Subtitle: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Over the seasons many of you have commented on the patience…okay, sainthood, of No.2. The following is only bound to confirm this view of her.
Three springs ago, I packed my bags and took a client to Kaytor Peaks on the south island of New Zealand.
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February 28, 2010 – 5:00 pm
Subtitle: The Things I Really Need to Know to Make Your Day Work
We start booking shooting for one season before the previous season closes, and are in full swing planning for the season to come by the time March becomes lamb-like.
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Posted in Driven Shooting, Events, Packages, Uncategorized, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged booking agent, Driven, driven pheasant, grouse, Hebrides, outer hebrides, pheasant, Shooting, sporting agent, woodcock
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February 21, 2010 – 3:39 pm
When Britain mothballs game shooting for the season, my attentions turn to sport further afield, and to the next season looming on the horizon – a summer of game clays and fishing for trout and salmon.
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Events, Fishing, Packages, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged boar, Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, Clays, covey, Fishing, game clays, game shooting, grayling, pointers, quail, Shooting, simulated game, trout
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January 13, 2010 – 2:07 pm
As the 2009/10 season draws to a close we have certainly had our share of weather! From shirt sleeves in November to being almost drowned in December to now being frozen, we’ve seen the lot.
Looking for a chance to get away from it all this spring (Dates TBC) ? I am looking for a clutch [...]
Posted in Driven Shooting, Fishing, Packages
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Tagged Argentina, brownies, Cordoba, del fuego, Doves, menendez, northern patagonia, rainbow, Rivers, Sea Trout, Shooting
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December 3, 2009 – 8:00 am
Are you searching for the perfect gift for the person who has everything? Or maybe, like me, you are trying to help loved ones to buy something you actually WANT and not another pair of socks or the ever-present scarf? Outside Days provides flyfishing lessons for every level of fisherperson, from the complete beginner to [...]
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Tagged birthdays, christmas, Fishing, fly, fly fishing, Flyfishing, flyfishing lessons, gift for the person who has everything, lesson plans, Outside Days, pond, River, Teach
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November 29, 2009 – 12:01 pm
My fascination with all things saline began early, on what now would be a staycation, but then was a seaside holiday. As saltwater fly fishing has moved from the subtropical bonefish north into temperate waters, I have been able to combine my two passions and reduce No. 2’s irritation with me.
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Tagged Arundel Arms, bass, devonshire, fly, fly fishermen, fly fishing, Flyfishing, flyrod, mcnab, Saltwater, saltwater fly fishing, sea bass
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November 22, 2009 – 5:57 pm
We wrote this blog more than a year ago, but had to hold off sharing it with you for editorial reasons. Now, in the gloomy rain of autumn, it seems appropriate to hark back to summers gone, and dream of the ones to come. As I have observed when trying to justify my attempts to [...]
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Tagged Anne Voss-, Arundell, bass, bass on the fly, Brown Trout, devon, devonshire, fish, Fishing, fly, fly fishermen, Flyfishing, flyrod, freshwater, mcnab, River, sea bass, Sea Trout, spate, tamar, trout, voss
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October 27, 2009 – 7:45 am
The downside of the CLA Game Fair is that the most interesting people always seem to cross your path when you are juggling other commitments. When Matt McHugh introduced me to director and producer Nick Reygaert, I had my hands full of Orvis gear. Only later when I logged on to his website and read [...]
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Tagged CLA, cla game fair, festival, film festival, fly fishing, Fly Rise, Game, Gin-Clear, Nick Reygaert, Orvis, salmon
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October 22, 2009 – 8:19 pm
How do you answer when a shooting friend asks, “What are you doing this weekend?” Is it that long-awaited (okay, fantasy) invitation to take his place in the butts for a double gun day on the grouse? Or a chance to sit next to his mother-in-law for Sunday lunch? In this case, it was a [...]
