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 [...]
By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged Anne Voss-, Arundell, bass, bass on the fly, Brown Trout, devon, devonshire, Fishing, fly, fly fishermen, Flyfishing, flyrod, freshwater, mcnab, River, sea bass, Sea Trout, spate, tamar, trout, voss
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All the media hype about the conversion of paparazzi into celebrity stalkers has fallen on fertile ground. After a successful evening out with a client, Special Jon did his best to capture the moment with a camera.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Stalking
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Also tagged barbel, bream, buck, camera, carp, celebrity stalkers, coarse fish, Fallow, flies, ghost, gudgeon, paparazzi, Roe, stalker
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Since well before Halford and Skues stalked insects on chalkstream banks to get models for their dry fly patterns, fishermen have been keen observers of the micro life of a water.
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Ok so I found myself in Dallas, TX with a couple of days to spare. Having fished for stripers on the eastern seaboard with very little to show for it, I couldn’t resist going to see these landlocked fish. At least I knew where they would be.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged America, American, bass, boat, clouser minnow, Dallas, Fishing, fly, flyfisherman, Lake Texoma, Oklahoma, reservoir, Steve Hollensed, striped bass, striper, stripers, surface action, Texas, UK
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One of the advantages to being a sporting agent (or for that matter a ‘keeper) is being able to take advantage of sport close to home in between sporting seasons and foreign jaunts.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged blonde ray, boat, bream, charter boat, dogfish, fisherman, fishing charter, gosport, optimist, smoothound, Smut, UK
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At the tail end of February, I found myself back in the hallowed halls of Cabelas and Bass Pro with clients, kitting ourselves out for a Texas adventure. Lets be clear about Texas: everything’s bigger, badder, and that little bit more unpredictable.
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged America, bait, bass, bass pro, Cabelas, lake, Lake Texoma, striped bass, stripers, Texas
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August 25, 2008 – 11:02 am
Occasionally a plan comes together, and I pack the right equipment to make it happen. The estate we have been shooting grouse over pointers on happens to have the River Spey running right through it. This means three things: the potential for brownies, salmon, and fabulous whiskey.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged brownies, flies, grouse, gun, pointers, River, river spey, salmon, Shoot, Shooting, whiskey
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Orvis has become synonymous with flyfishing, a company passion evident in everything they produce from rods to luggage to clothing. That commitment to the sport extends to training their retail staff.
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By Howard
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Posted in Corporate Entertainment, Events, Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged battenkill, brownies, Fishing, fly, Flyfishing, grayling, Manager Philip Nicholson, Matrix, Orvis, rainbow, TLS, trout
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According to Ratty, there is nothing more fun than messing about in boats. Well, he was nearly right. Add a fly rod, some bass, and an early morning start and it achieves perfection.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged bass, bass on the fly, canoe, coastal waters, Fishing, fly, fly fishing, fly rod, ghillie, isle of wight, kayak, Kayaks, mackerel, messing about in boats, Nick Richards, ocean, ocean kayaks, sea, sea bass, seafront, Solent, sport fish
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Start eating your carrots: some of the best fishing to be had in the summer months takes place after dark. Sea trout, the peripatetic siblings of the brown trout, return to the streams of their birth to spawn in the summer months.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged bass, Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, droppers, Fishing, Hampshire, Howard Day, Itchen, Rivers, salmon, Sea Trout, Southern Counties, stream, Test, UK, wader, weight rods
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