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Are your flies undone?
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...
PeterBQH
May 8, 20232 min read
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Spring at last!
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...
PeterBQH
May 3, 20231 min read
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One Small Step, and a giant leap.
Actually, quite a few small steps; all designed to enhance your angling experience at Trottenden, Beat 2a. Nigel, Keith and I, spent a...
PeterBQH
Apr 20, 20232 min read
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Flying Tonight
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...
PeterBQH
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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Never mind the Rowlocks
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...
PeterBQH
Apr 8, 20232 min read
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A Fresh Start
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....
PeterBQH
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Dam Beavers
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...
PeterBQH
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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Making room for a view
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...
PeterBQH
Mar 28, 20231 min read
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A touch of style
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...
PeterBQH
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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What's in a name?
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...
PeterBQH
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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Party Time Again
This was the first task presented to the latest river work-party at Trottenden on Saturday (apart from coping with the rain of course)....
PeterBQH
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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Tying one on, in the pub
Fly-fishing is a solitary pastime, and that's just as it should be, but even anglers need to talk to each other occasionally. At this...
PeterBQH
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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So long, and thanks for all the fish.
You're probably all aware that our Grayling season, and indeed our Winter Fishing season, terminate prematurely at the end of February....
PeterBQH
Feb 25, 20231 min read
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Missing out.
It seems that lots of people have missed out yet again on a morning of fun and frolicking in the water, This is one of the targets of...
PeterBQH
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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A little hard work ...
They've been at it again up at the Reservoir. Nigel had spent a day there cutting down some of the hawthorn trees we've been decorating...
PeterBQH
Jan 21, 20231 min read
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It's an ill wind ...
If you've been keeping an eye on the river levels over the past few weeks, you won't have been cheered much by the fact that it has...
PeterBQH
Jan 7, 20232 min read
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Down Sizing
I suspect that most of you Winter Fishers are far too sensible to venture near the river in this exceptionally seasonal weather, but if...
PeterBQH
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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The Final Score
Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend the AGM last night in Lamberhurst. There was good company, good beer and some...
PeterBQH
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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WQMN - everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask.
What is it? It is the Angling Trust's Water Quality Monitoring Network and the TAOA has joined it. We are monitoring the Teise each month...
PeterBQH
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Watching the River Flow
If you're getting frustrated waiting for the river level to get back to normal after the floods, not to mention hoping for clear water,...
PeterBQH
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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