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...
News
- Jan 21
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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...
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
South West Invasive Species Forum
The next South West Invasive Species Forum meeting is on Thursday 27th May at 10am via Zoom to coincide with invasive species week....
- May 9, 2021
- 1 min
The Watchdog that lost its bite
An article published on the web site of the Salmon and Trout Conservation. https://salmon-trout.org/2021/04/26/the-watchdog-that-lost-its...
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
Thank you to members
Thank you to all our members who attended the two bank maintenance days in April. There will be further events published soon. In the...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
The River Pollution Scandal
BBC Panorama 7:40PM - 12th April 2021 Panorama investigates the scandal of our polluted rivers. Reporter Joe Crowley obtains data that...
- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
Catch Returns
All members and their guests are required to complete a catch return, and submit it to the club at the end of the season. Catch returns...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 1 min
WTT Spring News Update Online
Read the Spring News Update Online from the Wild Trout Trust.
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
Access to Club Waters
A fellow club member, Michael Coulson, has advised me of an unusual interaction with the owners of Chulmleigh Lodge adjacent to the A377...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
Invasive Species Workshop
THE ANGLING TRUST ONLINE MEETING STARTS AT 6:45PM - WEDNESDAY 31st MARCH 2021 The Angling Trust are running the first of two online...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
WTT Auction is live
The Wild Trout Trust auction is open until Sunday 28th March. Here are links to the Auction Catalogue and the Auction web site. View the...
- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast: Home Waters with Pete Tyjas
Fly anglers are sure to enjoy The Fly Culture Podcast with Pete Tyjas, honorary member of Taw Fishing Club. This podcast is about our...
- Mar 11, 2021
- 1 min
Hawkridge Bridge
A new balustrade has been fitted to Hawkridge Bridge...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Conservation work continues...
The conservation work continues along our waters. Here are the team from Oaklands Tree Services on the river bank. See other conservation...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Tree Planting
Conservation work continues throughout the year. Here are recent images taken of new tree planting on the right hand side of the river...
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
Preview: Brushford to Coldridge Bridge
Not long until the season opens on March 15th. Here are some recent photo's taken of the river between Brushford and Coldridge Bridge.
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
Auction Time!
The Wild Trout Trust and The Angling Trust are holding their auctions this month. Here are the links and dates for your diary. Wild Trout...
- Feb 25, 2021
- 1 min
River Action UK
An interesting web site for our members. River Action is a UK-based environmental campaigning body committed to addressing the severe...
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
The World's Forgotten Fishes
A powerful conservation message in a great document with amazing photography. This is something worth sharing. "Freshwater fishes, in all...
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Catch & Release
Science shows that even small changes in how an angler catches, handles, and releases a fish can have positive outcomes once that fish...
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
An evening with Feargal Sharkey
The Salmon & Trout Conservation is inviting you to join The Untangled Talks on Thursday 18th February at 6pm. In a series of...
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
We need your help
Covid has meant less people on the river and accordingly less riverbank volunteers managing access to the river and tree management. A...
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
TFC wins Pledge for Nature Award
As part of the North Devon Biosphere’s ‘Pledge for Nature’ project, the Biosphere 2020 Nature Awards celebrate some of the best pledges...
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min
Price of breathable waders leaves me breathless
My breathable waders seem to last about two years before there arises that tell-tell sign of seeping cold leaking through onto one or...
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
Safety while fishing alone
Some members have expressed concern about their safety when fishing. In particular, if they needed to summon help while fishing alone....
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
What happens next...
“What happens next is up to every one of us” – Sir David Attenborough’ haunting words as he closed his latest documentary, Extinction....
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
A crisis in our rivers - A broken trust
Ian Blewett, secretary of the River Taw Fisheries Association, has written a hard hitting and thought provoking article highlighting the...
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
10% off all Barbless Flies
Many TFC members will already be familiar with Barbless Flies who supply hand tied flies using quality materials on barbless fly fishing...
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Bank Maintenance - Thank you to members
A big thank you to everyone who attended the bank maintenance session at the end of June. It was a highly successful morning, and a good...
- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min
Farmers and water quality
Here's a summary of what members should expect from farmers regarding water quality. Click here to view
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
RTFA Summer 2020 Newsletter
The summer 2020 newsletter from the River Taw Fisheries Association is published. Click the link below to view the PDF. Read the RTFA...
- Jun 22, 2020
- 1 min
Reporting incidents to the Environment Agency
It is important to report incidents to the Environment Agency (EA) as soon as possible, especially in times of drought or low flows....