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Come in Number 1
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...
PeterBQH
Jun 24, 20232 min read


Double Bodger Time
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...
PeterBQH
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Things are hotting up
At last, that persistent, chilly, annoying North-Easterly wind has dropped, and with a bit of luck, the trout will feel more inclined to...
PeterBQH
Jun 10, 20232 min read


Water Quality
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...
PeterBQH
May 28, 20232 min read
Going Clubbing?
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (Saturday) Harpers will be hosting the TAOA Club Day for new members. This is aimed at new members...
PeterBQH
May 26, 20231 min read


Wet or Dry?
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,...
PeterBQH
May 21, 20232 min read


Lord of The Flies
The Chequers at Lamberhurst hosted another very entertaining evening last night for the Teise Fly-Tyers, most of whom took advantage of...
PeterBQH
May 11, 20232 min read
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


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


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


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


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
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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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