SAD (Seasonal Angling Distractions).
Joan’s song clearly expresses the frustrations familiar to the gentle angler distracted from their pastoral escape.
Away from noise, intolerance, ignorance and discord, sequestered among trees and rivers, is a modest workshop.
The stooped, weathered old proprietor within has some of his works for your consideration.
He can’t give you financial advice, sell you a mortgage or book you flights for the Maldives for a fortnight with the trouble & strife (careful!) but who needs any of those?
Far, far more fulfilling are the Chris Yates Bishop carp rod, the Barder 8′ #5 fly rod with 2 tips & leather case, the Chris Yates № 53 Merlin, a MK II Barbus Maximus, the № 26 Bernard Venables landing net and the № 49 Richard Carter Aerial Gem centrepin reel.
Here are some pictures. You can click on them to see their particulars. Concentrate. Focus. Put thoughts of the FTSE 100 index from your mind (it’s down 0.91% today).
With best wishes from Edward Barder & Colin Whitehouse