It has been mentioned elsewhere that Chris has stopped fishing for now and turned his attention to birds, in particular hen harriers. Here is a lovely radio broadcast by him about this passion.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001d ... are-mobile
Chris and hen harriers.
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Chris and hen harriers.
“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers,” Herbert Hoover.
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
It even made the cover of a magazine:
https://classicangling.co.uk/product/issue-121/
Kind regards,
Nicolas
https://classicangling.co.uk/product/issue-121/
Kind regards,
Nicolas
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
I was the opposite in one way!
Birdwatching next to rivers/lakes/etc. became fishing those waters!
Birdwatching next to rivers/lakes/etc. became fishing those waters!
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
I can see the progression. But typical in many ways he has opted for a single species. Bird watching as fishing is an open book for me at least. I will certainly look forward to any writing that may issue from his experiences.
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
Am I going nuts or have some replies to this post disappeared?
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
I can see were Chris is off to.
He has caught plenty of good fish over the years, more so than most of us.
He says he apologises for disturbing there peace in the name of sport fishing.
He know enjoys the other side of the pond.
I find myself now thinking about killing worms (they are amazing) Maggots... what a great job they do and they are bred in there trillions to be liquidised or thrown in a lake, river or pool, stuck on hooks.... what for.... our fun.
Controversial?
What ever way we look at it... it needs to rest easy on our own Conscience as Jack Hargreaves said.
Never will it be an easy topic... bit touchy..
Perhaps Bread and cheese is the way forward.....
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He has caught plenty of good fish over the years, more so than most of us.
He says he apologises for disturbing there peace in the name of sport fishing.
He know enjoys the other side of the pond.
I find myself now thinking about killing worms (they are amazing) Maggots... what a great job they do and they are bred in there trillions to be liquidised or thrown in a lake, river or pool, stuck on hooks.... what for.... our fun.
Controversial?
What ever way we look at it... it needs to rest easy on our own Conscience as Jack Hargreaves said.
Never will it be an easy topic... bit touchy..
Perhaps Bread and cheese is the way forward.....
Mr B
The close season is an important and interesting time for the Angler who set out to catch big fish. It is a timely opportunity for him to make new tackle or renovate old. There are no end of jobs to do, apart from those horrible things called Gardens!
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Re: Chris and hen harriers.
Has he sold his tackle yet!
"....he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy"
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