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Aerial Reconnaissance
We scrambled one of yorkshireflyfishing’s interceptors last week to patrol our no-fly zone over the reservoirs. No enemy aircraft or poachers were spotted so we were able to spend time taking a few photos. Sadly the thick haze, perspex windows…
The season is underway!
Members of Yorkshire Anglers will be pleased to hear that Beaverdyke and John O’Gaunts have now been stocked for the start of the season. We spent a pleasant morning carrying buckets full of precious cargo down to the water and…
Yorkshireflyfishing.org.uk on Facebook
I’ve created a Facebook page for the website, just for the hell of it. You can find it here if you’d like to join http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/home.php?sk=group_168415703209172&ap=1 – be nice to see who some of our readers are, and more importantly you…
Red Kites over Harewood
Fly fishing this is not, but I figured some of you may be interested. After all, we all like to look at birds…don’t we? I took a trip to the Harewood estate last week on the off-chance that I might…
No.13 – A true story of angling horror.
Failure Many years ago, I was seeing a girl whose parents lived within a stone’s throw of Grafham reservoir. Needless to say, this was a happy coincidence and I was always keen to come along when she went…
Random big fish photo!
Kevin, another RFF member finally got round to showing me the picture of his legendary Leighton leviathan, caught a couple of years ago which weighed in at a whopping 16lb 4oz. They don’t come much bigger than this in Leighton!…
Big Brenig pike!
Matthew, the newest member of Roundhay Fly Fishers has very kindly sent me a report on his pike fishing weekend in Wales and it looks like he’s had an interesting time down there! He spent a couple of days on…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
I can thoroughly recommend this book! I picked it up in a charity shop for a quid, absolute bargain. In brief, a Yemeni Sheikh wants to bring salmon fishing to the people of his country so that they too can…