The 2021 Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Water Quality Report exposes the scale of the sewage scandal in our rivers and seas. Click here to...

On Monday 29th November, the Westcountry Rivers Trust citizen science programme is running two local training sessions. North Devon...

An article by John Bailey of Fish & Fly on his conversation with Feargal Sharkey. Read the article here

Our friends at Keepfishwet have published an important article on the importance of barbless hooks. Read the full article here

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...

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...

Pete Tyjas talks with Paul Gaskell about nymph fishing and his excellent book "The Fly Fishing Bible of Nymphing". It's packed full of...

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...

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....

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...

The River's Trust "State of our Rivers" Report is published and we recommend that members acquaint themselves with its contents: Click...

An article was published in the Guardian this week with the headline "Government failing to stop sewage discharge into English rivers,...

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...

Please see the following notification from the EA. We have received a number of reports of wild Atlantic salmon exhibiting ventral...

As part of the Anglers Against Pollution campaign, The Angling Trust have been calling for more boots on the ground to carry out proper...

A recent article from Keep Fish Wet suggests that we shouldn't, especially in the extreme temperatures being experienced in certain...

The Angling Trust are running the second of two online workshops focussed on preventing the spread of freshwater invasive species in the...

Freshwater habitats - rivers, lakes and streams and all their associated wildlife need our help. Taw Fishing club is supporting the...

The next South West Invasive Species Forum meeting is on Thursday 27th May at 10am via Zoom to coincide with invasive species week....

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...

Thank you to all our members who attended the two bank maintenance days in April. There will be further events published soon. In the...

BBC Panorama 7:40PM - 12th April 2021 Panorama investigates the scandal of our polluted rivers. Reporter Joe Crowley obtains data that...

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...

Read the Spring News Update Online from the Wild Trout Trust.

A fellow club member, Michael Coulson, has advised me of an unusual interaction with the owners of Chulmleigh Lodge adjacent to the A377...

THE ANGLING TRUST ONLINE MEETING STARTS AT 6:45PM - WEDNESDAY 31st MARCH 2021 The Angling Trust are running the first of two online...

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...

Fly anglers are sure to enjoy The Fly Culture Podcast with Pete Tyjas, honorary member of Taw Fishing Club. This podcast is about our...

A new balustrade has been fitted to Hawkridge Bridge...

The conservation work continues along our waters. Here are the team from Oaklands Tree Services on the river bank. See other conservation...

Conservation work continues throughout the year. Here are recent images taken of new tree planting on the right hand side of the river...

Not long until the season opens on March 15th. Here are some recent photo's taken of the river between Brushford and Coldridge Bridge.

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...

An interesting web site for our members. River Action is a UK-based environmental campaigning body committed to addressing the severe...

A powerful conservation message in a great document with amazing photography. This is something worth sharing. "Freshwater fishes, in all...

Science shows that even small changes in how an angler catches, handles, and releases a fish can have positive outcomes once that fish...

The Salmon & Trout Conservation is inviting you to join The Untangled Talks on Thursday 18th February at 6pm. In a series of...

Covid has meant less people on the river and accordingly less riverbank volunteers managing access to the river and tree management. A...

As part of the North Devon Biosphere’s ‘Pledge for Nature’ project, the Biosphere 2020 Nature Awards celebrate some of the best pledges...

My breathable waders seem to last about two years before there arises that tell-tell sign of seeping cold leaking through onto one or...

Some members have expressed concern about their safety when fishing. In particular, if they needed to summon help while fishing alone....

“What happens next is up to every one of us” – Sir David Attenborough’ haunting words as he closed his latest documentary, Extinction....

Ian Blewett, secretary of the River Taw Fisheries Association, has written a hard hitting and thought provoking article highlighting the...

Many TFC members will already be familiar with Barbless Flies who supply hand tied flies using quality materials on barbless fly fishing...

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...

Here's a summary of what members should expect from farmers regarding water quality. Click here to view

The summer 2020 newsletter from the River Taw Fisheries Association is published. Click the link below to view the PDF. Read the RTFA...

It is important to report incidents to the Environment Agency (EA) as soon as possible, especially in times of drought or low flows....

See link for latest news from EA https://environment-agency.uk.com/3O4M-149JO-F7D5Q373F/cr.aspx

Here's the April news letter from the Salmon & Trout Conservation. Link to view April newsletter