Last Friday RFF had a grand day out at Carsington reservoir in Derbyshire. I’ll keep the blog on this brief as I intend to do a full write up on Carsington (might even start it tonight seeing as I’ve run…
Roundhay Flyfishers remember Bob Shallcroft…
Last Thursday the club held an ‘in-house’ auction of a selection of fishing tackle which belonged to Bob Shallcroft, a long time member of Roundhay Flyfishers who sadly passed away earlier this year. Bob had accumulated an extensive collection of…
Beaverdyke evening session
Haven’t been up to Beaverdyke for a few weeks, the p*ss poor weather has been putting me off. Finally managed to get up for an afternoon/evening session in some pleasant conditions and it’s good to see things as they should…
Yorkshire Flyfishers hit West tanfield…again!
7th May saw RFF once again at West Tanfield. On this occasion, through a Herculean effort, I managed to get to Tanfield Lodge by about 9:15. This required getting out of bed at 6:45am, and making sandwiches the night before.…
Roundhay Fly Fishers descend on West Tanfield
+++++++++ STOP PRESS +++++++KIPLIN HALL NOW A COARSE FISHING SYNDICATE++++++ 16th April was scheduled to be the 1st official outing of 2010 for the band of misfits, sexual deviants and criminals that maketh the Roundhay Fly Fishers. We were all set for…
Springtime…briefly
10 days into April and finally, spring appears to have sprung! It’s a beautiful warm sunny day and despite having a grim hangover I know I have to go fishing. When I arrive, there are plenty of fish moving on Beaverdyke…
Post stocking fun!
Happy Easter! Went up to Beaverdyke last night to fish for an hour or so, just to see out the Bank Holiday. Wind was coming from the West..hard! I tackled up a floater, 12 foot tapered leader and an experimental…
Stocking fun!
As you can see there’s plenty of water in Beaverdyke at the moment, and there are also plenty of overwintered fish but last weekend saw an influx of new blood as the first of this year’s stockings took place. I happened…
Brrrrrrrr!
What a long, hard, grinding winter it’s been. And hey…the nights start drawing in about 12 weeks from now – there’s a cheery thought for you all! Anyway, let’s see, what have I been up to since my last post……
Yes, we’re still alive…
Haven’t put anything up on the blog for ages, been holed up in an opium den in Marrakesh trying to find creative inspiration. Time to get blogging again, but not much to tell..for now. I went up to Beaverdyke yesterday…