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Well, not much I can add other than to say what a shame. We saw nothing and had not so much as a pull for the sixth and last day in a row despite an overcast day with occasional rain. The river is now so low there is not even much fishable water, so I […]

River now on its bones with very little fishable water and blazing sunshine for most of the day. One of the other guys reported a tug this morning, but neither myself, Cecil or Eric have even seen  fish as yet let alone annoyed one. Not much else one can say.

Perfect fishing day, light rain and a slight upstream breeze. We fished the home pool and Mickies pool below, sadly to no avail. In the afternoon Robert took us way up river to a beautiful pool in the hills, but again sadly we never saw a fish. hopefully the others will have some better news […]

RIVER VERDAL, Near Trondheim, Norway. Week beginning 15th June 2026. Very much looking forward to our return to Norway this weekend. We will be fishing with John Olav Oldren and staying at his Tingvoll Lodge. The river conditions look fairly good from here, with the river running with plenty of water and several large fish […]

I am really pissed off!  I returned from Spain last week and was all packed and ready for my trip to Norway and the River Verdal, staying with John Olav Oldren. Then two days ago I went down with the latest Covid/man-flu/lergy – They don’t even bother to test you to say which these days. […]

I have just booked a week at the Tingvoll Lodge on the River Verdal in the Trodelag region of Norway. Bit last minute, but John Olav Oldren, who I haven’t seen for many years, offered me an opening at what I think is a very reasonable price. A lot of rods had their fishing cancelled […]

A CAST AT LAST!!! 2 years from my last overseas salmon fishing trip which was East Ranga 2019, packing the gear seemed almost surreal. Jumping the various Covid Grand National fences nearly had one faller before we got off the ground. Android phones don’t like Luton Airport. Nor do I for that matter but with […]

It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the death of Christopher Robinson.  He had apparently been being treated for Cancer for the past few months. Christopher was the founding partner of Roxton Bailey Robinson, now Roxtons, with whom I have taken fly fishers all over the world for over 26 years. I […]

I do hope you are all keeping safe and well in this dreadful time. Giving you the latest updates on my various activities, I must sadly say our Russia trip for the end of May is now cancelled along with the rest of the program on the Varzuga for 2020. Whilst this is of course […]