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End of Year Update

 
Outside’s the rain, the driving snow
I can hear the wild wind blowing
Turn out the light, bolt the door
I ain’t going out there no more
 
The Boss puts it so much better than I can, suffice to say the weather up here as the year draws to its inevitable close is bloomin’ awful!
There is a real sense [...]


Late December Update

Hope everyone has enjoyed a nice Christmas, mine was really superb as it isn’t easy getting all the immediate family together and we managed to achieve it this time, so my Christmas was complete.
As I write this the weather outside is abysmal, the wind is blowing wildly across the valley and through the hills and [...]


Merry Christmas Everyone!

Well the snow is still on the ground so as far as I’m concerned that’s a proper White Christmas!!

 
Have a great day!
Steve


Martin Bowler – Angler of The Year

Good to see Martin getting the Angling Times Angler of the Year award.
When you read the feature in this weeks AT you realise just how well deserved Martin’s award is.
I’ve known Martin a good while now and had the pleasure of fishing with him on a number of occasions for his weekly AT feature. I’m [...]


The Teme…… Can Give the Warmest of Feelings on the Coldest of Days.

 
Any winter fishing can be difficult whatever the species, perch can literally disappear, chub can become lethargic, bream and tench can be complete no no’s, however we know old adages can be reversed such as winter carp fishing, so are we saying that winter carp could always be caught, well yes I suppose, and with [...]


Another New Article

I’ve just put up another cracking feature from my great pal Lol Breakspear.
You’ll find it in the Articles section and it is packed with great advice for those of you who fish the Teme and it should inspire you to get down to the river even in what appear to be the most adverse of [...]


Every Picture Tells a Story

 
A LODDON DOUBLE – By Fred Bonney
Every picture tells a story, say’s it about right for me.
 
A memorable occasion also as it was a prize won on BFW, for a day with Graham Elliott of Angling Experiences.
We met up the night before the due date of my trip to the Kennet.
Graham was waiting at the [...]


More Pics in the Gallery

Just witnessed the first dusting of snow this morning.
Missed the bulk of it that has hit the South East, not counting my chickens though, I expect we’ll be snowed in sometime early in the new year!

 

 
Check out the gallery section, I’ve added another batch of photo’s. Once I’ve sifted through a few boxes of prints there [...]


The Upper Severn is a Wild Place to be!

The Upper Severn is a wild place to be. Since returning to fishing after a 14-year absence I have made it my first point of call when the time to fish has presented itself. However I first cast a line into the Teme at Little Hereford in the end of the summer of 08 and [...]


Mid December Update

I would like to start this update by offering my sincere thanks to everyone who has contacted me with their good wishes and messages of support for the website. I’m overjoyed at the response, not just for myself but also for Simon and the guys at Studio DM who put it together.
Thanks also go out [...]