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Transient Towpath Trudging - Pt.100 (Canal Zander) - To be honest I was lacking in motivation for this post work afternoon session but it would keep me out the pub where they have a decent selection on at t...
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April 14, 2024 - Temps in the 80's, rather windy much of the time (like 15mph). Went to two fishing spots, racked up well over 10,000 steps on the day, and caught a coup...
4 days ago -
What A Start! - Since the river season ended I've taken a 3 week hiatus from fishing, work as usual the excuse! Storm Kathleen however was predicted to bring in some ...
1 week ago -
01/04/2024 - Bank Holiday bits and bobs - Managed to get down to Pembrokeshire for Easter despite the weather throwing everything at us on the way down, including a hail storm near Merthyr. Had a...
2 weeks ago -
Season Review 2023/24 - *Another season in the history books. * One that saw a new PB rudd, a new river double barbel, a 120lb stingray and a *20lb pike* amoung the highlights. ...
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Mine Shafts, Floods and The Harwood Arms - Happy New Year everybody, Covid for Christmas, which is not what we asked for and resulted in a funny forty eight hours of sleep, sweating and unusual d...
3 months ago -
Carp, Ciaran, and Catastrophe - During the last visit to the surgeon he seemed impressed and decided that a replacement shoulder could go on the back burner for a while. I even bragged ...
5 months ago -
Tales from the river Lot 3 - Eindelijk ,na 4 jaar kon ik weer met Wouter op een van zijn boten vissen. We kozen voor een stuk rivier dat ik nog nooit bevist had en wat Wouter, zel...
10 months ago -
AWOL Again - I won't dwell too much on the last 6 months of angljng inactivity. Fishing has been sparse. Life's responsibilities, challenges and niggles all too often...
1 year ago -
Prime Suspect - He was a naturally scruffy and imperfect little soul. Black and grey hair matted and his shins often coated in spare gravy 'for later'. The dandruff fell...
1 year ago -
A few hours.. - As close friends know & anyone who follows Bedale & Beyond on social media, I have been out the game for the last 7 weeks with a torn ligament in my kne...
1 year ago -
Absence "makes the heart grow fonder" ??? - After a medically enforced absence, it was wonderful to be out with a very good friend and once again enjoying the Derbyshire Wye. The rust soon polishe...
1 year ago -
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My Season of 2021 - *So 2021 is finally over, possibly one of my longest ever seasons due to an early start with the Mullet back in February and at the back end, some glorio...2 years ago
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Vliegvissen in Noorwegen - In de vorige update op dit blog (zie: Vliegvissen in de Belgische Ardennen) schreef ik over mijn eerste vliegviservaring op snelstromend water in het bui...
3 years ago -
Carpe invernali.... pre-covid - Qualcuna delle catture di quest'inverno insieme al mio compagno Alessio.... Ed arriviamo al 1 marzo e dopo una bella piovuta abbiamo avvistato le prime ro...
3 years ago -
Little did I know - I’m taking you back to New years eve 2009 and the Christmas period when most of us get a little extra time off work and maybe a few angling plans set o...
3 years ago -
Lake Manatee is a jewel that shines bright and is lightly fished - This Lake Manatee largemouth bass fell for a Myakka Minnow on a 2-weight TFO Finesse. (photo by John Weimer) *T*he other day, I told a friend of mine tha...
4 years ago -
Estate Lake Dream - Anto Roberts - Hidden in the south west of Wales lies a little known Estate Lake, a place you can lose yourself in, in awe of its unrivalled beauty and peace. I first bec...
4 years ago -
A Redtail Adventure. - Having travelled to both Guyana and Suriname in South America on several occasions I had decided that it was becoming much the same and I would no longer ...4 years ago
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Summer Catch Up, a Lying Camera and a Sharky Finale - From now on my blog is going to be a catch-up series of posts and will be roughly season by season. I simply do not have the time to run a business, bri...
4 years ago -
Crucian for a bruising - What's going on here then? Is he still alive? Afraid so, I've promised at least twice previously to revive this blog and failed so no promises but the fact...
5 years ago -
Airborne Snakehead - Immediately after hookset, this snakehead flies out of the water right at me. Glad I had the camera rolling for this one.
