Recent content by Mark Walker

Just read through this whole thread with a lot of sadness. I left the UK in 2009 after 6 happy years fishing the Avon, Stour and Kennet with odd trips elsewhere. One season I caught barbel from 6 different rivers. I miss it constantly, sitting on a summer evening watching the sunset and nature...

South Platte River in Deckers, Colorado. Trout were rising to very small dry flies

Bogachiel River, Forks Washington. Home of the Twighlight movies and big steelhead.

Well done Pete. An amazing fish and well deserved.

South Platte river, Cheeseman Canyon Colorado.

Stratford Lido brings back some memories. I had been hammering Santa for my first pole as a kid and when I got it my buddy took me to the Lido. I was determined to use my new pole and set it up at 6 metres trotting a float and feeding maggots. Caught a bunch of chub on what was probably not how...

In my teens I woke one morning at 3:00 for some tench fishing. Strapped all my rods and net handles to the bike, threw my Shakespeare seat box on my back and pedalled to the lake. Got there and realized I had forgotten my reel. Long ride home and back again and missed the dawn hour. Forgot my...

I loved watching John fish around the world but it was hard to beat the UK coarse fishing films. I also own three of his books, 50 years a fisherman, a fishing year, and catch tench. An angler whose techniques I never copied unIike many others which I did. No real reason why, he just seemed...

Skeena River British Colombia

Congrats Paul, massive barbel, well done.

Haven't fished for barbel in ten years but here are my favourites 1. Severals- beat me up for three years but such a beautiful fishery where my first Avon barbel and my best ever catch of barbel came from 2. River Kennet Lower Benyons - the most prolific fishery I fished but the resident...

Congrats John, great fish for a great guy. Glad to see you still catching and the Avon still throwing up a beauty like that. All the best

I have the same one as John, not cheap but really great picture quality up to 4K resolution,. I used it on my trip to Canada out in the rain all day and worked great. Use it more now on my bike-works great there too.

My best ever catch came applying bait and wait but not a mass baiting of particles. I threw a pound or so of boilies into a swim on Wednesday night. Came back on the Friday and could see a couple of fish in the swim. I spent the next three hours throwing in just 6 or so boilies every half an...

Just hearing of this as i don't check in very often. RIP Tony, we met only once very briefly but through your books and articles I learn't a huge amount and reread many of them frequently. You will be sadly missed. Condolences to the family Mark