HOLIDAYS Travel log June 08 JUST A THOUGHT.

A recent trip to the Merseyside had me looking for rivers/drains, Fisheries and tackle shops. It was a struggle to find many although I must have missed some. A similar story with tackle shops with some closed. The beaches were "green” ie vegetation rather than sand with the sea a mile out, so little sea fishing likely. Whilst every area has its beauty returning home to fish and visit the Norfolk coast makes you realise what a grand area we live in and probably take for granted. Likewise tackle shops 4 in Kings Lynn and several others around, all better than I saw on my travels. Questioning anglers on the bank they informed me they go to the  Tacklefest show  at Peterborough for their tackle, whilst one said he went to Lathwaites (No names, but he said I missed bites). Difficult to get bait from a show and impossible from Laithwaites. The moral of the story, support what we have, whether it be waters or shops and keep fishing thriving in the Fens.