Between June 10 and June 23, Atlantic salmon tagged with tiny acoustic transmitters crossed the 22 km line of acoustic receivers, deployed by the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), in the waters off of Halifax, Nova Scotia. This has triggered much excitement for the research teams involved in this global project. Read more ....

UK holiday makers may be miserable but salmon fishers whoop for joy as the cool rains continue. Great runs of fish have entered the top rivers of England and Ireland tempted by the abundance of water. The Tyne and the Cork Blackwater both report lots of water and lots of fish .....

The Kielder Salmon Centre in Northumberland - incorporating a new visitor attraction – was officially opened on Friday 8th August, bringing environmental education to one the United Kingdom’s most successful wildlife breeding centres.

The Kielder Salmon Centre will now be open to the public and student groups free of charge seven days a week.

Two giant salmon have been caught this week in Norway and both on fly! The largest at 58 ¾ lb (26.7Kg) caught by 17 year Ulf-Arne Jungård Nilsen on the Alta is believed to be the new record fly-caught salmon from Norway. The second fly-caught monster was caught by Heikki Kemppainen on the Orkla. A small black and green fly of his own tying tempted his giant which measured 132cm (52in) and weighed 50 1/5lb (23Kg). Both fish were coloured having probably entered the rivers in June. This has been a wonderful year for huge salmon – even by Norwegian standards.

The Environment Agency is encouraging anglers to go online and help inform them about the main issues affecting salmon on the River Tees.

Fish&Fly Comment: Clearly the existing fish pass is a major concern and should be improved as a matter of urgency or at the very least the salmon and sea trout should be protected from predation by seals while they wait to take it. Here is our chance to voice our concerns so please do fill in the form.

Fish and Fly are delighted to announce a joint venture with world-renowned speycasting instructor  Eoin Fairgrieve to develop www.speycast.co.uk as the leading website for information about all aspects of speycasting.  The site will be enhanced to include instruction in modern speycasting techniques, with articles and visual downloads by some of the world’s top casters and instructors.  The site will feature product reviews highlighting the latest speycasting tackle and clothing by leading manufacturers as well as an extensive database of speycasting instructors around the world.  

Members of a trail-blazing angling club for juniors are planning a 60 mile sponsored hike along the course of the River Nith from its source near Dalmellington in south Ayrshire to its mouth in the Solway Firth. At least eight youngsters (accompanied by two adults) will set off on August 14th and aim to complete the journey on the 17th.

We all know what has happened to the once famed sea trout of Scotland’s west coast – victims of sea lice infestations (a National disgrace) – but this year the runs on Scotland’s (fish farm free) east coast also seem to have collapsed. The Aberdeenshire Dee normally has a very fine run of sporting 2 to 3lb sea trout in June and July. This year however the FishDee website has posted a catch of less than half of its five year average.