Patience, spotting the rise, wading as deep as you dare and getting it as close to the far bank as you can. It’s been a while since I’ve done this and have missed it.

An early start in search of rising trout worked out OK.

One of those good days.

A couple of hours, a few rises and some team work.

When your buddy is just as pleased as you are.

Back eddy feeders that ate everything and nothing, a ton of beetles but no wind, lifting into a good fish and nothing there, seeing your pal make an awesome cast and the fish rise, just talking and sometimes, not always, ignoring a rise. One of those good days.

A couple of hours, a few rises, a nice trout, getting broken in a tree root by a big one, a dead shad and getting to fish with some nice gear.

Sometimes, just sometimes.

A few fly changes, moving from an upstream dry to downstream and being patient paid off.

Give me a small stream where the trout live in shitty places to reach and the bow and arrow cast is often the only cast that’ll get your fly to the right spot and I’m happy.

The beauty of wild fish.

Back end salmon. Spey casts, sinking tips, red flies, purple flies, black flies, any flies. Leaking waders, wind, falling leaves. Fishing with friends, talking shit, eating shit, sharing ideas. The drive home, the smile and doing the same next year.

I’ve been dodging the “when will you be interviewed on the podcast?” question for a number of years and think I have come up with some really creative reasons why not to. I finally caved in when I got a call from Ben Jailler recently. Hope you enjoy! buzzsprout.com/402997/1380373…

We’ll done Jamie Carragher for calling out players who feign head injuries to break up play. I get it is a game of fine margins but as someone who has suffered serious brain injury I’m sure I’m not alone in being insulted when I see players roll around like this. @17nicolozaniolo

In the latest podcast I learn about taking on water companies, sewage and fishing clubs with Martin Smith. Feargal Sharkey Just click to listen. buzzsprout.com/402997/episode…

Denmark, you never disappoint.

Here's the new one...

Old and the new.

It's that time...

Small, wild brown trout rising. It didn’t last long but I just sat and watched for a few minutes.