Obsession is an ugly thing…even when it takes you to some of the most beautiful fishing spots around the globe.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Dorset, Fishing, Flyfishing, Frome, grayling, Howard Day, mayfly, Orvis, River, Toby, UK
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All of us need to escape the daily grind now and then, and flicking the fluff for mayfly-delirious brown trout is an addictive relaxant.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Chalkstreams, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, Hampshire, hatching, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, Rivers, stream, Test, Trout. rainbow trout
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One of the local river keepers is taking issue with the Queen’s diet: she’s not eating enough swan and, unchecked by natural predators, the mute swan population is booming.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Chalkstreams, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, insect, invertebrate, Itchen, Keeper, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Over-grazing, preservation, rainbow trout, Rivers, riverside, stream, swan, Test, weed
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No, not another Orvis open day. This time I bagged an invite from an old college mate to join him on the Derbyshire Dove (or in, more accurately).
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By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged angler, artist, catering, derbyshire dove, fish, fishery, Fishing, Flyfishing, freshwater, Highclere country fair, Howard Day, John Bye, mayfly, mayfly hatch, Orvis, rain, river dove, riverside, water, Wild
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It’s been a funny kind of year for flies: almost no hawthorne, and straight into the mayfly hatch. Despite a stiff breeze, the mayfly started hatching about lunchtime on Tuesday, and trout took immediate notice.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing
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Also tagged Brown Trout, Flyfishing, Howard Day, Itchen, mayfly, mayfly hatch, novices, Orvis, Rivers, Test, UK
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On our last full day in Texas, we joined guides Steve and Rob and ESPN journalist Lynn Burkhead in a pair of bass boats on Lake Fork. At an impressive 27,264 acres, Lake Fork is in three counties.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Also tagged accommodation, bass, boat, Cabelas, ESPN, fish, fishery, Fishing, fluff, Flyfishing, Helios, journalist, lake, Lake Fork, largemouth, lunch, Lynn Burkhead, Orvis, record, Texas, USA, water
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Despite the perception of Texas being populated by longhorn cattle, cowboys and cacti, when we arrived East Texas was just drying out from a flood. Ranch manager cum wildlife biologist Zach Willeford and Mike, a Texas Parks and Wildlife ranger, awaited us with weapons at the ready.
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By Howard
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Posted in Packages, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged Adventures, British, gun, highseat, Howard Day, largemouth, Press, quail, Safari, Shooting, Sporting, Stalk, Texas, turkey, UK, USA, Walked-up, woodland
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March 28, 2008 – 11:03 am
Our peripatetic habits and Blackberry addiction make email (through the form below) the best way to reach us.
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By Christopher
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged Alberta, alpine, angler, arapawa, bass, boar, British, Brown Trout, Calgary, Canada, Canadian, Clays, countrywide, duck, elk, falconry, Fallow, fish, Fishing, French, freshwater, Game, goat, grouse, gun, heather, Hebrides, hog, Howard Day, Hunt, instruction, Itchen, Lewis, Lewis Snipe, loch, London, lunch, mailing, moor, moose, mule, Muntjac, novices, Orvis, Outer, package, partridge, pheasant, photographer, quail, rabbit, Red, red stag, Rivers, Rocky Mountains, Roe, Safari, salmon, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, Sika, snipe, sport, Sporting, Stalk, Stalking, stream, tahr, team, Test, turkey, UK, USA, varmint, Walked, Walked-up, waterfowl, whitetail, Wild, woodcock, woodland
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March 26, 2008 – 10:26 am
Flicking the fluff can take the keen angler around the globe in pursuit of quarry large and small.
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By Christopher
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged angler, Atlantic, bass, British, Brown Trout, camp, fish, Fishing, freshwater, Hebrides, Itchen, New Zealand, Orvis, package, quarry, Rivers, riverside, salmon, Scottish, Southern Counties, sportspeople, stream, Test, the Gulf, trophy, tunny, UK, USA
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March 26, 2008 – 10:24 am
The Lone Star State is almost three times the size of the United Kingdom’s landmass. A fiercely independent state spirit and vibrant culture have resulted in an intriguing blend of contrasts ripe for the intrepid adventurer to explore.
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By Christopher
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged bass, fish, hog, Hunt, largemouth, quail, Texas, the Gulf, tunny, turkey, USA, varmint, waterfowl, whitetail
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