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I should add that whilst fishing at Coldharbour I was blessed with having a bittern fly upstream, right in front of me. It was one of those jaw dropping moments when all you can do is stare. Just wish I had the skills of Dave Taylor to photograph this iconic Norfolk Broads bird with the reeds as...

Very misty start on the River Thurne at Coldharbour today

Yes, very difficult to audit as you say Joe. Nice to hear that Drennan may do checks as I like their stuff anyway. Not too sure about Temu though!! 😫

Sadly, I think anglers and non-anglers are in the same predicament when it comes to goods made in China, in that working conditions in most factories are dreadful. So, do you stand on your moral high ground and say I'm not going to buy that rod, reel, fridge, TV, car, shirt, laptop etc etc...

I quite like Avon Angling videos. Seems a "no-nonsence" guy. Also has a 2nd site on YouTube where he gives hints and tips about bait, rigs, equipment etc. He insists he is not sponsored, so that's reassuring.

Another cold day on the Upper Bure in Norfolk

BBC News - Inquiry over pollution incident in River Wye - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gp4yel8kko This was on the BBC website yesterday

Had the same issue as you Mike ie struggled to cast distance with my centre pin. I have never used a closed face reel so decided to give it a go. Bought the ABU 506 (good "entry level" reel) and after a few hours messing around on my local river, have now become fairly proficient with it. The...

Gardner Skorpion bait pouch. Not the biggest but I like the removable lining. Has a small additional pocket for small items. Not too expensive. I also have the bigger Drennan bait pouch but it's a stiffer construction which, as been mentioned earlier, makes it difficult to bend over to pick up...

See what you did there Sean

Taken 2 weeks ago during a snow flurry at Neatishead Staithe in the Norfolk Broads. Caught lots of small perch whilst trying to improve my "drop-shotting" technique! More practise needed for sure 😂

Cleaner rivers....now THAT would be a great gift wouldn't it? An admission by the Water Co's and polluting mega-farm owners that they have messed up big time would also be a lovely gift. Christmas is a time for dreaming I guess???

AND it's within "budget". What a great present 🎁

Funny you should mention the Kelly Kettle Joe. I fell in love with the concept of a Kelly Kettle after watching A Passion for Angling. You'll recall Chris Yates using one. I bought one (this was years ago) and took it on my annual barbel trip, which in those days was always at Mike Taylors (Red...

A few years ago my wife and I decided to limit our Christmas present buying for each other to £100. A sensible decision given how many family presents we end up buying! So my question is this: with a £100 budget, what item (s) of fishing gear would YOU ask for this Christmas?

Love reading members recollections of their Angling Journey. I know I'm an old f*rt, but I just cannot see what the attraction is for youngsters these days of sitting in a darkened room playing imaginary games with imaginary friends?? All of us, of a "certain age" were always out and about...

The thing is Mike, like you I kept a note of my fishing adventures and wanted to "collate them" together. I jotted them down on a Word document over a matter of months and they kind of "developed" into a book!! The barbel section is particularly dear to me as our "group" of guys have been having...

I decided to write about my fishing "life" which then developed into a book "Reeling Back the Years" (ISBN 9781035826223) and its now being sold on Amazon and on order through book shops. You won't find any technical details in it, just a collection of fishing related adventures from across the...

List it on Vinted as "stone washed" and a youngster will give you £50 for it! 😂

Not the prettiest of creatures are they? This one took my meat bait while fishing for chub in the R. Bure.