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gerald-penckler 01 August 2021 0

Plop. Greedy eyes swivelled towards the commotion. As they focussed, I swear she licked her fat rubber lips at the

gerald-penckler 12 April 2021 0

Fly fishing for ocean triggerfish: Forget the gaudy colours of its Indian Ocean brethren, the ocean triggerfish is the Anna

gerald-penckler 16 February 2021 1

Mullet are suckers for a floating sand flea imitation. This is especially true along beaches where masses of sand fleas

gerald-penckler 01 January 2021 0

Fly fishing for guitarfish: Tails slapped and splashed ahead. Excitedly, we crunched our way forward through shells and the West

gerald-penckler 04 October 2020 0

I have never had a rod eye break, but last weekend I had not one, but two fail. The first,

gerald-penckler 19 September 2020 0

A shadow cruised just under the turquoise surface. Could it be? The shape suggested a small Mangar. It accelerated towards

gerald-penckler 17 August 2020 0

Trout catch reports in August are always low for the big UK reservoirs. In the cooler depths, even with a

gerald-penckler 21 July 2020 0

Gold flashed and I ducked behind the shrubbery. In the pale morning light, a spectacle emerged. A thick black cloud

gerald-penckler 16 July 2020 0

Sploosh. Another huge rat jumped off the shore into the river. Their swimming prowess underwater is unreal. The speed,

gerald-penckler 02 July 2020 0

A golden olive back porpoised in the wind rippled surface. Then another, and another. The surface was alive with barbel