Following on from the great demand for places in next years 2003 Austin Carp Tournament in the USA, Jon Greenwood from Ultimate Angling has secured a number of additional teams spaces from the UK. The original allocation of 4 teams were snapped up within days of them being announced and with the fishing at this…

Scierra was the main spearhead for these tours, having rented a house and leasing some of the most beautiful stretches of salmon water on the Orkla River in the Rnningen area, 60 kilometers south of Trondheim. The trip also incorporated elements from a local newspaper “Aarhus Stiftstidende” and “Grejbiksen” a local tackle shop. Scierra are…

Well, I don’t think I have anyway, though perhaps some of those sea-trout I have picked up here and there over the years might have been salmon. Very few people I know can tell the difference without consulting a textbook. Okay, yeah, I’ve caught lots of parr, but not ‘proper’ salmon, and yet I’ve been…

New species are being targeted (bass and pike fly-fishing are relatively common), tackle technology has gone through the roof and it is no longer unusual for a fly angler to pack a suitcase (or even brief case!), in the hope of some fly sport abroad. The only problem to confront when considering this last point…

The Bow is a shallow wide river which is why it’s a great dry fly river. It can be quite windy so I would advise a nine foot six weight rod. Even a seven weight rod might prove useful. This was the third fish in five drifts. Overhead, skeins of geese along with small flights…

A country that can seem remote and very foreign indeed even though it is in the European Union and is a mere three hours flight away from any of our UK airports. One of Spain’s problems is that we only think of the Costas when the name is mentioned. But Spain is far more than…

In fact theres probably little doubt that the very best pike fishing in the entire world is to be found along the fringes of the Baltic sea. I, myself, have witnessed the capture of one forty-seven pound fish. Ive lost a fish that was at least seven or eight pounds larger. Ive either seen or…

GIBRALTAR TOURIST BOARD UK WELCOMES NICK HANCOCK & MIKE THRUSSELL OF BBC RADIOS FISH OF FIVE LIVE Visit of the BBC Radio 5 Fish on Five programme organized by the Gibraltar Tourist Board. This programme was broadcast last Saturday (20/04/02) and will be repeated in prime time over the coming weeks. Full text available on…

Today many anglers are travelling to fish the east coast for striped bass. Fish that can often weigh twenty and thirty pounds. Striper bass are a tough quarry, the perfect target for a fly fisher from the beaches, rocky outcrops and jetties. Without doubt the best way to go striper fishing is book one of…

First of all I don’t think there is a better time than now to go off on that exotic holiday to warmer climes you have promised yourself for the past few years. I know from your letters that many of you have retired early. In many cases the kids have flown the roost, so no…