The Lakes

Blea Tarn mission

Hot on the heels of our Assynt holiday, we’ve had another cracking little adventure! These days it’s phenomenally difficult to arrange a night out, never mind a weekend away. The net result of dozens of emails and several failed plans was a general consensus to have a weekend away in the Lakes, and to fish Blea [...]

Difficult day on Ullswater

There was considerable effort required to get this mission underway, rather like a Saturn 5 rocket of admin – huge stages of preparation fed the final stage of actually sitting in a boat on the lake. I absolutely had to stay in due to the early start and limit whiskey intake to a bare minimum. I also [...]

Jack’s Rake

Since my life isn’t just about flyfishing, I’ve decided to expand the blog somewhat and record some of the other stuff I get up to. Not all the stuff I get up to, mind… I do occasionally drag myself up and down hills without the prospect of any fishing. I guess that makes me a [...]