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Playhappy - Field Notes

The podcast of James ( Boo ) Gilbraith - Author of the books Terminal Chancer, Hooked on Hope, Anarchy Pie and Playhappy. Field Notes are his lo-fi musings on recent fishing forays, writing, painting and anything else in-between. Expect a dash of humour, fabulous mistakes, daft behaviour and bad ideas, as he fishes his way through life. Warning occasionally there may be some bad language but i do try to keep a lid on it........however sometimes when you embrace both triumph & disaster - the air can turn a blueish hue.

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  1. 7

    Les Dawson

    Happiness is a wet summer ! However, spate rivers can be like James Joyce - Difficult to read. Im feeling out of synch - Do you ever just feel like it's just never going to click?

  2. 6

    Miles and Miles

    Salmon fever - dictates the week - Eden, Ribble and Lune plus local news

  3. 5

    Dead Gunslinger

    With the river too low to fish for Salmon Boo heads out for over wintered rainbows and then try for Brown Trout on the dry fly. Along the way he encounters Ospreys and a merry brown Hare.

  4. 4

    Mortality

    "How many Aprils do you think we have left" Lamont Cheery thoughts about time while chasing over wintered rainbows

  5. 3

    Cherry Blossom - Blockade

    More failed attempts at spring fishing - small time book news.

  6. 2

    Tweed

    One off my bucket list. I always wanted to fish the tweed - This episode i talk about my three days trying to catch a spring salmon - April 2026 and how i found it.

  7. 1

    Filthy Dave

    Live broadcast direct from the river - spring - chasing salmon on the ribble.

  8. 0

    Walking the Deck

    What started as randon diary notes - Season 2026 - trying to find a springer

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The podcast of James ( Boo ) Gilbraith - Author of the books Terminal Chancer, Hooked on Hope, Anarchy Pie and Playhappy. Field Notes are his lo-fi musings on recent fishing forays, writing, painting and anything else in-between. Expect a dash of humour, fabulous mistakes, daft behaviour and bad ideas, as he fishes his way through life. Warning occasionally there may be some bad language but i do try to keep a lid on it........however sometimes when you embrace both triumph & disaster - the air can turn a blueish hue.

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James Gilbraith

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The podcast of James ( Boo ) Gilbraith - Author of the books Terminal Chancer, Hooked on Hope, Anarchy Pie and Playhappy. Field Notes are his lo-fi musings on recent fishing forays, writing, painting and anything else in-between. Expect a dash of humour, fabulous mistakes, daft behaviour and bad...

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