Email Rich to get a list of the eyes he has in stock. Very good prices and a good range of nice looking eyes: r.johnson277@ntlworld.com Great turn around in orders and responses
Continue reading2009 in a Nutshell
I started Fly Fishing after 16 years of not fishing at all. I have been out many times in the last 6 months of 2009. I have met people off the Sea forums and had forum meets at varying locations. All in all I am hooked (no pun intended) and look for every opportunity to […]
Continue readingMaking Maps in Google
I use Google Maps to create Maps of fishing areas I have been to and think could be useful in the future. Create a google account and then you can create a map, by clicking on Maps and then My Maps. Click Create New Map Add a Title and description if you want. Then choose […]
Continue readingA Cold Start to the Year
I popped out to the local canal on Saturday 9th’s afternoon for about an hour and it was too cold to stay for long. I didn’t catch anything or see any fish, and not that many people to be honest. It was more of an exercise in testing newly tied flies which I will post […]
Continue readingPlan for 2010
The plan this year is to fish for Pike up until at least April, when the day light should be long enough to get sea fishing again. There will be a few trout trips to stock up the freezer, but mainly sea and Pike. I am lucky enough to have a canal 200 yards away, […]
Continue readingCoconut chicken with lemon rice
Ingredients 3cm piece root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped 2 garlic cloves , roughly chopped 1 green chilli , roughly chopped 2 onions , roughly chopped olive oil 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp turmeric 8 chicken thigh fillets, cut into quarters 400ml tin coconut milk 1 small bunch coriander […]
Continue readingSausage Hotpot – Mix and Match things and its very nice
Sausage Hotpot – Serves 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour Ready in: 1 hour and 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 tblsp olive oil 25gm butter 1 large onion (thinly sliced) 1/2 tsp dried oregano (optional) 2 pkts 384g Musks Original Sausages 1kg potatoes (sliced) 300ml stock Grated cheese (topping) Directions: Heat oil […]
Continue readingPerfect Cheese Sauce
Some people, especially those of a kitchen-shy disposition, tend to think that sauces are difficult to make. This is not necessarily so. Basic white sauce is surprisingly simple and, in the guise of cheese sauce, it is a versatile companion to a variety of dishes.If you remember the following two simple rules, you can’t go […]
Continue readingVenison Cassorole
This is tried, tested and bloody lovely: Ingredients: 800G Venison 400G Shallots or Onions 500ML Red Wine 500ML Beef Stock (OXO will do) 2 Table Spoons of Red Current Jelly 150G Button Mushrooms 15G Plain Flour 5 sticks of Thyme or Rosemary 2 Bay leaves Sunflower Oil Preperation: Cube Venision into 3CM cubes Lightly cover […]
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January 15, 2010 