Trotting

A cold dank day, perfect for a spot of trotting for the lady of the stream.

John and George fished somewhere nice for the day, and I popped down for an hour to distract them from their fish catching antics, and I somehow managed to lassoo one around the tail on Georges rod!

The river fined down as the day went on..

Best Friend

This is for Maria, my wife's best friend since life began......

She is nothing short of beautiful, fragrant, life flowing like the veins of the west country river Frome, battling like hell with the fight against the dreaded CANCER, try as she has, its got the upper hand she is only 40 and its not f.....g fair........

Please all pray to the Tarpon gods to give her a little LONGER.

Praying on the wishing stone.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Floods and ponds

The frome flooded this week and with these floods will come the first major Salmon and Sea Trout runs, and the best of luck to them all...

Managed a little clearing of hatches and a few damp walks this week, and a little pond tidy for some clients in Somerset....

Its all go, hatchery boxes to install next week, meetings, and a little fishing if there is time.

Drain down, de silt, and a jolly good tidy up

Illustrated talk

Wednesday 14th November 6.15pm.

The Association of Ponds, Lakes and Fisheries are hosting an evening at the Brownsword Hall, Poundbury, Dorchester, a small charge of £7.00 on the door.

Mr David Thomas of Lilycroft Nursery and Aquatics will present an illustrated talk on the construction of ponds and lakes.

Not to be missed, unless you would rather stay at home for yet another dark winters night.....

See you all there.

Ponds are such fun

Ringstead

I fished the high tide tonight at Ringstead with family, Matthew hooked a good one that came off, that was the only bite on a perfect night....

Olympic bid

Casterbridge Fisheries voted managing director, JA for the 2012
200m pitch fork struggle....

Wanted

Wanted....or..... look out Mink....

Your not welcome to eat all our native wildlife.....

Meanwhile Graham is busy sorting out Bull Rushes.....

And the EA are busy with their river improvements.....

OOPS......

More fishing

We are now into November, and its hot and sunny, if this is global warming bring it on.....

I spent most of Wednesday after a Mink, Thursday after Perch and today after what ever came along....

I recently donated a days fly fishing for a charity and I spent today with Matt who bought that days fishing, the weather was fine, we started off Trout fishing and Matt bagged a rather fine 4lb 12oz Rainbow (his first fish on a fly), then we headed to the coast where we had one or two micro Pollack on the fly.....

Matt nearly caught one,Tony caught one, I caught two and Rob caught loads.....

Spot on......

Who needs the tropics when you can go to ferry bridge.....