“Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. Since the dawn of time, roughly a hundred billion human beings have walked the planet Earth. Now that is an…
Yorkshire Game Fair
Decided to call into the Yorkshire Game Fair today at Harewood (I’m of working class origins so it’s pronounced AIR-WUD). Have to say I’m glad I went! Saw this chap http://www.birdsofpreydisplays.co.uk/index.html display his birds of prey which included an eagle and a couple…
Carsington and my encounter with a MASSIVE CHOPPER….
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…