Winter is just around the corner November 6th, 2015 Well here we are the day after bonfire night and the days are drawing rapidly shorter. I’m down on the big…

Autumn surprises. October 20th, 2015 It’s the run up to clocks back and most of the trees are dressed in their Autumn finery -at least till the first gales strip…

Last weeks of the trout season..and the Equinox blues September 21st, 2015 The title says it all really as the days now grow shorter than the nights there is a…

True confessions time: I Love Big Perch September 16th, 2015 AS many of my regular visitors to these pages are well aware, I love summer perch fishing. In some innocent…

With respect to the late Cilla Black…Surprise Surprise ! August 7th, 2015 Well you never quite know what will turn up next when fishing in the Lake District, and a…

It’s the holes in the hands time of year again July 23rd, 2015 Now before I get harrassed and threatened with serious personal damage for blasphemy by Methodist or C…

Remarkable Lure Fishing and a lesson learned June 27th, 2015 As a busy professional guide and instructor It is not often that I get chance to fish for myself. Yes,…

Summer, some good perch,and a salmon June 12th, 2015 We have had a few days of almost good weather up here in the Lake District, and apart from very chilly…

Loch Awe 2015- another epic few days in wild weather May 10th, 2015 We have been travelling up to the wilds of Loch Awe for several seasons now and as…

Spring fishing in the Lake District March 29th, 2015 Dont you love March? Those calm balmy days of soft cloud and spring blue skies, when there is a promise of…