‘Come on, at least we can show willing. I’d prefer him to call it off rather than us, then we can decide what to do with the rest of the day.’
They donned jackets, over-trousers, caps and hoods, and walked down to the landing stage at the edge of Finlough. Peter was waiting for them, dressed as though he was about to attempt a walk to the North Pole, and the only thing out of place with the whole scenario was the wide grin across their ghillie’s face.
‘Morning. Ready to go fishing, then?’
‘Peter, you’re joking, aren’t you? I wouldn’t walk down the river
Bola smiled at him. ‘Just 101 pounds, Steve. I’m sorry, you could have had the record. Do you mind very much?’
‘No, Bola, just being here is amazing enough for me, thanks very much.’ He lifted his tin mug of tea. ‘Here’s a toast to the record that wasn’t!’
When a young boy’s fishing dreams become turn into reality, the excitement of the moment can make him forget that nature gives, but can also take away.
ictor was in awe of his father and desperately wanted to impress him with his fledgling fishing prowess. He was 8 years old when the opportunity came
‘Rock cod or coral trout,’ said the skipper. ‘He’s bust you up on the coral down there. It’s lethal against monofilament.’
However, the fishing gods saved the best for the last day. The wind was calm and they were able to take a small boat out to an inshore reef, charmingly named ‘Robbie’s Knob’. While his colleagues caught brightly coloured orange nannygai on bottom baits, Martin fished fastmoving rubber lures just below the surface. He was just beginning to think that he had picked the wrong option when, out of nowhere, the water exploded as a queenfish gra
Full List of areas covered on our Norwich Fishing Lake Directory:
Acle, Alburgh, Alby Hill, Aldborough, Aldeby, Alderford, Alpington, Anmer, Antingham, Arminghall, Ashby St Mary, Ashill, Ashmanhaugh, Ashwellthorpe, Ashwicken, Aslacton, Attleborough, Attlebridge, Aylmerton, Aylsham, Baconsthorpe, Bacton, Bagthorpe, Bale, Banham, Banningham, Barford, Barmer, Barney, Barnham Broom, Barton Bendish, Barton Common, Barton Turf, Bastwick, Bawburgh, Bawdeswell, Beechamwell, Beeston, Beeston Regis, Beeston St Lawrence, Beetley, Beighton, Belaugh, Belton, Bengate, Bergh Apton, Bessingham, Besthorpe, Bexwell, Billingford, Billockby, Binham, Bintree, Bircham Newton, Bircham Tofts, Bittering, Blackborough End, Blakeney, Blickling, Blo Norton, Blofield, Bodham Street, Bodney, Booton, Boughton, Bowthorpe, Bracon Ash, Bradfield, Bradwell, Bramerton, Brampton, Brancaster, Brandiston, Brandon Parva, Breckles, Bressingham, Brettenham, Bridgham, Briningham, Brinton, Brisley, Briston, Brockdish, Brooke, Broome, Brundall, Buckenham, Bunwell, Bunwell Street, Burgh Castle, Burgh next Aylsham, Burgh St Margaret, Burgh St Peter, Burnham Deepdale, Burnham Market, Burnham Norton, Burnham Overy, Burnham Thorpe, Burston, Bush Green, Buxton, Buxton Heath, Caister-on-Sea, Caistor St Edmund, Cake Street, California, Calthorpe, Cantley, Carbrooke, Carleton Forehoe, Carleton Rode, Castle Acre, Castle Rising, Caston, Catfield, Catton, Cawston, Chedgrave, Claxton, Clenchwarton, Cley next the Sea, Clint Green, Clippesby, Cockley Cley, Cockthorpe, Colby, Colkirk, Colney, Coltishall, Colton, Congham, Corpusty, Costessey, Coston, Cranwich, Cranworth, Crimplesham, Cringleford, Cromer, Crossdale Street, Crostwick, Crostwight, Crownthorpe, Croxton, Daffy Green, Damgate, Denton, Denver, Deopham, Deopham Green, Dersingham, Dickleburgh, Dilham, Diss, Ditchingham, Docking, Downham Market, Drayton, Dunston, Dunton, Earlham, Earsham, East