The Fly Box

Enthused by a wonderful couple of days in March at Kiwayu, of the coast of North Kenya, when we had had fine sport taking Koli-Koli (aka Golden Trevally) on the fly, as they in their turn preyed upon the shoals of sardines, I dared to suggest to Belinda that we once again ventured down to…

The Tufton Arms Hotel The Tufton Arms is situated in Appleby; a medieval market town set in the heart of the beautiful Eden Valley, which lies in a great loop of the River Eden. The area offers some of the best salmon & trout fishing in the north of England. A former 16th century coaching…

With the final cessation of the rain came a period of dry weather. Sunny days followed by frosty nights, in fact foggy nights. Not ideal for carp fishing in February so when my long term fishing mate Gary phoned to say he had been to the special spot on the river Thames and found the…

Carrick Craft CRUISE AND FISH IRELAND WITH CARRICKCRAFT Carrickcraft is one of Irelands longest established and most experience cruise-hire companies. We operate an extensive fleet of well equipped cruisers ideal for the fisherman throughout the entire waterways of IrelandFrom Belleek at the Northern Tip of Lower Lough Erne to Killaloe at the southern end of…

Apparently – despite fervent pleas from the police, MAFF, and farming leaders – these idiots who are protesting against Huntingdon Life Sciences are going ahead with a protest in rural Suffolk, despite the significant risk they might introduce Foot & Mouth into Suffolk. The reason? Apparently they “see no reason” why their protest should not…

Colwick Country Park, Nottingham Colwick Country Park, formed from former gravel workings, is set in 250 acres of woodland, grassland and open water courses that offer a variety of leisure activities from game to course fishing, to a variety of active water sports and leisurely walks. Coarse fishing at Colwick consists of 2.5km of the…