Pete Tyjas talks with Roger Taylor
In this episode Pete talks with Roger Taylor about his life in the Eden Valley, his deep passion for his home river of the same name and...
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News
Jan 21, 2022
EAC report on water quality in rivers
Members may be interested in the recently published EAC (Chaired by Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP) report into Water Quality in Rivers....
Nov 27, 2021
SAS Water Quality Report
The 2021 Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Water Quality Report exposes the scale of the sewage scandal in our rivers and seas. Click here to...
Nov 25, 2021
WRT - Citizen Science Programme
On Monday 29th November, the Westcountry Rivers Trust citizen science programme is running two local training sessions. North Devon...
Nov 23, 2021
Passion for pure rivers
An article by John Bailey of Fish & Fly on his conversation with Feargal Sharkey. Read the article here
Nov 20, 2021
The Importance of Barbless Hooks
Our friends at Keepfishwet have published an important article on the importance of barbless hooks. Read the full article here
Nov 19, 2021
Smoke & Mirrors
The following article was written by Simon Cooper in the Fishing Breaks newsletter today. I do things so you don’t have to. Having read...
Nov 17, 2021
Wild Trout Trust Christmas Draw
Tickets are on sale for the 2021 Wild Trout Trust annual Christmas Draw. Last year, the Draw raised £8,000 and this year, the WTT are on...
Nov 13, 2021
Podcast: Nymph Fishing
Pete Tyjas talks with Paul Gaskell about nymph fishing and his excellent book "The Fly Fishing Bible of Nymphing". It's packed full of...
Nov 10, 2021
Book: The Optimist
I'm not a great reader of fly fishing books but this is one I couldn't put down. David Coggins writes beautifully and in a way that fly...
Oct 18, 2021
Angling Trust Christmas Raffle
The Angling Trust's Christmas 2021 raffle is open for entries at £2 per ticket with a top prize of £2,000 RRP of Shakespeare tackle....
Oct 16, 2021
Thank you to members
On a beautiful Wednesday morning this week, a small group of members refitted heavy duty ladders to enable all of us better access to the...
Sep 27, 2021
State of our rivers report
The River's Trust "State of our Rivers" Report is published and we recommend that members acquaint themselves with its contents: Click...
Sep 14, 2021
Government failing to stop sewage discharge...
An article was published in the Guardian this week with the headline "Government failing to stop sewage discharge into English rivers,...
Sep 10, 2021
Cattle by Mill Pool
Members will have noticed that there is a bull and calves in the field by Mill Pool. With regards to cattle in fields, the official...
Aug 2, 2021
Red Skin Disease in salmon
Please see the following notification from the EA. We have received a number of reports of wild Atlantic salmon exhibiting ventral...
Jul 23, 2021
EA recruiting 50 new farm inspectors
As part of the Anglers Against Pollution campaign, The Angling Trust have been calling for more boots on the ground to carry out proper...
Jul 10, 2021
Is it ok to photograph your fish?
A recent article from Keep Fish Wet suggests that we shouldn't, especially in the extreme temperatures being experienced in certain...
Jun 8, 2021
Invasive Species Workshop No.2
The Angling Trust are running the second of two online workshops focussed on preventing the spread of freshwater invasive species in the...
Jun 1, 2021
Please support this Parliamentary Petition
Freshwater habitats - rivers, lakes and streams and all their associated wildlife need our help. Taw Fishing club is supporting the...
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