So, Monday, I caught trout, but a fraction of the basket I would have expected back in 1981 when I... Read More
Every self-respecting famous Kola Peninsula salmon river these days has to boast its own trout fishing camp in the upper reaches and the North Kola's Varzina river is no exception. Here, a recent report posted on Facebook by the camp reflects, yes a few salmon caught (that's inevitable), but also some quite exceptional brown trout caught. Salmon sized brownies really. Or at least, it would be exceptional, if we didn't just pinch ourselves and say this is trout fishing Kola-style - and anything really is possible.. Read More
News from Matt Breuer of Ponoi River Company's Ryabaga camp this week included visitations from the governor to Murmansk region Marina Kovtun and the party of PRC owner Ilya Sherbovich. Apart from sampling the salmon-fishing, the parties met up to discuss the future of the Ponoi and other Kola rivers. Read More
In the aftermath of the Brexit vote and the possibility of changes to the much criticised EU Common Agricultural Policy,... Read More
Underwater monitoring has revealed one of the largest shoals of Arctic charr ever seen in Llyn Padarn, Snowdonia. Around 100... 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
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More
It’s a cold, dank day, with a vicious Northerly wind blowing down the valley. Hardly what I’d expect for the... Read More
The Varzuga river in Russia has just recorded one of its best-ever seasons in 21 years - with more than 8,500 salmon and a bigger average size of fish than in previous seasons (and immaculate silver salmon too). To mark a result that, not least is extremely encouraging for the potential fight back to abundance of Atlantic salmon as a species we here reproduce the final post from Roxtons' Varzuga Blog. Read More
Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) and Vitacress have joined forces to help reduce phosphate outputs from the watercress industry. In-river... Read More
As reported previously, the opening week on the Ponoi on Russia's fabled Kola Peninsula saw good numbers of Atlantic Salmon for the early rods. Has that continued? Camp manager Matt Breuer chimes in with his second week report from the front line. Read More
The Welsh Dee Salmon Conservation Fund has been set up in an attempt to improve the diminishing runs of fish in this once magnificent river – and you can help!
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This is going to be nip and tuck. My goal of catching a barbel every month of the winter hangs... Read More
Ladybower Ladybower Reservoir now has a brand new wheelyboat resulting from a project between Accessible Derbyshire, a charity set up... Read More
The Salmon and Trout Association (Scotland) (S&TA(S)) has welcomed the announcement by Usan Salmon Fisheries Ltd, Scotland’s largest salmon netting company, not to exercise its recently acquired rights to net in the estuary of the River Ythan and on the adjacent coastline.
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North Atlantic Salmon Fund chairman, Orri Vigfusson, claims nets in north-east England are violating UN Treaty. Read More
By a raft of good fortune and with a lot of help from friends, I am in the market for... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
A Welsh conservation programme to save a highly endangered species is celebrating a major milestone after a captive-bred population has... Read More
NEW CHALLENGES Like everyone, I have my favourite venues, but I also love exploring new places and trying to get... Read More
Angling is hardly a world wherein woke attitudes have really taken root, but perhaps they should. Diversity is a concept... Read More