Tag Archives: roach

A Norfolk Memory

I saw in yesterday’s Sunday Times (5th September 2021) that Lyng Mill, in Lyng, Norfolk, has come on the market, priced in excess of one million pounds. I mention this in case any well-heeled anglers thinking about a move East might be interested, and because Lyng Mill has played such a large part in my […]

Passion For… ‘Poles Apart: The History of the London Roach Pole’ by Michael Nadell

Poles Apart is published by Coch-y-Bonddu Books, and hit our shelves back in 2013. In our view, it remains one of the greatest books for tackle collectors this century for a wide variety of reasons. Above all, absolutely everything anyone would need to know about the London roach pole is written here. This is the […]

Eggington & Sons Rod Makers of Merton, London

I have said it before, like buses and policemen, can’t find one then three come along together! That’s what happened this week. Eggington & Son rods of Merton in London are not that common despite being in business for over 50 years. You would expect them to be behind every tree, but they’re not. Established in […]