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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...
Apr 22, 2022
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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....
Jan 21, 2022
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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 27, 2021
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WRT - Citizen Science Programme
On Monday 29th November, the Westcountry Rivers Trust citizen science programme is running two local training sessions. North Devon...
Nov 25, 2021
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Passion for pure rivers
An article by John Bailey of Fish & Fly on his conversation with Feargal Sharkey. Read the article here
Nov 23, 2021
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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 20, 2021
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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 19, 2021
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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 17, 2021
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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 13, 2021
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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...
Nov 10, 2021
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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 18, 2021
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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...
Oct 16, 2021
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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 27, 2021
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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 14, 2021
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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...
Sep 10, 2021
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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...
Aug 2, 2021
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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 23, 2021
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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...
Jul 10, 2021
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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 8, 2021
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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...
Jun 1, 2021
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