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South West Fly Fair 2025  South West Fly Fair 2025 will be held at Roadford Lake on Sunday 23 February See below my report from last years event https://www.northdevonanglingnews.co.uk/2024/02/29/roadford-fly-fair-2/ A fun and informative family day out with activities such as fly tying and casting demonstrations, trade stands, expert advice from trout, sea and coarse fly fishers and food and drink available from Roadford Lake Café (don't forget season permit holders get a 10% discount in the café too)! Tickets are available now, so book online to benefit from; £7 advanced ticket price (tickets will be £10 on the door, free ...

Barnstaple & District Angling Clubs AGM was held at the Ebberley Arms in Barnstaple with a very good proportion of the membership in attendance. The clubs committee are undoubtedly a hard-working and dedicated team full of optimism despite difficult times on the river. The club has purchased a new stretch of fishing on the Middle Taw that was for many years owned by John Saunders affectionately known to local anglers as ‘Gandy’. Sadly no salmon were landed from the beat this year. Fortunately the wild brown trout fishing was superb with plenty of stunning fish over 1lb caught. Alan Jump ...

The first weekend of November brought the 2024 season to a close for most Charter boats operating out of Ilfracombe. The calm weather resulted in a good end to the season. Last weekend Bluefin Charters, Predator 2 and Carrick Lee all had successful trips with tope to 42lb boated with several large fish lost. Bass, bull huss, pollock, scad, conger, wrasse, whiting and dogfish were caught and the trips were even more made memorable with sightings of porpoise, seal and tuna. South Molton Angling Club – Bluefin A quick report from Edward Rands on the clubs last sea trip of ...

Pete Tyjas chats with Charles Inniss at the Half Moon Inn a must listen for anyone interested in the River Torridge and North Devon's salmon Fly Culture New Podcast - Episode 254 Charles Innis - One River Pete Tyjas makes the drive over to visit Charles Innis at the Half Moon Inn, Sheepwash in Devon. We talk about his relationship with the inn that goes back to the 1950s when his family took it on as a fishing hotel. He tells me about his love for the Torridge, looking after guests and running the inn with his brother. Charles is ...

Bluefin tuna are now present off the South West Coast in huge numbers during late Summer and Autumn generating a great deal of interest amongst sea anglers consequentially bringing a valuable boost to the local economy. These immensely powerful fish were once prolific in the North Sea feasting upon the herring shoals that migrated to the area each autumn. The Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough became the home of the British Tunny Club in 1933 and for the pre-war years became the destination for the rich and famous to battle with these leviathans fishing from rowing boats using strong tackle ...