revolt against profligate spending on space exploration. The government, in its wisdom, decided to mount one of the most costly PR exercises ever undertaken, to…

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…

Articles by John Olliff-Cooper John Olliff-Cooper John started his writing career with Angling magazine in the late 1960’s, since when he has contributed to most of the better-known hard copy magazines. Flirted with modernity for a few years, then panicked at the shallow hype of it all, and fled through 180 degrees. Having been properly…

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Take a look at this pretty doggy on the left. That’s my doggy. When I got him as a pup I imagined he would be one of those dream anglers dogs. You will remember the Passion for Angling TV series where Bob James’ pair of beauties would dive in to retrieve a trout, negating the…

In late December 1999, armed with a couple of telescopic rods and various lures, I travelled with a friend from Goa through to Kathmandu then back to Delhi overland for 7 weeks. It was only while I was sitting on the bank of the Babai river in western Nepal, surrounded by rhino dung and young…