Avenue Angling – Tackle Shop Review

Visited: 7th June 2008Avenue Angling Sign - Norwich Fishing Tackle Shop
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Avenue Angling has to be one of my favourite tackle shops of all time, even though it can be a little intimidating for the new-comer! Located in an end terrace corner location in the suburban ‘Golden Triangle’ of Norwich, you could be forgiven for not expecting to find such a shop in such a spot. This can make locating parking spot a tricky. But do persevere, as a real angling treat is in store – forgive my pun!

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Brolly is in the Bag!

Panic over – the brolly is in the bag! Fortunately I remembered lending it to my brother when he went camping, so guessed it was probably in ‘the shed’ *. Sure enough, tucked away and covered in cobwebs and a few resident spiders there it was. I did not dare at this stage try it out, . . . → Read More: Brolly is in the Bag!

Missing Fishing Umbrella

Doh! I could not work out why the rod case was so light, there is no fishing brolly in it! It would be foolish to go fishing in this country without an umbrella. Hhmmm…I wonder why it is not with the rest of the kit?

Looks like I have some investigating to do. Hunt . . . → Read More: Missing Fishing Umbrella

Tackle Box Inspection

Old Hair Rigged BoilieWell I finally got a chance to have a better investigation of the tackle box tonight – it’s in a bit of a sorry and disorganised state.

There was even a disintegrating boilie still hair rigged from my last trip, it may even have been the one that caught my last Tench!

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The Fishing Gear is Coming Home!

This has to be one of the last steps in my attempts to get back to a Fishing Life in Norfolk – getting my tackle! (Always useful I hear you say…)

For those of you following my blog/journal, you will know that it is currently safely stored up in my in-laws loft, and it really is too long a story to share why.

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Count Down to Fishing – Action List

I am now more than keen to return to fishing, especially after my my close encounters with the Carp at Walnut Farm Fisheries.

However, there are a number of practical reasons still stopping me from doing so. I thought if I listed them it would make it easier to achieve them (also I am a list kind-of-person!): Continue reading Count Down to Fishing – Action List