Scotland’s largest salmon producer is set to publish data on sea lice. Marine Harvest has signalled its intention to seek formal certification from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). That means it will have to comply with the ASC’s farm-by-farm sea lice data publication requirement. Read More
Fish&Fly's own Colin Bradshaw proves he knows a thing or two about salmon with a fantastic catch of an estimated 28lb Atlantic Salmon taken during a trip to the Malselv River near Troms in Norway and made the local news headlines! The fish was safely returned to continue its migration up river. Read More
A pub landlord claims to have caught one of the biggest fish ever by reeling in a 1,320lb blue marlin using just a rod and line. The fish was killed and the meat distributed to local islanders but the decision is understandably causing a debate despite this being totally legal. Read More
The rivers Wye and Usk have recorded substantial increases in catches of salmon in 2012. Anglers and river owners have so far reported well over 1,250 salmon from each river, representing a 64% and 51% increase when compared to their respective 5-year average catches. In the case of the Wye, it is the highest number of fish caught since 1996. Read More
You are invited to this historic event that will reconnect Maine’s Penobscot River to the sea for the first time in nearly 200 years! Read More
The small but delightful village of Boca Grande in Lee County, south west Florida recently played host once more to the "World's Richest" Tarpon Tournament. This annual competition brings interest from anglers across the USA and around the world. Two afternoons of competition chasing the giant tarpon of Boca Grande Pass brought lots of action. Read More
Subtitled - "A Life Amongst Fishes and Those Who Catch Them", this book from Test river-keeper Martin "Donny" Donovan", is a collection of amusing and delightful anecdotes from a lifetime spent living around and working on the river, sprinkled with encounters of the various characters met along the way. Read More
In June 2012 the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Fisheries department were successful in their 2.5 million Euro Interreg IVA channel programme funding application to the EU. The project is called MorFish – Monitoring For Migratory Fish and involves working in partnership with the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) based in Rennes, Brittany. Read More