You didn’t think we’d really skip did you? Sleeping in is for nancy boys. Despite splitting headaches and a dog that had received about fifteen minutes of walk time in the past two days, we checked the weather and packed up the truck. But this venture took extra precautions - we pre-rigg...

I really like The Rainbow — a pub always slightly further up Digbeth High Street than you think it is. I like it when there are bands I like on, I also like it when it’s quiet. It’s quiet in the day a lot, which musn’t make much dosh and it really makes all its money from being w...

I spent roughly four hours today playing winter river commando. Ducking behind rocks and blending into tree shadows cast by a low sun. Slipping on ice, tucking hands into jacket, and repeatedly coming up short on casts when ice magically appeared on guides that moments before were clear as a summer ...

7/10 There is a persistent myth that using a big fly will help catch a big trout.  That fellow fly fishers is just not true. While it is true that larger trout tend to seek out larger prey, it is not always true. Trout survive by one major rule.  Energy received from the prey must be ...