Barsham, East Beckham, East Bilney, East Bradenham, East Carleton, East Dereham, East Harling, East Lexham, East Poringland, East Raynham, East Rudham, East Runton, East Ruston, East Somerton, East Tuddenham, East Walton, East Winch, Eastgate, Easton, Eaton, Eccles Road, Edgefield, Edingthorpe, Egmere, Ellingham, Elsing, Emneth, Emneth Hungate, Erpingham, Fairstead, Fakenham, Felbrigg, Felmingham, Felthorpe, Feltwell, Fersfield, Field Dalling, Filby, Fincham, Flitcham, Flordon, Fordham, Forncett End, Forncett St Mary, Forncett St Peter, Foulden, Foulsham, Foxley, Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot, Freethorpe, Freethorpe Common, Frettenham, Fring, Fritton, Fulmodeston, Fundenhall, Garboldisham, Garvestone, Gasthorpe, Gateley, Gayton, Gayton Thorpe, Gaywood, Geldeston, Gillingham, Gimingham, Gissing, Glandford, Gooderstone, Gorleston on Sea, Great Bircham, Great Cressingham, Great Dunham, Great Ellingham, Great Fransham, Great Green, Great Hockham, Great Massingham, Great Melton, Great Moulton, Great Palgrave, Great Plumstead, Great Ryburgh, Great Snoring, Great Walsingham, Great Yarmouth, Gresham, Gressenhall, Grimston, Griston, Guestwick, Guist, Gunthorpe, Hackford, Haddiscoe, Hainford, Hales, Halvergate, Hanworth, Happisburgh, Happisburgh Common, Hapton, Hardingham, Hardley Street, Hardwick, Hargate, Harleston, Harpley, Hassingham, Heacham, Heckingham, Hedenham, Helhoughton, Hellesdon, Hellington, Hemblington, Hempnall, Hempnall Green, Hempstead, Hempton, Hemsby, Hethersett, Hevingham, Heydon, Hickling, Hickling Green, Hickling Heath, High Green, Hilborough, Hilgay, Hillington, Hindolveston, Hindringham, Hingham, Hockering, Hockwold cum Wilton, Hoe, Holkham, Holly End, Holme Hale, Holme next the Sea, Holt, Honing, Honingham, Hopton, Horning, Horningtoft, Horsey, Horsford, Horsham St Faith, Horstead, Houghton St Giles, Hoveton, Howe, Hunstanton, Hunworth, Ickburgh, Illington, Ingham, Ingoldisthorpe, Ingworth, Intwood, Irstead, Itteringham, Ivy Todd, Kelling, Kenninghall, Keswick, Ketteringham, Kettlestone, Kilverstone, Kimberley, King’s Lynn, Kirby Bedon, Kirby Cane, Kirby Row, Kirstead Green, Knapton, Lakenham, Lakesend, Lamas, Langham, Langley Street, Larling, Lenwade, Lessingham, Letheringsett, Limpenhoe, Lingwood, Litcham, Little Barningham, Little Cressingham, Little Dunham, Little Ellingham, Little Fransham, Little Hautbois, Little London, Little Massingham, Little Melton, Little Plumstead, Little Ryburgh, Little Snoring, Little Walsingham, Loddon, Long Stratton, Longham, Low Street, Lower Green, Lower Thurlton, Ludham, Lynford, Lyng, Marham, Market Street, Marlingford, Marsham, Martham, Matlaske, Mattishall, Mattishall Burgh, Mautby, Maypole Green, Melton Constable, Merton, Methwold, Methwold Hythe, Metton, Middle Harling, Middleton, Mileham, Mill Street, Morley St Botolph, Morningthorpe, Morston, Morton, Moulton St Mary, Mulbarton, Mundesley, Mundford, Mundham, Narborough, Neatishead, Necton, Needham, New Buckenham, New Costessey, New Houghton, New Rackheath, Newgate, Newport, Newton, Newton Flotman, Newton St Faith, Nordelph, North Barsham, North Burlingham, North Creake, North Elmham, North End, North Green, North Lopham, North Pickenham, North Runcton, North Tuddenham, North Walsham, North Wootton, Northacre, Northall Green, Northrepps, Northwold, Norton Subcourse, Norwich, Old Buckenham, Ongar Hill, Ormesby St Margaret, Ormesby St Michael, Oulton, Oulton Street, Overstrand, Overy Staithe, Ovington, Oxborough, Oxnead, Oxwick, Panxworth, Paston, Pentney, Piccadilly Corner, Plumstead, Postwick, Pott