The annual South West Fly Fair takes place at Roadford Lake, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0RL on Sunday 26 February 2023 from 10am ~ 4pm
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Fishing Information: Fishing Events Advice and Articles
The Fishing articles below provide information and contact details for Angling Associations, Charities and Angling bodies
Not all are specific to Game, Coarse or Sea Fishing. All the clubs and associations cover our South West region - an area which includes Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and a small part of Hampshire. We are keen to promote Angling events within our region. If you have an event or article you would like considered for publication on our website please email [email protected] along with your contact details.
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Salmon & Trout Research Centre
East Stoke
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 6BB
Fish have one very large disadvantage for those who study them – it is very difficult and often... Read more
Bill Beaumont | September 21 2011 | Other Articles
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The Bass Anglers' Sportfishing Society (BASS) is both a fishing club and an organisation dedicated to the conservation of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
BASS was formed in March 1973 following a... Read more
Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society | June 9 2011 | Sea Fishing Articles: Tips and Advice
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If you fish in rivers and lakes your main problem – finding the fish – is more or less solved, you know that (unless they have climbed out onto dry land) they are in there somewhere. Sea angling is an entirely different ball game. Your quarry has the entire Atlantic Ocean to swim in and might well be many miles from your chosen spot – tricky! On the credit side there will be many species to... Read more
Mike Ladle | September 22 2011 | Sea Fishing Articles: Tips and Advice
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About The BDAA
British disabled angling association is a registered National charity founded in 1996 by former England International Terry Moseley, to offer inclusive fishing opportunities in Coarse, Sea, Game and Specimen fishing for disabled people.
The team
A board of trustees manage the day to day running of the charity,... Read more
Terry Moseley | July 9 2009 | Sea Fishing Articles: Tips and Advice
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The National Anguilla Club is one of the country’s longest running specimen angling clubs being formed back in 1962. Its membership has fluctuated between 10 to 50 members but is now at an all time high with well over 100 senior members. In the early days some eels were killed by the membership so that in-depth studies could be carried out to better understand this mysterious... Read more
National Anguilla Club | June 9 2011 | Other Articles
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The Angling Trust was launched in January 2009 and it is now firmly established as the single unified organisation for all game, coarse and sea anglers in England. If you’re not a member, please support our work by joining, and take advantage of the new membership benefits on offer exclusively to Angling Trust individual members. Adult membership is just £25 a year and under 18s can... Read more
Mark Lloyd | September 21 2011 | Sea Fishing Articles: Tips and Advice
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Probably the oldest recorded use of kayaks for fishing is the Inuit People who used the predecessor to our modern sea kayaks for hunting and fishing. Today there are 3 main types of boat that can be used for fishing. Canoe (open boat single blade paddle), Closed Cockpit Kayaks and SOTs (sit on tops), the latter is by far the most popular. The main advantages of the SOT over the other two are... Read more
Canoe England | September 22 2011 | Other Articles
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The Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) was established in 1903 to address the damage done to our rivers by the polluting effects of the Industrial Revolution. For 108 years, the Association has worked to protect fisheries, fish stocks and the wider aquatic environment on behalf of game angling and fisheries. In 2008, the Association was granted charitable status, primarily... Read more
Salmon & Trout Association | September 23 2011 | Other Articles
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SWRA is the voice of riparian owners and game angling in the South West. It is the umbrella of the individual river associations in the South West and a powerful lobbying body regularly consulted by the Environment Agency and Government. Its main aim is to see salmon and sea trout stocks and the sport of angling for them return to their former glory. As with many aspects of modern life,... Read more
Roger Furniss | September 22 2011 | Game Fishing Articles: Fishing Tips and Advice
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South West Lakes Trust manages around 30 lakes as fisheries in the South West of England. The Trust was formed to provide, promote and enhance sustainable recreation, access and nature conservation at these lakes. One of the most popular activities for visitors is angling for both coarse and game fish. Each of the lakes has its own unique character. Some lakes are found in wild and secluded... Read more
South West Lakes Trust | September 22 2011 | Coarse and Carp Fishing Articles
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