When it comes to trout fly fishing, choosing the right rod is crucial for your success and enjoyment on the water. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to find the perfect trout fly rod that
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What is BFS?
BFS stands for Bait Finesse System. This system is made up of a baitcasting reel with a shallow lightweight spool and a light, or ultralight, action baitcaster rod. This setup allows the angler to effectively fish lures in the 1g to 7g weight range, something
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Taking to the water with a fishing rod, while enjoying the great outdoors has significant mental health benefits,
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Ahrex hooks are a relatively new company in the fly tying world but seem to have already taken it by storm.
The Danish-based company mainly specialise in saltwater and predator hooks but recently, they have branched out with a wide range of freshwater hooks and already the feedback has been very positive.
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As the trout season kicks off and the water temperatures start to rise, large stillwater boat venues are starting to come to life again. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us this year and we have yet another amazing trout season.
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400 MILLION METRES – The amount of line discarded per annum if 2 million UK anglers only re-spools 2 reels with 200m of monofilament line once a year. That’s enough to get to the Moon!
600 YEARS – The amount of time it takes for heavy monofilament to degrade in a landfill.
The AA team have become
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The Pro’s are coming back, and you are invited… Angling Active Fly Tying Pro Day 2017
Date: Saturday 16th December 2017
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Biosecurity in waterways is no new matter. In angling, the most tragic and horrendous loss of Salmon due to the unfortunate introduction of a parasite into a waterway was in Norway. Catastrophic losses of wild Atlantic salmon occurred here in the 1970s following the introduction of Gyrodactylus Salaris (aka.Salmon
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A huge success for Fly Fest 2016. We can’t thank the organisers enough for a great weekend and giving us the opportunity to be behind the October 2016 Fly Fest. We can’t wait for the Scottish Fly Fest in Spring 2017! Stay tuned here: http://flyfest.org/scotland.html
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Another very exciting “The Salt” festival took place in iconic Cornish town – St. Mawes over the weekend of 16-18 September 2016. Angling Active were there to support the 3 day event, defend Steven Mcvean’s title of winner last year, and film the best bits. Here is the showreel of the
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If, whilst in pursuit of Salmon, you are looking for divine intervention, consult the Shakespeare Oracle. Well that is what has been said about the “The Shakespeare Oracle” tarot cards and accompanying Shakespearean orientated book. No
