This weekend was my second foray at the monthly fishing comp and I planned to fish some where a little different – having seen all the surface fish from the back of the Manly ferry, decided would try west of …
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Kahawai (the Australian Salmo the leaper)
A day off work so decided to go for a cruise/fish in the harbour and launched the yak at Little Manly. Did not get there too early, darts comp started last night so a slow start and with kids getting …
Harbord Bowling Club, Bonito and a King
Harbord Bowling Club is the venue for many family Friday night pizza’s and a few beers. The pizza parlour is good, the beers are cold and plenty of seating inside and outside. On one Friday night a couple of weeks …
Snowies Blonde Cider
Funnily enough I received an assortment of different ciders as Christmas presents, one of which was Snowies Blonde Cider. This cider is very sweet tasting, probably due to the fact that eating apples have been used to brew. The bottle label …
Bath Ales Down Under
Transported Down Under, not in a boat but stowed in a suitcase, a gift pack of Bath Ales made their way to Oz, the great Southern Land. Bath Ales is one of the West Country’s most popular and finest ranges …
SCG and VB strength
Promised Bladdamasta would start doing a few more blogs – although a few people may wish I started with something different. Anyway here we go …. along with fellow BOF’er, Punchy, decided at the last minute to go the SCG …
The Trout
Surprisingly for some I spent a few hours again on the weekend chasing trout. Off into the borders of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, unfortunately no double figure fish, best fish was 7lb2oz. All fish stalked, even though a bit overcast and …
Cider and Tractors = country bumpkin?
This week I visited the Thatchers cider brewery at Sandford in the foothills of the Mendips, on the outskirts of Bristol. Not surprisingly, a very strong smell of fermenting apples greeted us as we descended upon the farm shop. Thatchers, …
Katy and the Princes Motto
Yesterday, was an overcast, grey and cold day – down at Tesco’s with mum doing some shopping … had a look at the beers and ciders … came up with this one, a medium dry Thatchers Somerset cider made with …
Trout, Brains and the Winford Arms
Yesterday spent a few hours with my brother out on a boat at Blagdon Lake, as usual chasing trout. Weather was a little bit chilly down around 10C but with the wind coming from the east, it felt far colder, …
back of the ferry 