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Latest News
Angling bodies set their manifestoes for prospective new government
As the election looms, the angling bodies have listed their demands of newly elected MPs The Angling ...
Grilse run starts in Ireland
Salmon start to show on Moy, Cong, Clare, Leane, Laune and Munster Blackwater Grilse from the Munster ...
Win £1,300 worth of Sage gear, and protect wild waters
WildFish launch 2024 fundraiser to fight pollution and salmon farming with a draw for a Sage outfit ...
Blogs
By Mark Bowler
A perfect evening rise
Why sit at home watching TV, when you could be making the most of a warm sunset Brown trout spots and colours highlighted in the evening light. The last warm evening we had – which ...
By Mark Bowler
When spring trout refuse to rise
Wet-fly and Nymph tactics for when trout refuse to show on the surface Trophy brown trout from a small tributary. Last time I wrote of the dearth of insects and rising fish on my early ...
Features
The secret to catching more mullet
Seasoned mullet fly-fisher, Colin MacLeod, is convinced that red in a fly pattern is the secret to catching more mullet
Milkfish in the Seychelles
Tony Richards recounts a meeting with a huge milkfish in the Seychelles, the awesomely powerful, algae-grazing leviathans of the Indo-Pacific
Reviews
Vision Nahka wading boots
A search for durable, hard-wearing, long-lasting wading boots
Marryat 10ft #4/5 Tactical HX Limited Edition Fly Rod
Built for modern Nymphing: The Marryat 10ft #4/5 Tactical HX Limited Edition Fly Rod The Marryat 10ft #4/5 Tactical HX Limited Edition Fly Rod comes in a chunky rectangular aluminium ...
Videos
Be prepared for the Mayfly with this detached-body Dun
Oliver Edwards uses foam, moose hair and thread to create a detached body Mayfly Dun dry fly with a deer-hair wing, ready for the imminent Mayfly – green drake – hatch. Watch more of Oliver's videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@LearnFlyFishing/videos
Tying the Silver Fritz Humungous
How to tie the Silver Fritz Humungous – a bead-chain eyed combination of black marabou, silver flash and grizzle hackle – tied by Magnus Angus for fishing early season ...
Modern ways with Waddington shanks
Magnus Angus demonstrates how the Waddington shank can be used to carry a single hook, and how this can relate to it being used for salmon and sea trout ...