Pebble CEO Resigns Due to Leaked Tapes

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Tom Collier, the CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership – the group trying to put a mine on the headwaters of Bristol Bay – has resigned, reports Field & Stream.  Collier resigned after tapes leaked by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) revealed that Collier and the other Pebble executives don’t plan on ending the mining operations […]

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IF4™ Launches 2020 Virtual Screening Platform, Upcoming Dates starting September 1

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The International Fly Fishing Film Festival has announced the launch of its new streaming platform for distribution of the “Virtual IF4.”  Virtual screenings will begin in late September.   See the press release below for more info. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2020 IF4™ Launches 2020 Virtual Screening Platform, Upcoming Dates starting September 1 Cranbrook, British […]

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Kayak angling for plaice on the Skerries

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Flashback Friday: My Grandfather’s Fly Rod

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This week, I figured for our regular look back at fly fishing history, I’d share this great video from Suffering Outdoors. The man behind this YouTube channel restores and fishes his grandfather’s old bamboo fly rod, which was originally built in the 1940s. It’s a well-done video, and a reminder of the simplicity that got […]

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Angling Bait

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Angling Bait There is such an array of lure that it is hard to suggest any type of specific shade, dimension, or kind as the very best. There are greater than a thousand great lures on the marketplace. All will certainly capture fish at time or an additional. Angling lures generally consider from 1/4 to […]

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Fishing masks are the safer way for some anglers now

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THIS angler is one of thousands of anglers taking extra precautions during the Covid-19 crisis. Colin Etherington wears a fishing mask The man in the fishing mask, Colin Etherington, really enjoyed his first trip back on the bank after lockdown restrictions were lifted for angling. Colin, whose family owned and built the much-admired Wintons Fishery […]

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Review: Carp Spirit Inox Bobbin Single Hanger

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The Carp Spirit Inox Bobbin Single Hanger comes under the beady eye of Angler’s Mail tackle editor Richard Howard. He’s the No.1 product inspector, checking out loads of quality kit every week. Description: carp bobbin system. Specifications: Duo Adjustable Line Clip for running or fixed attachment on the line; side grub screw for increasing tension, […]

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Have you ever caught one of these?

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HAVE you ever caught one of these, or any other rarely-caught coarse species? The fish held by Jordan Grant is a bullhead, also known quaintly as a miller’s thumb. Jordan’s surprise came on Derbyshire’s River Erewash at Pinxton, just before the end of the rivers season. Of course, fishing everywhere is currently not possible due […]

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This awesome catch adds another PB to big fish ace’s incredible list

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SPECIMEN ace James Crameri, who has one of the most impressive coarse fish PB lists, smashed his chub record with this 7 lb 13 oz giant. James Crameri admires his 7 lb 13 oz Great Ouse chub. James beat his old PB of 7 lb 6 oz from the River Lea when he tackled his […]

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Huge river pike will hit 30 lb soon

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RIVER pike ace Leigh Laffar was thrilled with this stunning 28 lb PB – but thinks she might hit the magic 30 lb barrier at the end of the winter. The 32-year-old engineer from Warwickshire explained: “I caught her during the floods, fishing a slack under a road bridge on a float fished half-herring. “I […]

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