When fishing is too easy!
Today I went with Rupert and his mate Luke to a little private lake called The Goldfish Bowl at Clifton, near Deddington, Oxfordshire. After last Friday’s fishless day by the lake we usually go to, Rupert wanted to catch LOTS of fish. And at The Goldfis…
Kennet barbel beauty
Today, despite the weather forecast, Rupert and I met our friends Nat and Martin for a day on the banks of the simply beautiful …
Cropredy festival folk
Last year I blogged about the remarkable ambience at the Cropredy festival, so please forgive me for repeating myself a bit, but it is an overwhelming feature of thi…
Reason to be cheerful
The very marvellous Richard Dawkins (pictured) is back …
Summer sons at Shilton
This weekend my six-year-old stepson Callan came to visit. We rack our brains for interesting things to do with him that we all like to do. This weekend we thought we introduce him to the simple charm of fishing.
After a mostly fruitless go on…
