The Wands hit the Wandle
Well, it wasn’t the pike fishing on the Thames it was supposed to be – but this bunch of fishermen already had their fish passes…
In an English Country Garden…
Yet again fortune smiled on this roving Piscator, as I was told by my host that he was shooting on the Saturday and whether I…
Doing the Conger
It’s not often that I find myself in a boat, tossed about like a pancake but that was the image I had as we drove down to…
Reduce, re-use, recycle…
… as one of my eco-warrior pals is always saying. And thanks to Bim at Sexyloops for this shot of inspiration, there’s surely no…
Hoping it might be so…
I’ve always thought Thomas Hardy would have made a great fisherman, and a great fishing writer and poet too. Sensitive, contemplative, wry and deeply immersed…
The Wands meet Royalty
Obviously Royalty in this instance means the famous Royalty fishery, the very last fishery on the Hampshire Avon before Christchurch Harbour. September saw us finally hit…
A Wand in Austria
Over the last year or two it had become increasingly obvious to me that a number of fishing friends were changing their outlook on angling….
The Kennet at Denford
Early Sunday morning and John, Alex and myself are on the motorway towards Hungerford to fish some of the Kennet’s carrier streams. Andy Wren will…
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…
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…