POPULAR FLY FAIR SIGNALS EVE OF A NEW SEASON
The South West Fly Fair hosted by South West Lakes Trust and held at Roadford Lake has become a popular fixture in the West Country angling calendar and is seen by many as the curtain raiser to the season ahead. I have been attending the event for many years and always enjoy the opportunity to catch up with familiar faces and forge further connections within the fly fishing community. The main sponsors for this year’s event were once again Turrall, Chevron Hackles and Snowbee. Gale force winds and heavy rain failed to dampen enthusiasm as keen fly ...
Grayling in a timeless Valley
Trout Fishing for Beginners - with Directions for Dressing Flies for Trout and Grayling and useful Recipes By Devonshire Fisherman ( Rev A Hughes) The month of January is, unfortunately for the fisherman Artic in its conditions to tempt him to leave the fireside and pursue the gentle art: but February though it has well-earned itself the cognomen of “fill Dyke.” Is not always a wet month. There are many of its twenty eight days which possess a charm as fascinating to the piscator as the more genial breath of spring: when the fish are alert, and rise to the ...
Acoustic fish deterrence at the intake of Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor
My good friend Mark Everard included this in his latest Newsletter. This will undoubtedly have a significant impact upon the fish within the Bristol Channel and I would urge all who care to sign the petition linked beneath. 'Acoustic fish deterrence at the intake of Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor I have noted previously that EDF is frankly telling lies about the alleged ‘minor impact’ that an uncontrolled abstraction of cooling water from the Severn Estuary would have on fish. Modelling suggests 182 million fish killed a year for 60 years… hardly minor! Add to this the many are protected ...
Do you live in North Devon? Are you interested in the health of your local rivers?
Do you live in North Devon? Are you interested in the health of your local rivers? We are looking for new volunteers to join Westcountry CSI and become citizen scientists! What is Westcountry CSI? Westcountry CSI (Citizen Science Investigations) is a scheme established by Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) that involves monitoring the health of our streams and rivers, through spot sampling. We are organising a training event (delivered by WRT) to sign volunteers up. The surveys are fairly quick and can take up to 15-20 minutes to complete. Once you sign up to the scheme online, you will receive free kit ...
Trees for Salmon – Planting Day at Landacre Bridge
Over the past twelve months or so I have helped introduce the film Riverwoods to audiences across North Devon. The film highlights the vital link between tree’s and salmon within complex ecosystems. So when I learnt that West Country Rivers Trust were holding a tree planting day beside the River Barle close to the iconic Landacre Bridge I felt that I should attend and join this effort to improve this environment for the salmon. Those who follow my posts on North Devon Angling News will know of my dismay at the dramatic decline in salmon populations across the UK ...
