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'Blogs and Forums

These are displayed in the reverse date order of their addition to the site - so newest at the top...

The Avon DiaryThe Fabulous Avon Diary This quite wonderful record of a stretch of the Avon at Somerley is well worth dipping into on a regular basis. It's nicely recorded and focuses on the subjects themselves: fishing, the environment, the water meadows and their other denizens. Give it a go.

Look Ye Also"The Wonder of the World, The Beauty and the Power, The Shapes of Things, Their Colours Lights and Shades, These I Saw, Look Ye Also While Life Lasts." - Denys Watkins-Pitchford: The author writes: "This Blog is a record of my love of the countryside, all things in it, especially old tractors, growing good food, drinking good tea and taking time out to enjoy life!"

This is a lovely, gentle and honest 'blog. Do take a look.

The Idler's QuestJolly hard for me to resist the blog of one who writes, in respect of roach fishing, that ''...so we have stick float fishing on rivers at the top and bolt rigged swim-feeder fishing on gravel pits at the very bottom of the admissible method list and in their respective positions because the one takes a great deal of skill, practice and hard work to perfect and the other, none whatsoever.'': Jolly hard for me to resist the blog of one who writes, in respect of roach fishing, that "...so we have stick float fishing on rivers at the top and bolt rigged swim-feeder fishing on gravel pits at the very bottom of the admissible method list and in their respective positions because the one takes a great deal of skill, practice and hard work to perfect and the other, none whatsoever." When you add in the home made floats and stuff about the advantages of grey as a colour, well, it's just good to know there are more of us.

Hugh Miles - Wildlife AdventuresHugh Miles - Wildlife Adventures: Hugh Miles is a British filmmaker who specialises in wildlife films. An award-winning cinematographer, Hugh likes to be involved in as many aspects of the filmmaking process as possible, even appearing in front of the camera to help the audience get closer to the experience of actually being out on location.

His blog is always beautifully shot and is well worth a visit at any time.

Retiarius - Angling Ancient & (quite) ModernRetiarius - Angling Ancient & (quite) Modern. Creative use of the word "modern".

Salt and FreshThe life and times of a hopeless fishing addict. The life and times of a hopeless fishing addict. What? You're hopeless and coincidentally a fishing addict? A very bad fishing addict? Very addicted to fishing? What? Ah well. Well you said it Putnamsmif...

Worth a visit for the most wonderfully evocative photography.

Monty Dalrymple and the View From Yat RockMonty Dalrymple and the View From Yat Rock. Possibly a rant. Possibly a blog. Hard to tell really. One must bring one's own soapbox...

The Tuesday SwimA dog dangling kinda day to go fishing... is a place, a moment, a thought, that sometimes exists but on occasions may just emerge from the imagination. The Tuesday Swim uses fundamental tackle that gives pleasure in its simplicity in the pursuit of touching nature, encapsulating everything that is important and dismisses all that is trivial. The Tuesday Swim is a constant state of discovery.

The Path by the WaterThe forum has reopened forum was founded in July 2011 to provide a temporary home to the dispossessed of 'Pure Piscator' among others and still potters along. The site is run by 'JAA', webmaster, watchman and adjuster of technical things. "TPBTW" is a cyber-space shed with kettle, for like-minded anglers who place as much emphasis (well almost) on the type of biscuit or cake as they do the rod, reel or bait. It's much less about tackle and rigs and much more about ethos.

There is a smattering of 'traditional' tackle here, but we are not a "traditionalist re-enactment group". For the most part, it doesn't matter what your fishing rod is made of or what reel you use. We do care about your fishing exploits, your fettling and anything vaguely fishing related. Or even things that are not fishing related, 'beyond the rabbit-proof fence' as it were.

We like meandering threads. "A good web discussion should be like a good pub chat - beginning with a notion, weaving back and forth into the proposition at regular intervals but going off like a specimen fish played on light tackle, with a thumb on the reel and the expectation it will be netted in the end (mixing metaphors along the way of course)." - 'Gluey'

The name is borrowed from the A. R. B. Haldane's account of his early days of trout fishing as a boy in the Ochil hills and then onto trout waters in Argyll and the water meadows of Hampshire. It's an evocative and wonderful account, all fishermen should read this and dream.

