My apologies for not having updated my diary. Truth is that personal fishing has been virtually non existent these past months. I have done a couple corporates which are always fun and have also been to Tenterden in Kent and John O Gaunts in Hampshire  as feature days … Read more »

My sister Wendy’s birthday. Love to see her sometime soon but we live 700 miles apart. So, what have I been up to? Last week was the annual trip to the Tweed to fish Hendersyde near Kelso and on the way up on the Monday we ran into … Read more »

Wow, have you seen the browns coming from Lechlade. Fantastic fish and it’s the year to go for them. Like I said a while’s back I reckon this is the best ever time to get a biggie after the amazing growth rates last year and I can’t see … Read more »

Bit of a sad time for me in January as a very good friend was murdered with no one arrested as yet and it was also time to say farewell to John Goddard. His funeral at Leatherhead was a gathering of fly fishing greats and it was an … Read more »

Phew, yesterday was another treat to go to the SKY studios and guest on Tight Lines with Keith Arthur and although it doesn’t faze me in any way I guess it actually does as I was absolutely bushed in the shop today. It was a great experience again … Read more »

Well, it sure is the weirdest weather, wet, freezing, windy. It never seems to get itself sorted and no wonder that anglers seem to have no inclination to fish. Certainly that’s the case on most waters and yet the fishing is fantastic with some truly amazing fish to … Read more »

It has been a busy few weeks and the highlight was on the 20th when my son Geoffrey was married to Alison at nearby Horsham with the reception on the farm complex of my pal Charlie Frost at Newdigate. It was a lovely day and all went well. Just … Read more »

I have just got back from a Trout Fisherman feature day to Brick Farm in Sussex. What a pretty location with a fabulous lodge overlooking the main lake. Great place to go for a group day or just to chill and have a meal. We had fun with … Read more »

It’s been a terribly long time since I updated the diary and no excuses so here goes. Past couple months I managed to get some features done for Trout Fisherman and incidentally I can now sell the mag and Trout and Salmon in the shop. Went to Two … Read more »

Well, it may be only a month until the nights start to pull in but we have had loads of rain and cool conditions which can only be good for the fisheries. Admittedly it’s put people off going fishing which is  a shame as sport has been excellent. … Read more »