There was a low turnout for the annual Golden Scale Club Final Day Fish-in this year – mainly because no-one knew about it. Of course, with the lack of competition, the fish fed well – and although the final day is principally an opportunity to empty the dregs from bait-tins and compare cakes, catches areContinue reading “Final Day Fun!”
Sunshine perching
The final week of the season is my favourite time to be on the bank. The fish are at their fittest, the days stretching and time, suddenly, is so precious. Perch are the usual winter fare but with our normal river haunts out of sorts, my friend Chris and I were struggling to find aContinue reading “Sunshine perching”
A glorious weekend in the country…
This weekend my friend Martin made his now annual escape from London life in order to kick back in the Dorset hills. In past years we have squeezed a bit of fishing in, but this time we spent two and a half days hunting birds. On Friday afternoon we were at Morden Bog hoping toContinue reading “A glorious weekend in the country…”
That tricky second album…?
For some artists, the second album is the difficult one. The first was picked from years of back catalog thick with the pain of fret-blooded fingers and penciled scribbles. People like it, love it even. The record company want you to tour it to death but that deal you signed means that there’s no timeContinue reading “That tricky second album…?”
Rivers Run
It seems and age since I was last on the riverbank. Sufficient germs were shared at Christmas to keep me sniffling through January and my chest has an unhealthy rattle that is reluctant to leave. This end of the season is normally my favourite time to cast, and though I might not have actually beenContinue reading “Rivers Run”
Year’s End
Well, at least it’s nearly year’s end and perhaps more symbolically, we have passed the Solstice and the days are beginning to ever so slightly stretch. The winter has been slow to arrive but those sheltered spots have remained frosty throughout these last few days and elsewhere in the country snow is laying. Spring seemsContinue reading “Year’s End”
The Twitch – Book of the Year
Mark Avery is a hugely respected blogger and campaigner so it is a privilege for him to have named The Twitch as his ‘Book if the Year’. There are some mighty fine books on his list and some very famous names so it is rather humbling to be sitting at the top of the pile.Continue reading “The Twitch – Book of the Year”
The Idle Angler nominated in National Angling Awards
Rather splendidly, The Idle Angler has been nominated as Book of the Year in the Angling Times National Angling Awards 2014. The results will be revealed in the Christmas edition of Angling Times due out on 16th December and votes can be cast by following this link…. http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News–Catches/Misc/Angling-Times-National-Angling-Awards-2014—cast-your-vote-now/
Article from the archive: Conversation with Chris Yates for The Idler Magazine, Summer 2002.
I have been the Angling Correspondent to The Idler magazine for ten years or so and though the current format of the magazine doesn’t much call for my input, Tom Hodgkinson won’t be able to keep it fish free forever….. I have been having a bit of a sort out and wanted to share myContinue reading “Article from the archive: Conversation with Chris Yates for The Idler Magazine, Summer 2002.”
Blanking..
I went perch fishing yesterday and conditions were ideal. Mild, dank and just a soft breeze that tickled a steady fall of leaves from the beeches. I had planned to fish a new venue but having arrived at my friend Chris’ house for a 0630 cup of tea, we made a late call to goContinue reading “Blanking..”
Kevin Parr 