ONE of the hottest properties on the Tyne salmon fisher’s minds during the 2011 season was a fly pattern that brought almost 200 salmon to the net on the excellent Bywell Estates beat. The Fly is ...

The recent Irish Fly Fair in Galway saw the launch of the latest encyclopaedic work on classic salmon flies by Waterville angling historian, Martin Lanigan-O’Keeffe. The historian, whose previous book ...

Pteronarcys Californica, the giants of the riverside insects are coming. “I saw one flying through the air fighting with a crow. It was so big,” said one guide. “Cracked my windshield, landed on my ...

The best fishing of the year are the transition seasons in spring and fall as the temperatures swing between winter and ...

Reviews were mixed from the anglers I spoke to. Some caught them on big, bushy dry flies, others not at all. The reports held true that the salmonflies were here but cool weather and rain had stifled ...

The onset of fall fishing action is slowly starting to arrive. More salmon are starting to appear in the Niagara River and off the piers as they begin to stage. Big bass have been starting to bulk up ...