Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 31st, 2009

A strong Scotland Team ran out deserved victors in this year’s Home Nations Boat Championships in Scrabster , but were pushed all the way by a determined England Team in one of the closest contests in recent years.


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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 29th, 2009

Lakeland Fly Tying have a great selection of quality capes for all uses but at reasonable pricesYes the ‘Cape Crusader’ is back! Fish&Fly’s resident fly tyer and reviewer Simon Young took recent delivery of some more sample capes from the folks at Lakeland Fly Tying and set about tying up some flies with them to see how they performed. Brahma, Genetic dry fly and Grizzly Rooster all came our way. You can find out the results inside and also all about “The Lakeland Cut” and no it’s not a new hairstyle as Simon explains.


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Fishing RSS Feeds- Fishing News - General Fishing News on May 28th, 2009

Continue to face strong opposition from commercial fishing lobbyists

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Though backed with a stronger sportfishing/conservation bill currently on the Senate floor in Mexico City that would close major loopholes in the current law, its proponents now face opposition from political and commercial fishing interests pushing legislation to open the dorado fishery more.

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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 28th, 2009

Huge savings on selected products……… e.g. Greys Platinum XD for less than half price!


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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 28th, 2009

This month we thought we would look at a topical title from the Essential Skills with Oliver Edwards DVD series. This title includes both “Fishing Dry Fly on a Chalk Stream” and “Mayfly Time on a Chalk Stream”.


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Fishing RSS Feeds- Fishing News - General Fishing News on May 27th, 2009

Council Bluffs, Iowa - Featuring the best filmmakers in the industry, the Fly Fishing Film Tour will make stops in over 50 cities across the U.S. this year. For the first time, one of those stops includes Omaha, Nebraska on Thursday, June 18.

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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 27th, 2009

Roddy Hall from Fly Fish Yokanga urges you to hurry and book if you want a place on the river this season as they have just 9 rods left. The good news is that they are all in the prime time between June and July. Read last years season report published on Fish&Fly included at the end to help whet your appetite for big fish adventures in the wilds of Russia.


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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 27th, 2009

Beaver Dam in CanadaThe Salmon and Trout Association (S&TA), Britain’s leading gamefish conservation body, is warning that a recently published comprehensive survey of Atlantic salmon rivers in one province of eastern Canada has concluded that beavers can have a major adverse impact on fish populations. The warning comes on the eve of the release of beavers into the wild in Knapdale, Argyll.


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Fishing RSS Feeds- Fishing News - General Fishing News on May 26th, 2009

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Pure Fishing is pleased to introduce a redesigned purefishing.com. The new website contains extensive information on the company’s multiple brands under the Pure Fishing umbrella. It also provides an overview of the company’s storied history.

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Fish & Fly - fly fishing news, instruction, travel and reviews on May 26th, 2009

More fish in the river and prospects are looking good on Irelands Blackwater river. With a new fishing report page for their guests only you can get the most up to date news before your trip.


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