The Chronicles on Backcast
The Backcast blog, regularly updated with anything and everything that’s going on, explore some archived entries usually about fly casting, fly fishing travelling to my favourite fishing destinations, weekly cycling or just see whats been filed.Here’s the last 10 posts:
Archived:
Older posts by month:
| · January 2014 | - 1 post. |
| · November 2013 | - 3 posts. |
| · September 2013 | - 2 posts. |
| · August 2013 | - 1 post. |
| · July 2013 | - 4 posts. |
| · June 2013 | - 1 post. |
| · May 2013 | - 3 posts. |
| · October 2012 | - 1 post. |
| · September 2012 | - 2 posts. |
| · August 2012 | - 7 posts. |
| · February 2012 | - 1 post. |
| · January 2012 | - 1 post. |
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2013 Wrap up Posted: 17-01-2014, 14:30 by Dave
Better late than never someone once said, 2013 is over and we’re half way through January 2014 - it’s about time I’ve updated. 2013 was certainly a year I’d like to forget in some aspects, explaining my hiatus from backcast; in November after having a sore that wouldn’t heal on my right temple checked out, the resulting biopsy was diagnosed as skin cancer - Squamous Cell Carcinoma; which fortunately is a non melanoma form of skin cancer...
Read more here | Filed Under General
Another Turon River weekend Posted: 30-11-2013, 10:50 by Dave
The 24th of November is the date penned for the annual Sofala Carp Blitz, organised by the wonderful folk at the Sofala CAS, an event that I set aside each year to provide fly casting tuition to attendee’s. This year being no different to any other was another hot weekend, I arrived early on the Friday with Brad in hope of a couple of days rest and relaxation prior to the event...
Read more here | Filed Under Fly Casting
First fly fishing session of the new season Posted: 10-11-2013, 19:38 by Dave
The trip had been planned well in advance and we were all looking forward to it, for me it was the first chance of any fishing in the new season (its the first time I’ve missed fishing on opening weekend). We were blessed with amazing weather, the Thredbo River was flowing a treat...
Read more here | Filed Under Fly Fishing
I haven’t updated in a while Posted: 07-11-2013, 11:01 by Dave
Here I sit, at a car wash typing away and it’s occurred to me, the blatantly obvious is now official, I haven’t made and update to backcast in a while - 58 days to be precise and while a lot has happened, not much really has! Fly casting and fishing has been virtually non existant, its been the first time since I can remember that I’ve missed the opening weekend of the fishing season, but I’ve been cycling and my Campagnolo collection is growing!..
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Bringing a touch of Italian class Posted: 10-09-2013, 20:47 by Dave
If you appreciate Italian quality then you’ll understand what a huge step this is, and really it can only be described with a picture...
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Voting, cycling, dodging magpies, Strava and Campagnolo Posted: 08-09-2013, 19:37 by Dave
The first week of September 2013 is done and dusted, while it should have been an exciting week where the sensational Spring weather prepares us for the summer that’s just around the corner; it wasn’t all that fantastic. In fact I’m sick of work place politics, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, I mean why cant people find something more constructive and productive to do with their multitudes of free time!..
Read more here | Filed Under Cycling
What happened to August...? Posted: 31-08-2013, 21:56 by Dave
August was a month where a lot happened, Brad hit me up with the famed old saying; "dood, we’re doing the winter camp in August", and who was I to argue? I mean really; we were heading to a place I absolutely love, and grow even fonder of after each visit, Hill End...
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Back to some form of normality? Posted: 23-07-2013, 23:07 by Dave
Well, Le Tour de France is over, that means no more late nights and feeling sorry for myself every morning that I’ve been living off 3 odd hours of sleep. Whats more depressing is my bike is kind of busted, no fishing has been done, work has been really, really busy and I haven’t won the lotto!..
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The Foil Fork arrived today Posted: 15-07-2013, 21:38 by Dave
I pains me to write this, but these are the facts;
- It took 11 days to arrive.
- It cost me less.
- Locally I could not get an ETA.
- Locally to obtain an ETA I had to pay.
Read more here | Filed Under Cycling
It’s been a long time since the last time Posted: 14-07-2013, 21:20 by Dave
In the period between 16/6 and today; it’s been cold, the weather’s been bad, my bed has been warm, the Tour de France has resulted in late nights and I’ve been lazy! They are the main excuses as to why I haven’t ridden, I may be persuaded to find a few more, but that would make me seem rather soft...
Read more here | Filed Under Cycling