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News just in! Walton Hall open for business again

I’ve received the following update, which I’m sure will please many Yorkshire anglers. “Walton Hall is open again. Refurbished boats, new electric motors, seats with back rests. Over 1600 fish stocked weed management underway just need the weather to come good. Booking essential. Hope this helps, anything further just give us a ring. Johnny 07772 [...]

About these new ads for FishSkeena…..

The eagle eyed among you may have noticed my awkward sized Google Ad Sense banner at the bottom of the page has been replaced by a sexy advert for FishSkeena Canadian Adventure Fishing. This isn’t random advertising, the company was setup by a friend and I know his guided  holidays will be a genuinely good [...]

Roundhay Fly Fishers Annual Dinner

Another successful annual  dinner was held last night at the Wharfedale Inn at Arthington. Once again I decided to keep my fishing skills hidden firmly under my bushel throughout the year so as to avoid the embarrassment of having to go up and collect a trophy. Consequently the majority of the prizes were hoovered up [...]

Lyme Disease

Well this is interesting blog material.  2 weeks ago I was out on a mountain bike ride. When I got back I noticed I was bleeding from the back of my leg, just above ankle, which was odd as I had no recollection of hurting myself. Anyway, I didn’t bother doing anything with it until [...]

Back from Assynt

Back from Assynt

  I face a wall of admin, followed by the crushing misery of returning to work. Ugh. Stark contrast to views like this, taken from top of Suilven. More to follow…much more…for it is only right and proper that at some point I craft the Assynt 2012 blog from a block of solid shit.   [...]

Coniston Hall 5th May

“Gentlemen, this is trip 2, multiple anglers, multiple boats. Your training is half over.  The competition for the RFF Trophies remains tight. First place, Iceman…” Anyway. The weather had been shit for the past week but on the day of our visit to Coniston the sun was out and the rain had actually packed in!  Myself and [...]

Big Beaver Dyke Browns!

Big Beaver Dyke Browns!

As well as the brown trout in John O’ Gaunts, we know there are also some big naturalized browns  in Beaver Dyke reservoir because one or two show up in the catch returns every year. To add to this, at a recent stocking this month some more big browns have gone in to spice things [...]

Keep the updates/news coming in please!

I’m starting to get a steady flow of bits and pieces of news, updates, reports on recent fishing trips etc  posted as comments on some of my reviews or blog posts. This is exactly the kind of thing I wanted, it keeps the content fresh so keep up the good work people! I’ll also publish [...]