Wandle Piscators’ Open Day at Cannon Hill
On Saturday 20 July we held our eagerly-anticipated summer Open Day at Cannon Hill – our chance to show everyone how the fishery is developing,…
Wands Open Day, National Fishing Month and a Free Gift
What more can you ask for… This Saturday 20 July we’ll be holding our annual Open Day at the Cannon Hill Common Lake and launching…
In Memoriam: Jed Edge
The Wandle Piscators have been shocked and saddened by the death of senior Wandle Piscator Jed Edge in a house fire on Thursday 11 April,…
Silt Road: The Story of a Lost River
It’s strange but not surprising how a single river can grip a fishing writer. For many, or even most, it’s all about the idyll. For…
The Compleat Angler
In what already feels like the geological age before iMovie, GoPro, civilian drone technology and even WordPress blogs like this one made cinema-quality fishing movie…
In Memoriam: John Goddard
(Photo: Neil Patterson) For the second time this year, the Wandle Piscators have been greatly saddened by the passing of another Patron of the Club:…
The Wandle Piscators’ AGM and Tackle Auction 2012
For Piscators on the Wandle, the urban angling year is bracketed by two key club events: our annual dinner in early summer, and our AGM…
World Rivers Day 2012
On the last Sunday of September each year, it’s customary for the Wandle Piscators to show our favourite urban chalkstream a little extra love as…
A few days before the latest Wandle pollution incident…
Jim Brown is the learned author of Fishing Reel Patents of the United States 1838 – 1940 (1985) and the American Museum of Fly Fishing’s…
New members welcome – Wands Open Day 29 July at Cannon Hill Common Lake
The postman rattled my letterbox and with a solid thump the signed fishery lease landed on my doormat this morning. And with that the club…