Well, if our chairman says it was that big, it must be true. It's possible they were rehearsing for a Zombie movie of course (note the...

Well, nothing very extraordinary anyway. The river level has been a fairly steady 30cm+ most of the time, and is still clearing very...

To celebrate National Fly-Fishing Day, Nigel had arranged an other work-party in the sunshine to improve the access on Beat No 1. Many...

No that's not just a typo, but an admission of my status as a photo-journalist. This is the picture I took at our fly-tying evening at...

At last, that persistent, chilly, annoying North-Easterly wind has dropped, and with a bit of luck, the trout will feel more inclined to...

I'm sure most of you have wondered about what flows from the Outfall at the top of Beat 3b at Harpers, especially when various odours...

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) Harpers will be hosting the TAOA Club Day for new members. This is aimed at new members...

The river is now fishing very nicely as it's down around 30cm though still has a bit more colour than one would expect. No idea why,...

The Chequers at Lamberhurst hosted another very entertaining evening last night for the Teise Fly-Tyers, most of whom took advantage of...

As some of you will know, I am a bit obsessive about attaching all the important bits of kit to my fly vest using zingers or just bits of...

Over the last few weeks, I'm sure many of you have been struggling to find a day when the weather was OK and the river low enough and...

Actually, quite a few small steps; all designed to enhance your angling experience at Trottenden, Beat 2a. Nigel, Keith and I, spent a...

The atrocious weather of last night didn't deter about 15% of the club's membership from gathering once more at the Chequers pub in...

This note may conceal one or two musical references, so watch out for them, but basically, we thought you might like to know that the...

The 2023 season got off to a pretty good start this week, despite the heavy rain the previous week, and an extra dose on Wednesday night....

OK it wasn't really Beavers that did this, but a team of guys from SERT (South East Rivers Trust) last Thursday. This was one of many...

We've been at it again. Nigel, Keith and myself spent a few hours mucking about, literally, on the river-bank at the top end of the...

Just a quick note to record the overcoming of another barrier to a good day's fishing at Trottenden. You may have noticed that the dual...

As we're all beginning to think about the start of the new season on 3rd April, we'll probably be devising strategies for how to catch...

This was the first task presented to the latest river work-party at Trottenden on Saturday (apart from coping with the rain of course)....