Having grown up with fishing, making and repairing fishing tackle, and a love of being by the water, I found myself always chasing a target or goal of one sort or another. The pressure to achieve in everyday life transferring to the most gentle of pastimes, angling. My resolution, to put in to practice that which I’ve been contemplating for a few years now. Moving back to a slower pace, a more civilised less commercial style of fishing. To enjoy being by the water with fishing tackle as old, or older, that me. tackle from a time when craftsmen rather than mass production were the order of the day. All this in an effort to gain the unhurried enjoyment of being with and catching fish from natural places. not because of records or personal bests, just to hold and admire perfection, before returning it to nature.
I hope you enjoy my adventures and that it may inspire you to take time out by the water somewhere, perhaps to fish or maybe just to enjoy being on the riverbank or lakeside, the most peaceful of places.