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[about trout fishing] “… you don’t have to be very good at it to have a great time doing it. This capacity to be at peace with your mediocrity is high on the list of secrets of happiness. ...

Originally Posted by Chappie

Hi,
I made a section as suggested and was reasonably pleased with it however I have now found the original section (great stuff) when having a major tidy up.
Obviously I never knew I had it as I bought the rod as part of a large bundle of all sorts of items from a wholesaler that was in recievership. This rod appears brand new and I'm curious about the word "Speciman" on it. Is it possible that refers to it as a salesmans sample ? Your thoughts please. As this no longer

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"As the angler looks back he thinks less of individual captures than of the scenes in which he fished" - Grey of Fallodon.

Today's venue was a late substitution, because the scheduled ...

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A right old hiatus, eh? Maybe I should call these blogs ‘intermittent’ rather than ‘continuing’ adventures. The fact is, the last two scheduled outings were called off: firstly, the fishery announced it had closed down (again), then in the second month only two Fluff Boys were available to make the trip to Farmoor, so they cancelled on the ...

Arrived at 9.00 to sample the excellent bacon rolls . On a day with little wind and not much rain it was one of the best days fishing this year for the 4 of us .Fishing mainly from the reeds on the right hand side out past the cages we hoovered up 29 fish between the 4 of us . The fish were lying 2 feet below the surface and taking dry and Diahl Bachs . Hardly a quiet spell all day ,what more can I say ......Superb!
The only downside was one engine packed in and we had to tow the other boat ...