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Severus Have a great time, you have got here just in time for the cold snap and travel chaos. Tony

Mack Get yourself some vertical jigging gear, the alcedo range is pretty good as is the new Fox trek range Heavy duty fixed spools designed for the job will cope but they are not cheap. You will also need briad in the 520-80lb range fluorocarbon rubbing leaders and heavy duty traces and swivels. Shops such as Graingers in South Kensington, Leslies of Luton, North East Tackle Supplies and Rok-Max should all be able to help.

And out of season to boot!!!

Happy birthday Steve By the way what's a tian? and pan fried Sea Bass, how the hell are they supposed to fry them, in a bucket? Anyway I hope the meal was wonderful Tony

Sea Bass on fly and lure, a wild Northumbrian Brownie and a Sailfish

Phone Pity that I could have got you a nice box of Romeo & Juliets next time I am in Cuba Tony

James I am not familiar with the area but you could always start by looking here

I would love to have attended; but I am undergoing a self imposed Coarse fishing ban for a year, in order to concentrate on other forms of angling.

It's just that Tony and I share the same name, I have pointed this out to him on one of my visits back home. I will be up there over the Jubilee holiday of you fancy meeting up for a fish or a chat, I need to find out about North East Mullet. Regards Tony U

Tony Are you Tony from Amble Angling Centre? Tony

Moggy Brilliant News

Beats upstream dry fly, every time!

Look here for a description of the Raven. It is bigger than a Buzzard but the call sounds about right.

Davy Look here and old north Eastern favourite, so much so that when i was a child all sweeties were referred to as Bullets

I am sure you will both look very fetching.

Andrew Do they sell Black Bullets, my personal favourite? (in a Black and White tin ). Tony

Steve When I say new it was my relatively new Orvis Western 2 9'6" 6# but it is her second Orvis rod and will replace her 9'6" 6-7# Airflo MT. We could always do a husbands and wives AN fish in at a suitable put and take venue, is there any thing near you Sue and I are willing to travel? Tony

Steve I tried and it led to too many arguments, Sue was lucky enough to get some free instruction though; through Casting for Recovery, following her breast cancer treatment and also from Adrian Cook at Newhouse farm Trout fishery Totnes. It still leads to cross words when I try to brush her up on technique so I just leave her to her own devices and she generally catches her fair share of fish. Lakedown this weekend should be fun, Sue will be using her new Orvis for the first time. Tony

In the UK I would head back to Northumberland, affordable fishing for Salmon and wild Brown trout and decent sea fishing on the doorstep.Coarse fishing would have to go the journey though. Overseas subject to some regime change Cayo Guillermo in Cuba would be nice.

It's so true!!

I just want to spend more time Trout and sea fishing that's all I may do some predator fishing but I want to spend a year doing something different to the past twenty seasons.

Small stillwater Trout for me; I have given up Coarse fishing for the foreseeable future.

1. Rapala Magnum Sinking Red/white 18cm 2. Yo zuri Mag Popper Sardine 3. Diawa Saltiga Minnow 14 Laser Red Head 4. Williamson Ballyhoo Combo Black Purple Black 5. Bomber Bomber Jointed H/D Long A Green Mackerel

Barry He is probably down at the Trout Lake as we speak. Enjoy your Birthday Leon. Tony

A RATTLING GOOD BOXING DAY TRADITION In bygone ages, farm workers went out on Boxing Day to celebrate and entertain with dancing and music around the pubs and houses, earning much-needed pennies and welcome tankards of ale. We are Dancing out tomorrow at the King George V in Brompton near Chatham it is a Long Sword Tradition, see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Sword_dance Tony