UK Fishing News

Game 2 weeks ago

Campaigners say most English riverbanks are off limits

Almost three quarters of England's riverbanks are off limits to the public, according to new figures from the Right to Roam campaign that are likely to reignite a fraught debate over access. For anglers and the owners of fishing beats the campaign cuts both ways The post Campaigners say most English...

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Game 2 weeks ago

A third of Irish wild salmon carry farmed genes

The most comprehensive study of its kind has found farmed-fish genes in more than a third of Ireland's wild salmon populations, a result that will alarm anyone who prizes the wild salmon of the west. Researchers want mandatory genetic monitoring, rapid sampling after farm breaches and stricter conta...

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Game 2 weeks ago

DNA evidence reopens the debate on salmon stocking

New DNA evidence from the River Carron in Wester Ross suggests carefully managed stocking can help rescue salmon rivers pushed to the brink. WildFish is unconvinced, and even the study's authors call hatcheries a bridging strategy rather than a substitute for habitat recovery The post DNA evidence r...

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Game 2 weeks ago

Rivers could be studied for a new Natural History GCSE

Britain's waters could soon be on the school timetable, with a government consultation under way on a new GCSE in Natural History for England in which freshwater habitats feature prominently. The qualification would require 20 hours of fieldwork, and rivers are among the habitats pupils could survey...

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Game 4 weeks ago

Drought spreads: salmon rescued from England’s shrinking rivers

Four more areas are officially in drought after the driest July in 190 years, with salmon and trout the main species being rescued from failing rivers The post Drought spreads: salmon rescued from England’s shrinking rivers appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Game 4 weeks ago

Tweed Forum launches River Tweed Gin to fund salmon tree planting

Borders charity Tweed Forum has launched River Tweed Gin, distilled at Selkirk Distillery using botanicals foraged from the riverbank. Seven pounds from every bottle will fund the native tree planting that keeps the Tweed's water cool and clean enough for its Atlantic salmon The post Tweed Forum lau...

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Game 4 weeks ago

Salmon sonar counts: 904 on the Laxford, 6,147 on the Deveron

Third year of Core Rivers sonar counting records the salmon coming home to two Scottish rivers, and shows why rod catches alone mislead The post Salmon sonar counts: 904 on the Laxford, 6,147 on the Deveron appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Sea 4 weeks ago

MINI MARLIN

For many sea anglers, garfish are little more than a colourful summer diversion – something to catch while waiting for mackerel, or entertaining youngsters on a harbour wall. That does them a serious disservice. Properly targeted on balanced tackle, these visual predators offer some of the most exci...

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Game 4 weeks ago

Draught horse harrows the Coln to clean gravels for spawning trout

Harry, an eight-year-old Comtois, does in 10 minutes what takes a river keeper most of a day, and leaves the bank undamaged The post Draught horse harrows the Coln to clean gravels for spawning trout appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Game 1 month ago

Defra gives holding answer on cormorant control petition

A petition asking for cormorants, goosanders and red-breasted mergansers to be added to Schedule 2.1 passed 10,000 signatures within a fortnight. The Government's response commits to nothing, and rivers stay under licence-only protection for now The post Defra gives holding answer on cormorant contr...

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Game 1 month ago

Home water: seeing my local trout river through fresh eyes

Pete Tyjas invites a friend to fish the river he knows better than any other, then spends the morning worrying about low water, missing hatches and uncooperative trout. What follows is a quiet day of wild brown trout that changes the way he sees a stretch he thought he already knew The post Home wat...

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Game 1 month ago

GWCT study finds as few as 1% of salmon return to spawn

Twenty years of tagging on the Frome show marine survival collapsing, with the sea now the bottleneck in the salmon's life cycle The post GWCT study finds as few as 1% of salmon return to spawn appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Game 1 month ago

Win a Ross Colorado reel worth £379.99!

The Colorado LT set the bar for lightweight click pawl reels. The new Colorado takes it to the next level. - your chance to win. The post Win a Ross Colorado reel worth £379.99! appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Game 1 month ago

Chalkstream salmon should be recognised as subspecies

WildFish has renewed its call for England's chalkstream salmon to be recognised as a subspecies of their own, pointing to genetic research that sets them apart from other Atlantic salmon The post Chalkstream salmon should be recognised as subspecies appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Game 1 month ago

Salmon hatchery pioneer Bob Kindness awarded MBE

The man who brought the River Carron's salmon back from the brink has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours. The post Salmon hatchery pioneer Bob Kindness awarded MBE appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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Sea 1 month ago

POP IT UP!

Popping baits up off the seabed isn’t a tactic commonly used by most shore anglers. If you’ve yet to try it, you really have been missing out, as Mike Thrussell explains Adding buoyancy to your baits helps to imitate the natural tendency of smaller food items to be lifted and dropped by the steady f...

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Sea 1 month ago

GRAN CANARIA INTERNATIONAL BIG GAME FISHING OPEN: THE FAMILY TOURNAMENT THAT BECAME A BENCHMARK FOR SPORT FISHING

Pasito Blanco Yacht Club’s flagship event celebrates its 37th anniversary from 27–29 August, having become one of Europe’s leading showcases for sport fishing, nautical tourism and marine sustainability. The Gran Canaria International Big Game Fishing Open returns from 27 to 29 August, bringing toge...

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Game 2 months ago

Why terrestrials deserve a place in every fly box

When the hatch dies and the river falls quiet, the answer is often drifting in from the fields behind you – a summer case for fishing ants, beetles and hoppers, and the few flies that earn their keep The post Why terrestrials deserve a place in every fly box appeared first on Trout and Salmon.

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