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How to preserve your memories of a big fish

We put our fish back; we don’t eat them or stuff them in a glass case anymore, but I wanted something special to remember this splendid male Atlantic salmon- all dressed up in his Autumn spawning colours, complete with fighting kype. For the technical, fishers he took a collie dog on a single-handed eight-weight Orvis […]

We put our fish back; we don’t eat them or stuff them in a glass case anymore, but I wanted something special to remember this splendid male Atlantic salmon- all dressed up in his Autumn spawning colours, complete with fighting kype.

For the technical, fishers he took a collie dog on a single-handed eight-weight Orvis Helios, and took 30 mins to land, before I slipped him safely back into the Laxa Hrutafordur

For the technical artists I painted his outline with undercoat on apiece of walnut and then applied a mix of acryllics, gouache and watercolour pencils

There be crocodiles in the water

One day in the garden May 6th

Last Tuesday I spent a complete day, from 04:15 am to 20:00, photographing (David White) and sound recording ( Alex...

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How to preserve your memories of a big fish

How to preserve your memories of a big fish

We put our fish back; we don’t eat them or stuff them in a glass case anymore, but I wanted...

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Podcast about What’s in a Year

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Country Life June 04

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Support your local bookshop – The Whitehorse bookshop in Marlborough now selling ‘What’s in a Year’ – A countryman’s tale through the seasons

Save the date June 19 an evening reading of my debut book – What’s in a Year – Moderated by...

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Project White Hart – Saving the Chalk Stream Salmon

Project White Hart – Saving the Chalk Stream Salmon

All wars eventually end through negotiation. In Project White Hart, the single biggest concern among the keepers is how the...

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The Field book review

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Interview John Miller and Wild Food People

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