Big Wye Salmon we’re commonplace in the not too distant past but to catch a 30pounder on any British River is now very rare.

It has been a long time in planning, testing, and getting everything in place but we are finally there with the new rods and reels. I had...

The Spey season of 2022 has got off to great start. Well, that is of course you happen to be fishing on the middle beats. In those days...

I am sure I will not be the only one to have really enjoyed this movie over the Christmas period. I for one really liked the film and...

As 2021 ends I can only look on this year as a positive one, a year where we all got fishing again, and OK, this was fraught with hassles...

Covid politics - Measuring Politics - Salmon politics. They are all linked by one thing. Scientists fiddling around whilst Rome burns....

Picking the right line for your double handed rod can be so confusing and seem like a minefield. Our new system will change all of this.

What have I been doing since leaving Hardy back in early 2020? The answer is, working on a project thats been in my mind for almost 30...

Scotland is one of the worlds leading destinations for salmon fishing. Its long history has led to a culture stretching far beyond simply...

A blog about some good scientific work carried out on fish eating birds in Germany.

Having fished for salmon all my life here in Scotland and had experience of Atlantic Salmon fishing in Norway, Russia and Canada, I have...

Iceland Trip 2022 – River Blanda 8th - 15th July Travel Having arrived in Iceland on the 4th July, to give us time to prepare for our...

Here on the Spey and across most of Scotland, the salmon fishing season of 2020 is coming to a close with our rivers showing a decent,...

The first two weeks of September saw me on the river with three separate groups of customers, two on the Spey at Arndilly, and one on the...

A great memory - This story just couldn't wait for the book.. Iceland - Lake Thingvallavatn 2016 My first trip to Iceland, my head is...

Looking back over a long life of salmon fishing, the main differences between salmon fishing pre 1980 was, not only were most private...

A few weeks ago I had a really good, in depth conversation with Mr Bob Kindness from the Carron River on the west Coast of Scotland....

For those fortunate to have time on the river and cast a fly, the salmon season of 2020 has almost seen us step back into a time warp....