Some months ago I was given an old fishing catalogue from a company called Foster Bros, of Ashbourne in Derbyshire (‘Makers of the World’s Finest Fishing Tackle’): It’s an intriguing little publication and throws an interesting light on the past. There’s no explicit date, but I’ve estimated that it was published in around 1964. The […]
Month: October 2017
…produced one grayling: Ah well. It has a certain charm of its own.
Grayling fishing | River Seven, Yorkshire
First ever outing for grayling on the fly a modest success (by my standards)
I’ve been fly fishing for God knows how long – 25 years maybe? – but have never before set out to target grayling in the autumn and winter. There’s been no particular reason for this; I suppose I tend to think that fly fishing season is the trout season. Autumn and winter is for bait. […]
A balmy autumn afternoon, not much breeze, perfect for a quick session on the Lower Derwent down the bottom of the field. The water looked in top nick – not too much colour and not too deep; in fact pretty close to summer levels. I hadn’t been down for a while so spent the first […]
To Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast for a family holiday. I managed to persuade my wife that of course we could get my sea fishing kit into the car, together with luggage, dogs etc. The tripod is so long that it had to rest horizontally across the top of the seats, with the pointed ends […]