Fishing on the Frontier - Part 49 - The Conservation Frontier
I have long been fascinated and driven by what I perceive as the frontier in fly fishing. But there are numerous frontiers out there. Most obviously, they are the new places where we seek trout, or any fly-caught species, with fly.... Full story
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Fisheries Trust turns clock back 200 years
A pioneering project to restore part of an important salmon...
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Fishing on the Frontier - Part 49 - The Conservation Frontier
I have long been fascinated and driven by what I perceive as the frontier in fly fishing. But there are numerous frontiers out there. Most obviously, they are the new places where we seek trout, or any fly-caught species, with fly.... Full story
Take Someone Fishing This Spring Bank Holiday
The TAKE A FRIEND FISHING (TAFF) campaign, organised and run by the Angling Trades Association, is back again! TAFF is designed to encourage regular anglers to take their family members and friends fishing over the Spring Bank Holiday period to let them try the sport for themselves. ... Full story
Free Expert Fishing Advice from Farlows & Sportfish!
No other fishing tackle retailers have as many expert staff on hand than Farlows and Sportfish. They are there to offer you their wealth of knowledge and expertise to help you become a better fisherman... and of course, choose the right tackle!... Full story
Britain’s Game Fishes: Celebration and Conservation of Salmonids
FishingMagic.com editor and former fisheries biologist Ian Welch opens up the new book on salmonids by Dr Mark Everard and Paul Knight.... Full story
Fishing For Schools To Host Major Fundraiser
There will be fishy goings on at Hurdcott House, Barford St Martin near Salisbury on Saturday 21 September! Monies raised on the night are to fund Fishing 4 Schools over the next 3 years to help deliver this unique initiative to even more children with profound learning difficulties.... Full story
Fly Fishing Dever Springs With Sportfish
Join Sportfish's Allan Shephard and Jonathan Tomlinson for a day at Dever Springs - Hampshire's top stillwater trout fishery, famous for the superb fishing it provides plus the size and quality of its trout. Learn their experts top tips on casting, retrieves, fly selection and how to stalk the biggest trout in the lake. ... Full story
Fisheries Trust turns clock back 200 years
A pioneering project to restore part of an important salmon river to its original course, thus recreating suitable habitat for salmon and other fish, has been completed by the Esk Rivers and Fisheries Trust (ERFT). The course of the Rottal Burn, a major tributary of the River South Esk in Glen Clova, has been moved to that which it last occupied around 1800.... Full story
Robjent's Chalkstream Diaries - Spring has Sprung...
After what felt like an eternal winter of snow storms, rain and generally miserable conditions the trout season kicked off this month with the coldest Easter weekend since modern records began. Thankfully the weather has finally warmed up, a bit at least.... Full story
Fly Fishing in Europe - Shad: The Silver Arrows of Avignon
In the Durance River near the town of Avignon, shad are concentrated in large quantities from April to June below a famous weir called “Callet”! These powerful fighters jump out of the water like silver arrows and love to take a fly in the strong currents of this beautiful river!... Full story
Rod & Rucksack - Bolivia
Bolivia's Big Gold Fish. Although the 4th episode in the series, this was the first location we filmed, and possibly the most challenging. The river we planned to fish was three days horse trek into a very remote cloud forest on the Bolivian, Argentinian and Brazilian borders.... Full story
Fisheries Awareness Week in Ireland
Keith Barry is more than Ireland’s top mentalist, he is also one of the country’s most passionate anglers and he is encouraging kids (of all ages) to get hooked on angling during Fisheries Awareness Week 2013. This popular week of angling and inland fisheries events will run from 11th May to 19th May at venues all across the country. ... Full story
Chris Tarrant and the Dream Team win the ‘One Fly’ …but only just!
This year’s Dream Team of Chris Tarrant, Geoffrey Palmer and Chris Sandford managed to defend their winning title from the last ‘One Fly’ competition, by coming joint first with the ‘Fly Fish Map’ team, each with an equal 1510 points. ... Full story
Rod & Rucksack - Panama
The third episode of Rod & Rucksack saw host Guy Elson travel out to the tropical paradise and sport fishing heaven of Panama. With plans to learn to spearfish and hunt a yellowfin tuna, all did not go strictly according to plan!... Full story
The Peaks Fly Fishing Diaries - Drink Tea and Catch More Fish
Well known Fly Forums member and fly fishing guide David Johnson of Peaks Fly Fishing starts a new regular column for us this month titled 'The Peaks Fly Fishing Diaries.' We hope you enjoy this first article in which David takes a wry look at the beneficial properties of a good cup of tea to boost your fishing success!... Full story
Invaders Threatening the Eden
Anglers are being called to arms to defend the Eden against invaders. A variety of plants and animals are lurking outside of the Eden Valley, ready to infiltrate and take over its waterways, but Eden Rivers Trust is galvanising action to help prevent this from happening.... Full story
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