For reasons some might guess, I’m on my way North on Sunday/Monday coming. I’m around the Eden first, and then... Read More
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
In response to R’s comments on salmonids in the heat, I find the subject critically interesting. In the event, we... Read More
A few days ago I returned from a recce down the M5 to Exmoor, and I’m off to the Exe... Read More
From the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) Iceland’s Parliament is preparing to consider a bill that would give the world’s... Read More
The collaboration will see the two organisations work together on various projects to conserve wild fish and their waters, including... Read More
We all face difficult choices in life, some of which have to be made in the heat and stress of... Read More
I am, of course, obsessed with the Wye now, like I was as a child in the very early Sixties.... Read More
Suppose you want to put two pals on an English salmon this coming autumn, where would you advise? The South... 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
A good few of my friends now know that Enoka and I are on the verge of leaving Norfolk and... Read More
Malcolm Dutchman – Smith I always enjoy reading Andrew Douglas – Hume’s weekly editorials on “Tweedbeats” (http://www.tweedbeats.com/news) as they are... Read More
Like football fans and their favourite teams, many anglers maintain surprising loyalty to the beats and rivers they visit, even... Read More
I have had the privilege of fishing one of the classic salmon rivers of Scotland. Not merely that but on... Read More
Quite a few musings here, so I hope you’ll forgive my scattered thoughts. In fact, so scattered are they that... Read More
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
Since my recent piece on the Exe I’ve been made aware of RETA, and many thanks for that Godfrey! The... Read More
Launched in the Spring of 2018, The Missing Salmon Project, is the clarion call that salmon conservation organisations are rallying... Read More
We live in difficult and uncertain economic and environmental circumstances and despite all the efforts being made salmon stocks are... Read More
By Malcolm Dutchman-Smith In the course of the present century the name of Eddie McCarthy has become synonymous with the... Read More
What the book cover says: This book traces the history of salmon fishing on the river Thurso in Scotland from... Read More