The stark news behind the demise of Draycote, Eyebrook and Thornton trout fisheries
High costs, Covid, austerity and dwindling numbers make reservoir trout fishery management a tough business Eyebrook was once kept as a recreational ...
SalmonSchools – open for bookings
The SalmonSchool enters its 19th year of providing expert salmon fishing tuition, experience, food and accommodation, plus among the best chances of catching a ...
In praise of the white-hackled wet fly
Dave Heseltine's Smoky Joe has already inspired a number of white-hackled wet fly variants White-hackled wets: (from left) Smoky Joe and white-hackled ...
Does this film rival ‘A River Runs Through It’?
Will 'Mending the Line', set in Montana, have the same explosive effect on fly-fishing participation as Brad Pitt and Robert Redford's 'A River Runs ...
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Learning from an otter in a flood
An otter demonstrates where exactly to fish in a bank-high-flood Trout taken from the slow water on the inside bend of a ...
Dry fly at night for trout
Heading out for trout after 9pm to fish dry flies in the gloaming Scottish trout come alive after 9pm on a warm ...
Keep ’em clean
Keep those fly lines clean for slicker, easier casting Regular cleaning of the line will preserve it, and make casting a joy ...
UK declines United Nations’ ‘Freshwater Challenge’
Why hasn't UK joined the United Nations-led Freshwater Challenge to clean up rivers? Despite what we might think, 45% of New Zealand's ...