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Salmon & the Carp Angler

By Corsican Dave On March 10, 2018 · 3 Comments · In Fishing Abroad, Freshwater Fishing, Reports
John Gierach once wrote “…. how often do you have a chance to get skunked while casting a fourteen-foot spey rod in the shadow of a castle built two hundred years before the American Revolution?” You’ll be thinking that I quite like John Gierach. Well, I think I do. I like his writing and his [...]
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A Brief History of Slime: Fly fishing for Carp

By Corsican Dave On August 1, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Freshwater Fishing
At first glance, fly fishing for carp appears to be a very modern phenomenon; all deer-hair pellet flies and punk camo clothing. But you’d be very wrong! What if we told you that fly fishing for carp is probably as old as fishing itself? And the first reference to fly patterns specifically for carp date [...]
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My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones; but there are……

By Corsican Dave On August 4, 2016 · 2 Comments · In Reports
I saw a whole duck disappear this evening. Not one of my flies, not a duckling; a whole, adult duck. I heard (and saw) the fish charge through the reed bed, heard the commotion as it hit and then the plaintive cries of the duck. Noises that shouldn’t ever come out of a duck. Its [...]
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aww, a little fluffy duckling….. how cute!

By Corsican Dave On July 27, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Lure, Lure, Reports, Tips
Ever wondered why there’s always a few less ducklings every time you wander past your local pond? Well, I did; so I designed a fly to catch the culprits! In this article I will show you  step by step, how to make a duckling fly. Firstly, let me apologise for both the photos and the [...]
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The Perils of Dating Film Stars in Public

By Corsican Dave On July 6, 2016 · Add Comment · In Freshwater Fishing, Reports
Allegedly the best way of keeping something secret is to have it in the open for everyone to see. This has definitely been the case with my alien hot-spot, the duck pond. Every man & his dog walks past, not to mention the mums with pushchairs, kids on bikes, foreign tourists on a post dinner [...]
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