For me there are three especially magical moments in fishing; one is when a salmon takes, the second when a brown trout rises to a dry fly and the third when your float lifts when fishing for tench. (The fourth is trotting for roach). I have just returned from one such moment when spending […]
Tag Archives: peter wheat
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Jun
Jun
We have been busy cataloguing Peter Wheat’s amazing tackle and art collection and came across a box labelled, “Notable Anglers and Angling Friend’s”. The box contains over 100 floats chronicling much of Peter’s fishing life. I have been through this box many times as it is fascinating to see the floats made and used by […]
04
Jun
Jun
Last week was a rollercoaster for me, starting with a day trip to the Isle of Man viewing an amazing collection, followed closely by a trip to Poole to meet the legendary barbel fisherman and prolific writer Peter Wheat and finishing with a superb day at Roger Daltrey’s trout fishery in Kent at a fund […]