23rd January 2009

Just after the Shakespeare region fish-in at Earlswood, my Dad had a heart attack, he's not been well for some years so it shouldn't have come as any great shock, but this latest episode wasn't dealt with very well by yours truly. He is still with us, but for how long is anyone's guess.

Angling has always been my escape but I turned my back on fishing and haven't been since Earlswood, I needed to sort my head out. and have a good look at my life. have I changed anything? Well I quit smoking on the 28th December but that's about it, I'm quite content with me to be honest.. of cause more money would be nice to buy more fishing gear, more tickets, more fuel... but everything else I'm either happy with or don't really care about.

One thing that I have learned though is fishing is more than just something we do when we're not at work. fishing brings with it some great mates. and even the most battle hardened of them are more than happy to listen will you talk rubbish down the telephone.... appreciate what you've got, what you haven't isn't worth worrying about.

So I suppose I'd better get out and do a little fishing! Weather permitting I'm out with Caleb on Sunday looking at a stretch of canal which may produce a decent Zander, and then straight from work on Monday I'm off to Birmingham region of the PAC to listen to a talk by Steve Younger about Zander, something that I'm really looking forward to. if your midlands based or don't mind the traveling more details can be found on the website of the Shakespeare region.