Archive for June 13th, 2008
Be vigilant, people, if you’re fishing in the UK this weekend; youngsters taking an interest in fishing isn’t quite as innocent as it used to be:
“An angler was robbed at knifepoint of his fishing equipment in Oxfordshire.
Two youths were disturbed by the 40-year-old man as he fished in the early hours of Sunday at [...]
News- YEAR ROUND FISHING FOR RAINBOWS AT CROSSLEY - Mearns Today
- English beaver re-introduction should enhance salmon fishing, says US activist - Fishnewseu (blog)
- Angling For Youth Development at the Kenmore salmon opening - Fishnewseu (blog)
- ANGLING: Angling round-up - Wiltshire Times
- Fishing further afield — twice - Newark Advertiser
- Twitter Taunts
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "UK's Draycote Water halts fishing for 2010 – watch this space « Taunted by Waters" ( http://bit.ly/7q5AIc )
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "But will we have far to walk…? Tiny hotel ideal for fishermen« Taunted by Waters" ( http://bit.ly/4EvWqQ )
- TauntedbyWaters: Reading: "Casting demo on Scotland's Tay, Dec 5th" ( http://bit.ly/526Ztq )
“Best fishing book ever…”
We all have one. I'm taking names...
Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane. "the finest fishing novel ever written, with the possible exception of Moby-Dick" - Paul Quarrington, Toronto Globe & Mail
The Joys of Trout, by Arnold Gingrich. "What a great book to read." - Pastor Caster, FlyAnglers.org
The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing, by Ted Leeson. "I find myself coming back to...'Habit of Rivers' quite a bit...Extremely well written book." - sculpin1, Fly Fisherman forum
Curtis Creek Manifesto, by Sheridan Anderson. "...hands-down the best book I’ve found to learn about the basics of fishing." - Kim Jackson, Albany Democrat-Herald
About Me
Taunted By Waters is what Trout Fisherman features editor Jeffrey Prest gets up to between salary negotiations.
Much as he'd like the credit for this play on the famous last words in A River Runs Through It, the real hero is Hannah Nordhaus, who coined the phrase in an article on her first try at flyfishing, for Rocky Mountain News. This blog is dedicated to her. The good bits, anyway.
E-mail Jeff at: jeffrey DOT prest AT bauermedia DOT co DOT uk [no spaces]
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