5 years ago -
New Target - So it has been like for ever since I posted anything up on the blog, well sometime absence makes the heart grow fonder. To be honest the fishing and the ...
5 years ago -
Unfinished Business — The Width of a Circle - I assure you, the picture above is no joke. That is a real hook — the 'Mustad 39937NP-DT Giant Demon Perfect Circle Hook' — and one that will set the big g...
6 years ago -
Två tunga och svårfiskade dagar på Vättern - En godkänd lax på 68cm 3 returer mellan 50-60cm ett gäng rödingar nån öring var allt för denna gång.
6 years ago -
"Just one more" - I know a place not far away, where I can have this solitude. I can wander the fields, unhindered, locate barbel easily and catch a few of them with a cer...
6 years ago -
The new season arrives! - I'll start this update by saying that an awful lot has happened in my angling and personal life since my last entry, way too much to remember even if I w...6 years ago
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Boddington Bobbers Vlog - I know what you are thinking "he'll use any excuse to purchase Boddingtons" and that might be quite true as I am rather partial to a drop or two, the fac...
6 years ago -
Jessica's First Gudgeon - I realised recently that I’d not yet taken Jessica fishing this summer, and that summer was almost finished. It was WIGG today, the annual Wallington Invi...
7 years ago -
Rio - Watching the Olympics reminded me of the blog that never got typed up. Three years since I tackled the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro. I wa...
7 years ago -
Lake MI - 49 lbs of Carp What can you really say about Lake MI? I love my home waters of the Columbia river, but every year I look forward to a few days on Lake M...7 years ago
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Fishin report - It has been a while since I had posted anything. Ive been busy with a million other things and just cannot seem to find a minute to sit down. Fishing has...
7 years ago -
Back on the Pool - I was back on the pool last weekend, trying out my new waders by clearing out a fallen tree from the back of the island area, after several cuts and drags ...
8 years ago -
2016 Diary - The End - *Date:* Sunday 13th March 2016 *Venue:* River Tone, Somerset It might not be final day until tomorrow, but today was my last chance to cast a line on runni...
8 years ago -
Olive Blues - The trout, not to mention grayling, season seems a long way off. Tomorrow is forecast to be the coldest day of the winter, with the temperature in the Sude...
8 years ago -
All Change. - When September mornings arrive who's mind doesn't inexplicably turn to autumn perch, barbel, chub, roach, and dace to come? Summer is waxing and Autumn is...
8 years ago -
Check it.. - I post a bit on face book these days and have a "This Angling Life" face book page. It's far easier to use than blogger especially on a mobile or tablet...
8 years ago -
Xstreem Fishing Tackle Store For Sale - I am selling my fishing tackle store as an ongoing business. It is located in the Arts Village, Pacific Harbour, Fiji. The shop has been operating since 200...8 years ago
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Monster Pike and a Memorable Experience in Saskatchewan! - Last year I received a phone call about presenting seminars at a new trade show taking place in Saskatchewan in spring 2015, the Regina Outdoor Sports Show...
9 years ago -
Early morning double - My last session was again on the wonderful Wye, I arrived just before dawn with a plan of fishing as the first rays of light for the day were popping over ...
9 years ago -
Suspenders! - Now that the rivers are forbidden, we have to turn our attentions to lakes, pools and canals. There's a very small pool 5 minutes drive away which, despite...
10 years ago -
The Ups & Downs of Life and Angling - This week i managed a day off and a trip to a favourite river that was at a reasonable level. First cast and i got this nice mid-double then lost a smaller...
10 years ago -
Pulp Fly: Volume Three - Pulp Fly Volume Three is now available with a collection of stories from a diverse group of writers. *Read on. * Introduction by Michael Gracie Cover art ...
10 years ago -
Chilly Chubbing in January - Over the last month I have been predominantly focusing on the Warwickshire Avon around my local area. To say that the weather has effected this has been a...
11 years ago -
Roaming Free - Mexican Adventures - 2012 - Show Me How To Live - Audioslave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekEQ1v6SUtg Here Comes The Sun - George Harrison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDHlFrM16...
12 years ago -
Now where was I ???? - Probably fishing I expect ...... Well I have finally found time to tidy up the last couple of weeks and bring my blog up to date at last. Firstly the closi...
12 years ago -
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