A summit has been held at the Department for Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Defra) to discuss how to address failing stocks of Atlantic salmon in England after 2014’s catches were the lowest on record, prompting Trout & Salmon magazine to launch a Save Our Salmon campaign which the Angling Trust & Fish Legal were […]

Biggest Rainbow of the season at Rutland Water 11lb 14½oz specimen landed by Rik Varley from Yorkshire  Europe’s top anglers head to Rutland for the biggest match of the season Rutland Water hosts final of prestigious Anglian Water Airflo International. Full report next week www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe […]

Rutland WaterFish week 258 (Season 19,259) Returns 68 (5,453) Rod average 3.79 (3.53) Another good week’s fishing with anglers reporting plenty of fish from around the reservoir. Boat anglers are taking the bulk of the fish with the main basin providing very quick limits with many fish around the 2lb mark, though a steady number […]

Anglina water trout and pike fishing Week ending 2 August 2015 In the race for victory in the Rutland Tuesday Night boat league it’s neck and neck between Richard Cooper and Keith Jones 26lb Pike for Piotr at PitsfordPerfect conditions for predator fishing as Piotr Krygier takes a personal best at Pitsford www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water […]

Pic: Ben Bangham won ndividual gold at the 5 Nations Fly Fishing event for Team England The 2nd 5 Nations Fly Fishing Championship took place in the Cork and Killarney regions in Ireland from 16th – 17th July on three venues Loch Lein (East and West), Lake Gougane Barra and the River Allow/Blackwater. The Championship […]

Pic: Chris Halliday with the best brown trout taken at Rutland Water this week at 6lb 10oz. Rutland WaterFish week 508 (Season 16,672) Returns 230 (4,711) Rod average 2.2(3.53) Chris Halliday of Bourne visited Rutland Water for the first time on Saturday guided by Cameron Neil. They ventured down the North Arm where Chris was […]

The Salmon and Trout Association (Scotland) (S&TA(S)) has warmly welcomed the trailblazing salmon conservation proposals announced by Scottish Government today. Under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 Scottish Government is proposing to introduce a licensing system for the killing of wild salmon in Scotland and to prohibit “the taking of salmon outwith […]

Latest News and Information from Week ending 19 July 2015 Sizzling summer sport at Grafham WaterRod average of 4.02 and superb fish Competition hotting up in Rutland’s Tuesday Night boat leagueRichard Cooper heads the leader board from Keith Jones www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham […]

Generous anglers on the River Dee have donated more than £2,700 in the last year to help support the work of the charitable trust that works to care for the river. The donation scheme operated by Ballogie Estate, which manages the Ballogie, Carlogie and Commonty fishing beats above and below Potarch Bridge, has raised more […]

  Fantastic rod average of 6.8 at Ravensthorpe and best fish of the week is 11lb plus   www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure     Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; Pitsford, Ravensthorpe & Hollowell 01604 781350, Taverham Mills Fishery 01603 861014; Alton Water 01473 589105 Recreation Dept Anglian Water 01572 653021   Rutland Water Fish week […]

Exceptional sport at Grafham Water for brothers Dave and Des Burgess Dave nets 45 fish in 5 visits and Des lands 57 fish in 7 trips Simon’s 6lb 2oz Brown is best fish of the week at Pitsford Water Superb Brown for Bourne angler Simon Ashton  www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure  Rutland Water 01780 686441; Grafham Water 01480 810531; […]

Bob Church awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Congratulations to Bob Church of Northampton who has been made an MBE for services to angling.  Bob started out as a coarse angler but is now also a very highly respected fly fisherman. On the competition scene Bob’s medal tally includes team gold medals at […]

Rutland Water Fish week 912 (Season 11,642) Returns 277 (3,076) Rod average 3.29(3.78)Anglers have enjoyed a good week at Rutland Water with fish being caught in many areas both from the bank and boats.  A good number of over wintered fish are being taken by boat anglers.  A cracking 7lb 6oz Brown taken during the Tuesday […]

The Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA) has welcomed the decision by Dumfries and Galloway Council to close forthwith its major mixed stocks salmon netting station close to Annan in the Solway. This follows legal pressure from S&TA on the Council, including the threat of judicial review, that any decisions to allow stake netting to continue […]