| Monday: | Paul Arden |
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| Tuesday: | Graeme Christie |
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| Wednesday: | Tracy&James |
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| Thursday: | Martyn White |
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| Friday: | Mika Lappalainen |
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| Saturday: | Rickard Gustafsson |
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| Sunday: | David Siskind |
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I’m on Holiday!!
Monday, 22 June 2026
And what does that mean exactly? Well I’m still running Sexyloops on a daily basis. Rod orders, enquires, Front Pages. But I’m not personally giving Zoom lessons for the next week (probably). Although I do have my rod with me of course.
What we are actually doing is driving up across the border and into Thailand. Where exactly we are going we are not sure yet. But possibly Ko Samui. Depending on whether we can catch a ferry. We have about a week to play with and we have the roof top tent on the truck too! Which I have used twice so far. (Which works out at about £1150/night, so I’m keen to use it more often!)
There is no good reason to fish at night.
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
It is cold. North Island NZ cold, the kind that takes a bit of beating, so that by the third fly change you are tying knots on feel alone, fingers half-numb and not reporting back, but the hope is high so you keep going. You can't see the knot either. You can't see the fly. You can't see the leader, the line, the water, or the river delta you're wading out on and about to put a foot wrong on. At least on the way here there are no good pubs to stop in.
BFCC goes to the Midlands
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
I'm currently suffering from a very mild case of tennis elbow which I stupidly brought about during the weekend at the Harrogate Country Sports Show. It's not bad enough to give me much in the way of discomfort, however I know that it could progress to being troublesome if I kept up my normal routine of casting practice. As such, I haven't picked up a rod since the show packed up on the Sunday.
High On The Hog
Thursday, 18 June 2026
You’ve had enough saltwater stuff for a while so it’s hedgehogs this week. Not sedgehogs, although I will mention them. These are real multifunction flies that I wouldn’t be without for still water.
Nymphing......
Friday, 19 June 2026
Imagine that "Mid-age", white fat man sitting naked on highest bench in sauna, temperature is 176 F, which is 80 celsius about.... and he is thinking that Nymphing is like masturbation. And more he thinks more convince he is right about this fact. Any argument you make for nymphing sits excatly for masturbation.
In preparation for Italy
Saturday, 20 June 2026
So I’m going to Italy in end of August to do some casting. The number of people going this year from Sweden are fewer than last time. Reasons being costs and a whole week away. We have been lucky before to have good funding from the Swedish federation. But due to the declining number of nations represented at the World Championships we have lost funding.
Snake in the Grass
Sunday, 21 June 2026
In the park working on my loops and going through the gears, experimenting with trajectory and tension, I started to feel so clumsy that I decided to look away from the targets, feel the line, and dance with my feet to support my casting blind. I let my dogs walk a bit, feeling my toes. Everything started to pull together. Unlocking my knees and staying light on my feet smoothed everything out. Tracking improved, timing improved, loops became more controlled. I’m sure this feeling is transient - everything is. But there is an enduring take-away - “the toe bone’s connected to the foot bone, the foot bone’s connected to the ankle bone ...” Feeling our bodies and seeing the world around us connects the grip of toes on the ground to movement and awareness of the entire muscular chain toward the rod tip. As long as everything is allowed to move the body will find its way (is the theory). Only after freeing my feet could I productively get back to my loop and trajectory experiments and drills. All of this is further endorsement of the Walking Drill.
