I publish monthly videos where I fish the rivers, canals and lakes of Oxfordshire. In my videos, I share my catches and the incredible wildlife I see. My channel also has: Bolt Action battle reports, armies and painting; Dead Simple Fantasy RPG sessions; Hero Forge Custom Miniature unboxing and painting; TALISMAN - THE MAGICAL QUEST GAME - 4TH EDITION character figure painting; wildlife; art; and DT.
Hi I joined Charlbury Angling Club and have tried several sessions on various stretches but to be honest I'm really struggling so far, all the places I've been to are heavily overgrown with weeds and nettles over 6ft tall, I can't get close to the Evenlode. I've been to the stretch by the bridge at Finstock/Fawler, I went to the bridge and stretches on the Charlbury to Chadlington road and have also tried by Charlbury Cricket Club, all those stretches are basically inaccessible with heavy and dense vegetation/bushes/tress. I've yet to try the Chilson Road Bridge and the stretch from Ashford Mill to Stonesfield. Have you got any advice for me regarding the Evenlode?
@@andrewhopwood500 I’ve had most of my best fish from Ashford Mill to Stonesfield. Stonesfield Common has some accessible swims. Have a good look in the autumn when the nettles die back and you’ll get an idea of which nettles are worth battling through. My best pike was after a painful journey through hawthorn bushes.
@@wychwoodmcduff7957 Thank you so much for your advice. Is there any way that members of the Charlbury Angling Club can communicate with each other, is there a WhatsApp group or FB page ?
@@andrewhopwood500 Not that I know of but you can always call the club secretary Phil (he’s a lovely guy). I started going to the Winter League matches last year and the guys there are always good for advice.
Nice paint job but they look to be painted in early war colours while carrying late war stuff. Is it just rule of cool? New to this system and trying to get a feel for how people play. I watched a British force that combined 8th Army Africa with late war Euro kit. So it doesn't seem to be particularly period relevant.
Thanks for the comment but if they were early war they would be wearing jackboots. As the war progressed, the German army switched to ankle boots and leggings.
Hello. I'm in Witney and am thinking of taking up angling. I'm interested in river/stream fishing for predator species using lures. One thing that I'm struggling to understand is who's permission do I need to fish some of our local rivers such as the Windrush, Evenlode, Glyme, Cherwell and their tributary streams and a little further afield to the West on the Dikler, Eye, Sherbourne, Leach etc. How do you go about trying to find out who has the relevant permissions/rights for these waterways ?
Another great video bud and some cracking fish I had a nice brownie out the windrush in burford last weekend on a spinnner. Also had a 4.2lb rainbow trout out of there just before Xmas. Tight lines mate
Nice video. I think I will have to give the one summer pond a try with my kids, especially now I know they have crucians! some nice catches on the canal but you must be looking forward to the river season. The rivers are looking great at the moment and I can't wait to go in search of some nice Chub and Barbel again on the upper Thames!
@@wychwoodmcduff7957 oh, well I’m glad you’re still after one. Some big ones out at port meadow last summer. Best fighting fish I’ve ever caught. Keep an eye on your rod as it will go 😂 predrilled Halibut pellets is all I use and I’ve had a fair few now.
Great work. I'll get mine started soon but I have a feeling mine will be a few steps shorter and not as detailed. We'll see once I get into it maybe I'll buy some grass and rocks and all that other happy stuff you used. Thanks for the tips.
Some lovely fishing spots you've found there and some nice fish caught. I too am on the hunt for my first Barbel. I wish you luck. It seems to be a tricky task to find them, especially in Oxfordshire, but I'm sure it will be worth the wait when it finally happens! Tight lines.
Gorgeous job on those mini's !!! A few months ago, my wife and I bought Talisman, and we wanted to paint our minis as well, so I found your video with the Warrior, Wizard, Thief, etc. and in the comment section you mentioned that you used the "Army Painter Starter Kit" , well, we went out and bought that kit, thanks to your suggestion. I've just finished my mini's recently and played a great game with them and our friends. So I wanted to thank you for your tutorial, advice and video. So "Thank You" 💖 I followed your steps, and I am more than happy with the finished mini's! Our friends are amazed that I painted them so well, they spent nearly 30 minutes looking at them all and praising my work. And some of that is in thanks to you, my friend. But in the end, I chose to remove mine from their standard bases, and then glue them onto 28.5 mm Citadel bases. I wanted to do this for 2 reasons... 1) I found some characters (Ogre Chieftain especially, and the Dread, Black, and Chivalry Knights) didn't balance or stand too well on their own bases. 2) I wanted to finish the bases like I would a Warhammer character. (As you did as well, but perhaps with a little more custom or lore-friendly scenery) So I've used Army Painter "Brown Battleground" , sprinkled with "Battlefield Grass Green" , and added 1 or 2 "Jungle Tufts" , then (depending on the Character) used some tiny pebbles (which vary in colour) from my driveway lol , some tiny pieces of torn-up cork from a wine bottle we finished the other night , and some crushed Coral from the beach to use as little highlights on each base. I was even able to cut super tiny little "gold coins" from some left-over Gold ribbon form Xmas wrapping lol , and put a few "coins" at the feet of my Mistral and Thief characters (as seen in the artwork of their Character Cards). I tried to make each characters base match their own sense of immersion , while also keeping as close to the original artwork as possible ,with some creative liberties allowed here and there, of course. For example, the Sorceress is now standing in the center of 6 tiny white rocks like a 'summoning circle' , and the Prophetess has a knee-high piece of real Amethyst I broke off an old Amethyst rock ornament in the house lol, the Dread Knight has a couple skulls at the horse's feet, as does the Ghoul surrounding his gravestone. We had a blast painting and customizing each characters base this last 2 months, and now playing with them brings even more joy. Honestly, seeing our friends reaction to them was the best part of it all. Again, thank you for your videos about your own Talisman characters, as they put us on this road, which we finally completed (for now, until we buy yet another expansion pack, lol) Wopida Tanka. Mitakuye Oyasin. 💖 <- A little Native American 'Thank You' from Canada. (Feel free to look up the meaning if you're interested. It is in my Dakota language) Sorry, for the long story, I just thought I'd share, as you were kind enough to share with us in your videos.
Thank you for the video! I would like to clarify one more point. Does the varnish negatively affect bushes and grass that is already glued to the stand? Not aware of this nuance? After varnishing, the grass does not turn into an incomprehensible mass? :)
A very generous offer. I shall not enter as I am the author of the rules you have so ably run your games with. I wish you all the best and look forwards to future episodes :)
I Always wanted to have som regular late war germans! Where can I find these Wehrmacht guys? I only find Blitzkrieg infantry that is too early for my Normandy scenario ideas and Grenadiers, SS or Fallschirmjäger but all I want is regular Wehrmacht soldiers without any fancy camouflage or weaponry stuff Your guys look great! Love the barbed wire on the bases!
cool will check that out! my problem is I cant find the box itself...only Grens, SS, Blitzkrieg Inf, Pioneers or Fallschirmjägers...no super normal regular Wehrmacht units :(
