Recently I’ve gotten (re)involved in another world record attempt, this time the four pound tippet record for permit. We’ve been fishing on four pound on and off for years now, going back to before we ever threw two pound. In fact, we only switched to two pound after catching a fair number on four–a product…

At the end of last month I finished fishing in the 2024 Gold Cup, as usual with Ian Slater. It’s been a tough spring. It felt as if nearly all of the days we had booked together were infected by bad weather or upset fish, and while we’ve been working hard there has been the…

A few people have mentioned to me recently that the reports haven’t been updated in a while, and I agree. Gone are the days of the account of every day of fishing, it seems, but that also shouldn’t mean I don’t update for 3+ months. As a lucky byproduct of not updating regularly, I do…