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Category Archives: Fishing Blog

Curled up

January 13, 2020by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

  January. A thick head and heavy limbs. Uncomfortably numb. Comfort comes in sleep. A gentle drift into dreams. They aren’t always pleasant, and many are bizarre and untouchable, but […]

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Autumn winds

November 12, 2019by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

I made an unexpected return to the Wye valley a week or two back. A celebration for Nick’s 50th to which I was generously invited. I only fished for the […]

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Wye do we fish?

October 14, 2018by Kevin Parr 6 Comments

A week ago I was heading north-west with Chris and Merv, the passenger window down and a familiar tale of footballing woe emanating from St Mary’s via the speakers of […]

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Off-line

May 3, 2018by Kevin Parr 1 Comment

It’s been a peculiar 10 days or so. Having become conditioned over the past fifteen years or so to a life online, a cow with an interesting appetite has thrown […]

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Cold winds

March 1, 2018by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

I am hunched on the sofa. Hat and (fingerless) gloves on. Extra socks, extra jumper and I’m considering putting on my thermals. Outside, the sparrows are bickering on the birdtable […]

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Dorset Life

February 7, 2018by Kevin Parr 4 Comments

I had a couple of hours free yesterday afternoon, and, thanks to Ben (my brother-in-law), I had almost a pint of maggots in my bait tub. With relatively clear skies […]

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The last tench of Summer

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I played Santa last Christmas. At least, I played a very small part of being Santa. My mother had filled a sack with presents and set up the moment – […]

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A new season in the Sun

June 21, 2017by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

Tench were the target, as they so often are on Opening Day, but it was difficult to ignore the carp nosing through the lily pads in front of me. I […]

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Too much…

March 13, 2017by Kevin Parr Leave a comment

Had the coarse fishing season ended a week ago, then I really wouldn’t have minded. Having book-ended the weekend with trips to a new stretch of canal, I found myself […]

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October

October 24, 2016by Kevin Parr 2 Comments

Gosh it’s been dry. Aside from the dew, which frosted last week, we haven’t had significant rainfall for weeks. Then, last night it finally came, and today has remained damp […]

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