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    • Billing Dam – please contact fishery for details, see new website link below
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  • East Yorkshire
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Deadbeats go deadbaiting
Deadbeats go deadbaiting

Deadbeats go deadbaiting

Let me give you some blog writing advice. Specifically…writing an angling blog post is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. First you have to get the creative juices flowing, then you need to open proceedings with a…

BobFebruary 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Pike Fishing, Uncategorized No Comments
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Mini Assynt Blog 2024
Mini Assynt Blog 2024

Mini Assynt Blog 2024

Back in May I was a-hankering for a solo fishing expedition but also keen to have a family holiday in Scotland so following the success of last year’s dual purpose mission we decided to use the same formula again. The…

BobJanuary 11, 2025January 11, 2025 Uncategorized No Comments
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Nice little session on the Wharfe
Nice little session on the Wharfe

Nice little session on the Wharfe

Today I awoke at 5:50 am and could not get back off to sleep despite having a late night so decided to cut my losses after an hour wasted on social media and get my ass to the Wharfe. I…

BobNovember 16, 2024November 16, 2024 Grayling Fishing, Yorkshire Rivers No Comments
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Quick chuck on the reservoir!
Quick chuck on the reservoir!

Quick chuck on the reservoir!

I am fortunate that my fishing club has access to both a stretch of the Wharfe and a reservoir for a bit of stillwater action as well. I haven’t fished said reservoir (with its mix of browns and rainbows) for…

BobMay 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Roundhay Fly Fishers, Yorkshire Stillwaters 2 Comments
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Quick chuck on the Wharfe
Quick chuck on the Wharfe

Quick chuck on the Wharfe

Managed to squeeze in an hour or so fishing the Wharfe last night. Half an hour getting my fishing gear etc together, 25 minute drive, 10 minutes tackling up, 15 minute walk to river, in reality I’d say about 1…

BobMay 6, 2024 River Fly Fishing, Roundhay Fly Fishers, Uncategorized, Yorkshire Rivers No Comments
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A new dimension to Yorkshire Fly Fishing

In a moment of post Christmas madness I decided to buy myself a drone! A primary driver was the notion of filming myself out on my mountain bike up on the North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District hills etc…

BobJanuary 29, 2024 Uncategorized 2 Comments
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Assynt Blog 2023
Assynt Blog 2023

Assynt Blog 2023

It’s 7:30 in the evening, I’m holed up in a 1 man tent half way up a mountain and I’m defecating into an Asda tie handle freezer bag to the incessant sound of rain drumming against the fly sheet. Only,…

BobSeptember 22, 2023November 5, 2023 Assynt, Hillwalking, Scotland, Uncategorized, Wild Brown Trout, Wild Fishing in Scotland 1 Comment
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Things get weird in Wales
Things get weird in Wales

Things get weird in Wales

Last October I managed to swing a weekend away with Stu to go do some pike fishing at our ‘never fail’ venue down in Wales. I shall not name it, but it’s a big man made reservoir with an interesting…

BobAugust 3, 2023August 4, 2023 Uncategorized No Comments
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Do you want to join our angling club?

Our little Fly Fishing Club, Roundhay Fly Fishers currently has room for a few more anglers. For what we believe is excellent value at £100 you get access to a mile of the River Wharfe near Burley and a beautiful,…

BobApril 2, 2023April 2, 2023 Uncategorized 5 Comments
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Isle of Lewis
Isle of Lewis

Isle of Lewis

We were over on Lewis Harris back in September for a family holiday and naturally I packed a rod just in case I managed to ‘get some in’. If you’ve never been, I very much recommend a visit. If you…

BobJanuary 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Scotland, Wild Fishing in Scotland 2 Comments
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Recent posts

  • Deadbeats go deadbaiting February 7, 2025
  • Mini Assynt Blog 2024 January 11, 2025
  • Nice little session on the Wharfe November 16, 2024
  • Quick chuck on the reservoir! May 20, 2024
  • Quick chuck on the Wharfe May 6, 2024
  • A new dimension to Yorkshire Fly Fishing January 29, 2024
  • Assynt Blog 2023 September 22, 2023
  • Things get weird in Wales August 3, 2023
  • Do you want to join our angling club? April 2, 2023
  • Isle of Lewis January 2, 2023

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Oldies but goodies

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  • Making Fullers Earth Mix
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Other websites worth a look

  • North Country Angler’s excellent blog
  • Urbanflyfisher – another cracking blog
  • Fishing with style – angling shop in Leeds – get your Fuller’s Earth here
  • Like pike & predator fishing? Visit River Piker’s website – lots of videos including some great tutorials
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