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The Angling Trust. The Angling Trust is the new, single organisation to represent all game, coarse and sea anglers and angling in England. The formation of Angling Trust brings with it a positive new future for angling. For the first time ever, there is a single body to take cohesive action to solve all the problems that affect our sport.
So join...
I have a dream in which all the anglers of the country join the Angling Trust, making it the most powerful and well funded lobby group in the country. It turns out that 'herding cats' is easier than getting most anglers to make any sacrifice for the greater good. Ah well.
The Environment Agency. Where you get your Rod Licence. And you can get it online now...so get one. It really is a bargain. If only they'd get off their botties and prosecute polluters instead of leaving Fish Legal to clean up in their wake.
Fish Legal. Fish Legal (formerly the ACA) is a unique, non-profit making organisation set up to use the law to fight pollution and other damage to the water environment - both freshwater and marine - and to protect the rights of anglers and angling.
They act for fishing clubs, fishery owners, syndicates, commercial fisheries across the whole of the UK. In England only, they are the legal arm of the Angling Trust. They act independently in the rest of the UK.
Water pollution, over-abstraction, commercial fisheries, fish-farming and other activities can all cause huge impacts on aquatic ecosystems, wild fisheries and angling. Fish Legal aims to stop this damage happening and fights for compensation for their members when it does.
The Crucian Website. The website of Peter Rolfe (A.K.A. "The Crucian Crusader") who thought it was high time that the crucian had a website of its own. The idea is to provide a database of information and to gather together ideas and experiences to try to build up a really reliable resource for anglers, naturalists, conservationists, scientists, land-owners, fish farmers and dealers - in fact anyone who's interested in the species.
JAA is privileged to be Peter Rolfe's webmaster.
The Grayling Society...was formed in 1977 by a small group of enthusiastic game fishermen who wished to conserve and establish the grayling as a true, wild, game fish. It's hard to put it any better than that.

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Other Sites with Stuff I Like

The Waterlog Magazine. The World's Finest Angling magazine
"About as much use to a match angler as a chocolate teapot" Nobby Budd
"The best angling magazine since I was a lad" Izaak Walton
The Medlar Press. 'No other publisher in the UK offers angling books of such consistent literary class or aesthetic excellence.' - Barbel Fisher
Medlar's fishing books include some of the great classics of angling literature but also many books from contemporary authors - works of historical or biological research, and literary works deserving of a wide audience. There is a good search facility on this site so whatever you wish to find, whether it be an author, title or simply a fish species, you should be directed quickly to the books that fit your criteria.
Talisker Whisky. I like most whisky, but I have a soft spot for Talisker, possible due to the newly wed Anotheranglers' visit, heads heavy with cold, being started with a large one popped into your hand as you pass through the door. Now that's marketing. It's not a bad cold cure either.
The 10 year old is peaty, smoky with a hint of the sea and a sip takes me straight back to the shores of Loch Harport in 1994. It's probably sacrilege but a tot in a flask of Ceylon, brightens those colourless winter days by the waterside. And a large one with a spot of hot water is perfect for the head-cold of Mrs AA. Despite herself professing no love of whisky, my bottle always seems to evaporate through the cork if I am away from home...
A wonderful warming malt. Buy some, drink it, appreciate it, buy some more. It's not tricky.
Playing Battleships. Fly fishing for Pike on Rutland Water by Ian Wakeford. I was sent this link by the bother, it's a fabulous read and a good example of leaving the beaten track...
Directory of Free Fishing. Yep. Really. Well worth a look. You might find you're near several waters that cost nothing to fish, as long as you have a rod licence.
More Free Fishing on the Thames
Paul's Fishing Kites. This excellent site from New Zealand, shows one way to get that bait 500 yards off-shore. Saves all that spodding...
Mike Ladle's amazing Fishing site. More information here on catching fish than you can shake a stick at. Especially Sea fishing, the best collection of useful information and tips I've ever read anywhere.
The Fine Art of Fishing is a collection of Limited Edition Fine Art prints of illustrations & photography by Robert Olsen. Simply stunning stuff, you must go and look.
L'etang de La Morinais. L'etang de La Morinais is an ideal carp fishery if your preferred approach is float fishing the margins, free-lining, casting to bubblers, fishing floaters or snooping about looking & waiting for that opportunity. Or alternatively, not bothering to cast at all; finding a comfortable trunk to rest your back against, dipping your hat over your eyes & having a little snooze.
L'etang de La Morinais does not claim to have several tons of pellet reliant carp crammed into a surface area of water, where fish health issues remain a real risk. There are around 160 carp from double figures through to forty pounds. The first thirty was landed in 2006, the first forty in 2007, with forties now being caught regularly...
Eel Fishing. The aim is to provide you the best eel angling information website on the internet, we hope to provide a user friendly easy to navigate angling website with plenty of information for eel anglers of all experiences.
Read this, find out about eels and how amazing they are and stop killing them, even the little ones.

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All of the Pages on the Site. Kind of a Site-Map.

A secret. Most of these pages don't really exist (as such). The site has been morphed into a large number of single entries, which are called by a 'page' using various 'engines'. In short I created a bespoke 'php' database. "Why?" I hear you ask. As someone I once worked with said; "For funsies". To be fair, the same person non-trivially injured themselves 'tombstoning' off Portland Bill, for the same reason.

Still; what this means in practise, is that I can create pages that list every entry on the basis of it containing one or more attributes. E.g. "Luckfield Lake". Or "Luckfield Lake" AND "Chapman 550". So a particular year, venue, type of venue, species of fish caught, what rod or reel and so on. I could create a page solely for those times I used cockles as bait and caught two tench (exactly) using my Old Carp Rod. I could, I've just no idea why I might want to. I can see myself creating a page which lists fishing rods, the number of times they've been used and the last recorded use. That might help me with the "Not used for two years? Then out it goes..." policy.