Row, Potter Heigham, Primrose Green, Puddledock, Pulham Market, Pulham St Mary, Quidenham, Rackheath, Ramsgate Street, Ranworth, Raveningham, Redenhall, Reedham, Reepham, Repps, Reymerston, Ridlington, Ringland, Ringstead, Rockland All Saints, Rockland St Mary, Rockland St Peter, Rollesby, Roudham, Rougham, Roughton, Roydon, Runcton Holme, Runhall, Runham, Rushall, Rushford, Saddle Bow, Saham Toney, Salhouse, Sall, Salthouse, Sandringham, Saxlingham, Saxlingham Green, Saxlingham Nethergate, Saxlingham Thorpe, Saxthorpe, Scarning, Sco Ruston, Scole, Scottow, Scoulton, Scratby, Sculthorpe, Sea Palling, Sedgeford, Seething, Setchey, Shadwell, Sharrington, Shelfanger, Shelton, Shelton Green, Shereford, Sheringham, Shernborne, Shimpling, Shipdham, Short Green, Shotesham, Shouldham, Shouldham Thorpe, Shropham, Sidestrand, Silfield, Sisland, Skeyton, Sloley, Smallburgh, Smallworth, Snetterton, Snettisham, South Acre, South Burlingham, South Creake, South Green, South Lopham, South Pickenham, South Raynham, South Runcton, South Walsham, South Wootton, Southburgh, Southery, Southgate, Southrepps, Southtown, Southwood, Spa Common, Sparham, Spixworth, Spooner Row, Sporle, Sprowston, St Helena, St John’s Fen End, St John’s Highway, Stalham, Stalham Green, Stanfield, Stanhoe, Starston, Stibbard, Stiffkey, Stockton, Stody, Stoke Ferry, Stoke Holy Cross, Stokesby, Stow Bardolph, Stow Bedon, Stowbridge, Stradsett, Stratton St Michael, Stratton Strawless, Strumpshaw, Suffield, Summerfield, Surlingham, Sustead, Suton, Sutton, Swaffham, Swafield, Swainsthorpe, Swannington, Swanton Abbot, Swanton Morley, Swanton Novers, Swardeston, Syderstone, Tacolneston, Tasburgh, Tatterford, Tattersett, Taverham, Ten Mile Bank, Terrington St Clement, Terrington St John, Tharston, The Laurels, Thelveton, Themelthorpe, Thetford, Thompson, Thornage, Thornham, Thorpe, Thorpe Abbotts, Thorpe End Garden Village, Thorpe Market, Thorpe St Andrew, Thorpland, Three Holes, Threxton Hill, Thrigby, Thurgarton, Thurlton, Thurne, Thurning, Thursford, Thurton, Thuxton, Thwaite St Mary, Tibenham, Tilney All Saints, Tilney High End, Tilney St Lawrence, Titchwell, Tittleshall, Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall St Mary, Toft Monks, Toftrees, Toftwood, Topcroft, Topcroft Street, Tottenhill, Trimingham, Trowse Newton, Trunch, Tunstall, Tunstead, Tuttington, Twyford, Upper Sheringham, Upper Street, Upton, Upton Green, Upwell, Wacton, Walcot Green, Walcott, Walpole Cross Keys, Walpole Highway, Walpole St Andrew, Walpole St Peter, Warham, Waterloo, Watlington, Watton, Watton Green, Waxham, Weasenham All Saints, Weasenham St Peter, Weeting, Welborne, Wellingham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Welney, Wendling, Wereham, West Acre, West Barsham, West Beckham, West Bilney, West Bradenham, West Caister, West Dereham, West End, West Lexham, West Lynn, West Newton, West Raynham, West Rudham, West Runton, West Somerton, West Tofts, West Walton, West Walton Highway, West Winch, Westfield, Westgate, Weston Green, Weston Longville, Westwick, Weybourne, Wheatacre, Whimpwell Green, Whinburgh, Whissonsett, Whittington, Whitwell, Wickhampton, Wicklewood, Wickmere, Wiggenhall St Germans, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin, Wiggenhall St Peter, Wighton, Wilby, Wimbotsham, Winfarthing, Winterton-on-Sea, Witton Bridge, Wiveton, Wolferton, Wood Dalling, Wood Norton, Woodbastwick, Woodgate, Woodrising, Woodton, Wormegay, Worstead, Worthing, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wretham, Wretton, Wroxham, Wymondham, Yaxham, Yelverton
