Fly Fishing in Germany
Fly Fishing in Bavaria An invitation It’s not often that I get invited anywhere, let alone Bavaria. Well, to be honest, this ‘wand’ was invited…
The Wandle’s first flow deflector…
Normally when a tree falls in the Wandle it’s whipped out quick smart by the Environment Agency due to the flood risk it poses. In…
Roderick Haig-Brown: the centenary
At the start of the 21st century, we think most readers of this blog would agree, it’s pretty much a no-brainer to look after your…
The Royalty …… rained off!
Well the rain got the better of July’s trip to the Royalty Fishery with Fishery Manager, Dave Burgess, recommending us not to undertake the trip…
Welcoming our new Patron: John Goddard
Globe-trotting fisherman, writer, technician, entomologist, fly-designer, micro-photographer… the more you try to list John Goddard’s gifts to the world of angling, the more you realise…
Riverfly Monitoring on the River Wandle
Bug hunting and number crunching! If you are under the impression that bug hunters are an odd bunch… well, you’re absolutely right! Picture a Sunday…
Wye & Usk Weekend
August. Balmy summer evenings with trout eagerly rising to the evening hatch after a slothful day. With such idyllic visions five Wands took a break…
CLA Game Fair
And the CLA Game Fair came around again…. 25th-27th July and one of the hottest weekends of the year. A loose arrangement was made by…
Jennifer Cox: Metro on the Wandle
It’s always nice to catch a good fish in front of an admiring audience. And naturally that niceness gets exponentially enhanced if the audience is one or more appreciative journalists who’ve joined…
Meanwhile, in Iceland…
… at this time of year, big trout are eating little flies, and the Wandle Piscators’ lucky writer-Patron Charles Rangeley-Wilson is getting to play with some of them……