After another twelve months of remarkable captures, not to mention a lot of head scratching among the judges, it was Ian Gould’s perfect crucian capture, closely followed by Stuart Watson’s magnificent fly caught catfish which topped the 2019 Fly For Coarse contest. In an exciting seventh year for the pioneering competition run by yours truly… Read more
At the turn of each year, it’s both an honour and a thorny challenge to try to rank twelve months of “Fly For Coarse” catches alongside two of my angling heroes, Matt Hayes and John Bailey. Each year there are a whole lot of fish that impress; along with three or four more that leave… Read more
Do fishing and politics mix? Most of us hit the riverbank for calm rather than debate. Nevertheless, the calm of any waterside can make a perfect backdrop for friendly discussion, especially on those days when the weather is mild and fish aren’t biting hard. Many is the time I’ve “put the world to rights”, so… Read more