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A Late Report from waspbuster 687 days old

I have had about six fly tying lessons recently, which fascinates me. Take a hook, some cotton (called silk) and a few feathers, twist them around and ...

Buoyed up with Confidence from waspbuster 837 days old

With the confidence of the previous night, I went down to the river for a short session close to dusk yesterday. But all I managed this time was to get ...

Ernie goes for a Dabble (or where to leave your Mobile) from waspbuster 898 days old

Ernie rang me to ask where I was (Edgware Road), he was thinking of going for a dabble. I said that although I was only a mile from delivery point I ...

A Little Dabble from waspbuster 908 days old

We went for a little dabble on Thursday evening. It had been very bright and quite hot during the day, which meant that the fish probably would not be ...

Bar-B-Que from waspbuster 913 days old

Sunday saw the annual Bar-B-Que of the Surrey Flydressers Guild which happened to be at one of our favourite waters, Frensham. Ernie and I got there ...

Syon Park from waspbuster 943 days old

We went to Syon Park yesterday afternoon, just for the fun of it and the glorious weather. We had a chat with the keeper, who said the best place was ...

The Weekend from waspbuster 947 days old

Ernie and I belong to the Surrey Fly Dressers Guild which had organised a fishing meet at Vale End, Albury on Sunday. We had decided to go late morning ...

Taste of the Smoking Trail from waspbuster 1323 days old

Ernie and I tasted the trial we had carried out yesterday (Wednesday). Our results were quite interesting. If you remember, our first smoking was quite ...

It Never Rains but it Poured from waspbuster 1352 days old

I picked up Ernie at 9:55 this morning. I asked him where he wanted to go, I said Arundel, he said Weston. You're sure not Arundel? No Albury. So off ...

Friday's Fishing from waspbuster 1370 days old

Ernie and I went fishing on Friday to Weston Lakes in Albury; he has not fished this lake since it was cleaned and restocked. The weather was not too ...