2022 Show Schedule

Not much luck on the game fair front! I had a good busy day selling books on the first day at at Shane's Castle - then it all went downhill... Making my way along the riverbank in the evening I fell head-first into the river, damaging my shoulder as I did so. I was quite shaken, as well being soaked to the skin. Luckily I had clothing with me, so I made my way to the van to get changed. There I found that my phone was not working and, even worse, I had lost my hat full of flies! I got through Sunday and packed away one-handed. On Monday I felt rough but had a call to make in Donegal. I had been intending to fish, but cancelled that. On Tuesday I travelled from Donegal to Galloway, stopping near Wigtown. That's when I realised that I couldn't put three days of feeling ill down to the fall and that Covid might have something to do with it. So, I tested Wednesday morning and, aborting the rest of my trip, headed for home.

I may not have missed much at Scone. Apparently the organisers refused to allow traders to park or camp behind the stand - something I have been doing for over thirty years. In consequence of this, the Fly Fishing & Fly-Tying marquee will not now be attending the fair at Ragley, so neither, I'm afraid, will I!

All being well I will be in the fly-tying / flyfishing marquee at the Welsh Game Fair at Faenol / Vaynol Estate, Bangor, North Wales on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I will, of course, be bringing a lot more than just fishing books, so let's hope I'm not hidden away from the rest of the world. I will have our usual wide range of books on all of our subjects - especially gundog training, terrier and lurcher work, deer and deer stalking, sporting guns, falconry and game cookery.

THE WELSH GAME FAIR. Faenol, Bangor. September 9-11th 2022

THE PAC CONVENTION. Newark Showground, Lincolnshire. Saturday September 24th 2022

THE GRAYLING SOCIETY AGM AND SYMPOSIUM. Preston. November 5-6th 2022. Where we will be launching John Roberts's new book - GRAYLING ON THE FLY!