Still; below, in no special order, is a list of the site's pages:

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The pieces of gold that are crucians (and return to the top of the page)

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AboutJAA and why this stuff is here... JAA, why 'JAA', and why this site exists at all.

Biography...such as I am prepared to share here...: JAA's incept to 1974 (ish).

AngleseyGogs, loathe 'em or ignore 'em you can't like 'em: Less of a posting and more of a banishment (1974-75).

1976-1979Some back-filled half-recalled stuff. Probably true.: All sorts of odd bits and bobs here. Dates may be speculative, details not so speculative.

The Rye DykeNot that sort of dyke Will: A summary of things involving the Rye Dyke.

1980s MemoryMemory-based stuff; might be right; might not.: Memory-based stuff; might be right; might not.

1990s MemoryMemory-based stuff; might be right; might not.: Memory-based stuff; might be right; might not.

2000-2004 MemoryThis is memory-based stuff, it might be right it might not...: This is memory-based stuff, it might be right it might not...

2005 DiaryThe first year: The first year of the site and the first year of a diary.

2006 DiaryThe second year: The second year's diary.

2007 DiaryThe third year: 'Woo', as I believe a 'young' might say.

2008 DiaryThe forth year: Four fourths of everything equals all.

2009 DiaryThe fifth year: Five gold things.

2010 DiaryThe sixth year: Can't stop now.

2011 DiaryThe seventh year: Year seven, the second worst number.

2012 DiaryThe eighth year: There are only so many ways to say the same thing.

2013 DiaryThe ninth year: Non anno.

2014 DiaryThe tenth year. A decade.: The tenth year, a decade.

2015 DiaryYear Eleven: Year eleven, the worst number.

2016 DiaryA dozen years of bankside dozing: Frankly, I'm amazed I'm still writing this stuff after 12 years.

2017 DiaryThirteen, showing signs of pre-occupation, or something.: It turns out, there's only so many ways to describe a fishing trip.

2018 DiaryFourteen years of fishing expositions. : Less fishing this year. No obvious reason.

DiaryJAA's Current Diary (2019): The diary of the moment, the 'blog, whatever year it is when you're reading this. It's 2019 if you're unsure.

Tacklesome stuff about tackle: Fishing tackle stuff.

Built-Cane RodsCane rods I have owned and used: Built-Cane Rods I've owned and used.

Glass-Fibre RodsGlass-Fibre Rods I have owned and used: Glass-Fibre Rods I've owned and used.

Carbon-Fibre RodsCarbon-Fibre Rods I have owned and used: Carbon-Fibre Rods I've owned and used.

Hexagraph RodsHexagraph Rods I have owned and used: Hexagraph Rods I've owned, built and used.

Knots...still under construction, told you I was funny about knots: Because it's one of the really easy things to do well.

LinksThis page. There are hyper-links higher up the page for other sites. This note is right in the middle of what some might call a 'site-map'.: This page. The nearest thing 'anotherangler' has to a 'site-map'.

Pete's PondsPete's Ponds...: One of the finest places I've ever wasted my time.

Milton AbbeyMilton Abbey: A fine spot in which to waste one's time...

Arfleet MillsArfleet Mills: The late and much lamented.

Luckfield LakeLuckfield, home to some monstrous eels: Once very fine, now run-of-the-mill.

The Lucky Dip PageThis page produces 25 randomly selected diary entries. No Reason.: Twenty-five randomly selected diary entries, because it seemed like a fun thing to do.

June the 16th'sThe glorious 16th, or 16th's. Quite a few of them were.: Various. Thought it would be fun to put them all on the same page.

PikeI was once slightly pike-obessesed, now only occasionally so.: Pike fishing matters and listed instances of pike-fishing, all in one place. Contains teeth.

FettlingI don't have to fettle anything. I can stop any time I like.: The never ending quest for a more perfect rod/reel/float etc.

FloatsI'm not obsessed, I'm just very very interested. And my mother had me tested.: The six basic floats we actually need to fish. Plus the other two hundred.

BooksIt is possible to learn something from books.: Some of the books I've read, and in some cases, both reviewed and thought well of.

Stuffbu88ered if I know where else to put this: Odds and ends.

How toLike I'm going to teach you anything...: 'How to fish' or more realistically, 'How I fish'.

ZenIf you're a hippy go away...: Some things that are not necessarily anything to do with Zen.

Old Bob...kind of...: Tales of Old Bob.

The SeaDown dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down,
'Twas sad as sad could be;
And we did speak only to break
The silence of the sea! : Oh I do like to be beside the seaside...

The Last Castyou have reached the end of the internet, go outside and play: Yep. But...
The Second Last Castyou have reached the end of the internet, go outside and play...there is always more than one 'last cast'...
The Third Last Castyou have reached the end of the internet, go outside and play...and often more than two.

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The pieces of gold that are crucians (and return to the top of the page)

The pieces of gold that are crucians

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At the last count 'anotherangler.net' had 47 pages.

Strictly speaking that's 43 different filters applied to the same data set. But still.

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Hard to find, easy to hook, hard to keep on the hook...(and back to the top of the page)

Hard to find, easy to hook, hard to keep on the hook

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01:08am on 2019-03-24