Tenkara Grayling Anyone?
“Let’s get one thing straight… Some folks think that naming and recognising different tactics is “elitist” (which I’m told is a “bad thing”). I’m just…
Piscators Chronicle Issue Number 2
It’s been a long while arriving, but finally it’s here: the latest issue of the Wandle Piscators’ Chronicle. If you fancy a bit of reading…
The one with the bag of old bait
Not every trip to the Wandle requires a journey to the tackle shop, as I found out on a session on the Wandle last month,…
Conservation | Fish | Wandle
Wanted, dead or alive: Illegal catfish in the Wandle
Following the posting online last week on social media of what looked like a couple of medium sized Wels Catfish being illegally released into the…
AGM and Talk by the Local EA Fisheries Officer
Dan Griffiths is the Environment Agency’s new Fisheries Officer for South London, including the Wandle, Hogsmill and Beverley Brook. He took over from Peter Grey…
Wandle Piscators Open Day on the River Wandle
Come and join the Wandle Piscators on Saturday 26th September at Ravensbury Park (Surrey Arms End) on the Wandle between 10am and 3pm for free…
Conservation | Events | Fish | Habitat improvement | Wandle
Public Meeting – The Health of the Wandle – 30 March 2015
Last week local anglers and conservators packed the upstairs room at the William Morris at a meeting organised and hosted by the Wandle Piscators to…
Events | Fish | Habitat improvement | Wandle
Where have all the fish gone? A Public Meeting Hosted by the Wandle Piscators
The Wandle Piscators is hosting a public meeting in the upstairs room of the William Morris Public House on the banks of the River Wandle…
Events | Fish | Roach | Trips | Uncategorized
Throop – reminiscences from this summer
A mixture of coffee and adrenalin is coursing through my veins as I find myself in a kind-hearted members’ heavily laden fishing mobile. It’s 5.30…
Bubble Watching at Bury Hill
My alarm goes off. It’s 4am and still dark outside. Bleary eyed I get myself up, have a bite or two from last night’s pizza…