Fly Fishing Slovenia – Day 2
Dawn on day two found Adrian and myself at the base of the Upper Soca gorge, just upstream of the confluence with the Lepena. This…
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Fly Fishing Slovenia – Day 1
Mention fishing in Slovenia and I’m game. It’s not a destination that I’d call easy – but what it does offer is spectacular scenery, emerald rivers,…
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 Wands at Barton Court
A few weeks ago the prospect of a mixed-method, multi-species bonanza on a different chalkstream was all it took to tempt a dozen Wandle Piscators…
Trout in Dirty Places and Flyfishing for Coarse Fish: this season’s big double hook-up for your bookshelf!
When it comes to describing the current state of their sport – not to mention predicting its future – many fishermen seem to feel duty-bound…
Trout in the Classroom: Nurturing the next generation
Earlier this year the Wandle Piscators made a major contribution to the success of the Wandle Trust’s annual Trout in the Classroom programme by supporting…
Wander up the Wandle: World Rivers Day
In the four years since a guided Wander up the Wandle became a fixture in the Wild Trout Trust’s annual charity auction, the river’s trout…
Ultralight in the Austrian Alps
Ah, winter… the prime time of year for cold-weather chub and grayling fishing, for restocking fly boxes before April, or just for leafing through photos…
Snow trout
It should go without saying that the Wandle is very far from Colorado… but during the last few weeks’ record-breaking cold you could easily have…
Five go north again (or how West Yorkshire was won)
One from a rugby match, one from a wedding in Gloucestershire… on the last weekend of March, five fishing desperadoes converged on the Top House…