downstreamblog
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Jungle Warfare
Saw the first sea trout/salmon of the year jumping this evening. This beat is a bit too canalised and featureless on first inspection. Tough going moving along the bank as…
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Hello Sea Trout
First night on the sea trout gear tonight. The less said about the dramas with the land owner the better.
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Dawn raid
Finally got into some proper carp again on the pond. Fished the classic corner lily swim before it was adjusted by the weed clearing operations. Pick of the day was…
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On’t Hodder
River still on its arse but I got out for the first proper trip on the Hodder today. Not much doing until midday when the grayling came on the feed…
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Eden 2023
Notes are a bit sporadic this year on account of buying a house. Didn’t get out as much as I would have liked but there was still some magic out…
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Back to reality
I purposelessly went fishing today in the miserable weather to try and bring myself back to reality after catching that Salmon. It rained for a solid 5 hours which was a…
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Lancaster Canal
Not sure what came over me but I went mad for a few weeks in search of Perch in the canal. While it’s undoubtedly quite nice and rural the fishing…
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Week of dreams
Picture the scene… it’s the final week of my first wild trout season and I’ve been struggling to catch anything. The river has been low for months and the trout…
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Hello Eden
When my mate at work had a stroke, it got me all panic’d about the meaning of life and worried I’m not spending enough time doing shit I love. And…
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The Spark
This humble trout was the first one I got on a fly on a river. I’d had a few trout and a sea trout on the spinners previously but decided…