Paul Gault
2022 Season Report.
Well, I almost can't be bothered, and the less said the better. It would be true to say that fishing conditions on the local spate rivers...
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Paul Gault
Jul 15, 20222 min read
For want of a stud....
....a fish was lost. We seem to have settled into the usual summer doldrums again, with long dry spells leading to low water levels on...
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Paul Gault
Mar 2, 20221 min read
A pleasant start to 2022.
The first day of the season dawned crisp and frosty, so I waited until lunchtime before wandering down to the river, hoping that the...
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Paul Gault
Dec 11, 20212 min read
Reflections on 2021.
All in all it wasn't the most epic fishing season; a cold, dry spring giving way to a hot, dry summer ensured that the river fell to...
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Paul Gault
Jun 8, 20212 min read
And now for something.....
.....completely different. My go to rods at the moment for 90% of my river fishing are a Grey's GR70 Streamflex 9' #4 and a Wychwood...
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Paul Gault
Mar 2, 20212 min read
First day of Spring.
Ever have the feeling you're being watched? That happened to me on the opening day of the season. I'd just climbed over a stile and was...
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Paul Gault
Dec 22, 20202 min read
On a cold and frosty morning....
I headed out for my daily hike early this morning to take advantage of the crisp, bright weather; the sort of conditions I enjoy at this...
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Paul Gault
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Good things come....
....to those who wait. It might be an old cliché about things being like buses, but it seems to apply to salmon. They started to appear...
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Paul Gault
Sep 16, 20201 min read
There's no justice!
After endlessly, and fruitlessly, beating up and down the Braid in search of the elusive "King of the River", club member Shaun Turner...
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Paul Gault
Aug 23, 20202 min read
Ragin' again!
Some things belong in the river and some things don't. Yesterday, in a dropping spate, I went out in the hope of a salmon - several of...
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Paul Gault
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Where'd all the water go?
Everybody agrees; anglers, gardeners, your granny, the cat, the dog - This has been the driest spring anyone can remember. Three months...
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Paul Gault
Apr 26, 20201 min read
The Dark Postie Rises.
We are now over a month into the Coronavirus lockdown and the daily statistics continue to make for grim and depressing reading. I had...
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Paul Gault
Mar 12, 20202 min read
Light Rock.
In a previous post I expressed an interest in trying out some Light Rock Fishing (LRF) on the river, so yesterday I took the plunge - and...
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Paul Gault
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Join the Club.
Our Club open day has come and gone. Despite the atrocious weather we had good footfall, no doubt assisted by the lure of hot tea, coffee...
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Paul Gault
Dec 21, 20191 min read
Dollaghan Days (or rather Nights).
Following my recent appeal for any images of Dollaghan caught on Club waters, Committee member Tim Farrar kindly obliged with this mighty...
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Paul Gault
Dec 7, 20191 min read
Season's Greetings.
Christmas is coming and the thoughts of all keen anglers turn to the problem of what to include in the Santa list. Last year I decided to...
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Paul Gault
Oct 31, 20191 min read
Happy Hallowe'en.
Hallowe'en has arrived and heralds the end of the 2019 season. Overall it has been an improvement on last year with the dreaded summer...
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Paul Gault
Aug 16, 20191 min read
Look out for lost net.
Local member, Andy Scott, has left his landing net on the river probably somewhere between Buttermilk Bridge and the Wildfowl Sanctuary....
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Paul Gault
Aug 14, 20192 min read
You shouldn't be here.
Following Rab Neeson's account of his salmon, which I'm told was caught on a Flying-C, I was contacted by that other seasoned salmon...
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Paul Gault
Aug 2, 20192 min read
They're here!
I don't often fish for salmon but when they start arriving in Club waters I can't help coming down with a bit of salmon fever. For some...
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