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THE River Wye has produced one of the best catches of salmon in recent memory with four huge specimens over the 30lb mark being netted along with numerous fish over 25lb. The biggest of the bunch weighed 33lb and was banked by Mike Pritchard while fishing with experienced ghillie Lyndon Cobley on the Ingestone beat near Ross-on-Wye. Lyndon’s son Joe, ...
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- 29 April 2013
"It was a better week for anglers fishing the Aberdeenshire Dee last week with FishDee beats reporting 221 salmon and 30 sea trout. And although reports in the current week suggest the river is now down to its bare summer bones, it is worth dwelling on the superlative summer sport that greets those fly-fishermen, and women, who are in the ...
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- 14 August 2012
Blackdyke Trout Fishery, NorfolkSome good catches again this week with the boat anglers doing better at the weekend than the bank anglers. Small dries, Hoppers and Buzzers all taking fish on floating lines with a slow drift with the wind or figure-of-eight retrieve. The fishery is hosting a ‘Family day’ on Sunday August 12 when visitors can try flyfishing with ...
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- 27 July 2012
Blackdyke Trout Fishery, NorfolkWith the weather being changeable this week the fish have switched between Buzzers, small nymphs and on warmer days small dries. Carl Ward had his best brown to date, which was returned safely. Tim Gaunt-Baker is holding a parent and child course on August 26. The fishery has a great ticket where under 16s can fish all ...
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- 06 July 2012
A scheme to encourage anglers to return salmon back to a popular river after capture has been hailed a success after stats revealed local fishermen had embraced the idea. Environment Agency officials created an incentive system for those fishing the River Tees to not take the species home for the dinner pot and in 2011 64 per cent of fish ...
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- 14 June 2012
CHRIS McAlister won the Troutmasters Final at Grafham Water just as the latest issue of Trout Fisherman was going to press. The Scotsman, representing Aberdeenshire’s Raemoir Trout Fishery, was one of the few who managed to register catches in both bank and boat categories, after winds over the weekend before the final had coloured the Cambridgeshire reservoir’s margins. After taking six fish ...
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- 15 May 2012
Twenty years after the ‘River Runs Through It effect’ gave flyfishing a fillip, one Scottish salmon and trout operator believes Hollywood may have delivered the goods again. Dundee firm Salmo International says its booking enquiries have increased by 60 per cent since Salmon Fishing in the Yemen was released in cinemas. The film, starring Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor, is based ...
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- 01 May 2012
This huge salmon was one half of a brace of fine fish that were both estimated to weigh ‘well over 20lb’ and were landed by Clive Peglar from the River Wye last week. Even though the specimen was not weighed, it measured 40 inches in length and took over 10 minutes to beat to the bank after grabbing a spinner. ...
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- 18 April 2012
Bangour Trout Fishery, West LothianWhile opening day was marred with thick fog and remained bitterly cold throughout the day, this did not deter the fish in the slightest and right from the off rods were bending everywhere. Top lures were Damsel, Rabbits in black and green and Cat’s Whisker. Buzzer fishing was really good with the top pattern being black ...
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- 05 April 2012
Cwm Hedd Trout Lake, GwentGraham Davies took one fish and released nine using a floating line with Cat’s Whiskers, Diawl Bachs, Montana and Woolly Bugger. Dave Russell took one fish and released eight on Crunchers and Stonefly. Rad Novacovic took one and returned eight on Bloodworm, Cats and Damsels. Bill Williams took one fish and released seven on Diawl Bachs. ...
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- Fish Catches
- 05 April 2012
