After a slow and cold start to the salmon fishing season, the River Wye burst into action in the first week of April when some very large salmon were caught. Eight of the fish landed were over 25lb and four over 30lbs or nearly four feet in length, with the largest weighing 33lbs. Read More
Perhaps this is shameful publicity for the upcoming series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing that’s on its way to... Read More
A North Yorkshire river is close to regaining its crown as one of England’s premier salmon fishing rivers, thanks to an ecological and environmental project backed by local riparian land owners and businesses.
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Press release from Go Outdoors GO Outdoors, the outdoor retailer that was purchased by JD Sports for over £100M in... Read More
An international commission has ruled that a citizen petition challenging Canada’s failure to protect wild salmon from industrial fish farms warrants an official response from the Canadian government.
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Ned Success Part 2 Two weeks ago I wrote about my experience using the new Ned range from Savage Gear.... Read More
Every year we need to raise funds to help salmon return to native rivers. Our core business is buying out nets and maintaining an open seas moratorium. We have gained trust amongst netsmen worldwide but naturally we need to pay them fair compensation. Probably 85% of the North Atlantic feeding grounds are now covered by commercial agreements. Our campaign is very focused on the remaining nets in Northern Norway, the Foyle district and coastal nets in Scotland. Read More
‘Lower Varzuga is pretty horrible actually.’ These are not the words you expect to hear to describe the most prolific Atlantic salmon river in the world but they were used today to describe the Week One flood on the famous South Kola river reckoned to be the worst since 1995. But Roxtons have made an honourable pledge to their ten disappointed rods that confirm the benefits of booking with a top-drawer agent... Read More
A purpose built, accessible fishing boat set sail on its maiden voyage at Kielder Water recently and first passenger, Alistair Corps-Bell, was delighted to have international football legend and keen angler, Jack Charlton, onboard.
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Solar-powered fish-tracking drone recovered off N.S. after 3,000 km journey
Aug. 22
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St. Andrews, NB , Canada…The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) is pleased to announce that Christopher H. Buckley Jr., a resident of Islamorada, Florida, assumed the chairmanship of the organization’s US Board of Directors at a meeting in New York City on November 15. Read More
A potentially impassable barrier for migrating salmonids is a key concern. Read More
Mid-July, down here in Devon, on the Exe where temperatures hit 30 degrees plus most of yesterday afternoon. The whole... Read More
Scotland retreat Casting for Recovery UK & Ireland, the unique fly fishing therapy programme for ladies with breast cancer, is... Read More
POPULAR PLACE I’d arranged to fish with a couple of mates at Staunton Harold Reservoir. Chris was already set up... Read More
The charitable work of the Wessex Chalk Stream and Rivers Trust (WCSRT) has prime fishing opportunities currently being auctioned to raise funds. Bid generously! Read More
It seems that we are back to the formality of “Mr Buller” once more, and the handwriting is even more... Read More
Once again an organisation set up and funded by international governments has failed to do the very job for which it was created. This time the wild Atlantic salmon, already struggling to recover from years of commercial overfishing, disease and parasites from salmon farms, will be the victim of public sector time wasting and intransigence. Read More
Topwater Perch After exploring new venues on my road trip, and now back home, the urge to explore was still... Read More
BALMY DAYS Summer has departed and memories of enjoyable days spent by picturesque lakes, pleasantly dotted with canopies of lilies,... Read More
A brand new angling show for satellite TV viewers - Game Fisher’s Diary - is to be broadcast on Discovery SHED from Friday 06 December 2013, running until January 24 2014.
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