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Anglers Jaunt was founded by Stan Moore. Stan started fly fishing from the early age of six on the stillwaters of South-East England. His passion for fly fishing continued to grow once he moved to Scotland. Over the past 25 years, Stan has fished rivers and lochs across Scotland. In recent years Stan enjoys sharing that

In this article, we will be breaking down our top 3 braids and how they compare to each other. These braids have been extensively used by our team and below we give you a true evaluation of their performance out on the water.

There is a huge variety of braid available so hopefully this guide will give you some good recommendations

Euro nymphing is a technique that was adopted by fly anglers from Czech Republic, Slovakia, France and Poland. Unlike traditional fly casting, this very intimate technique is designed to use the weight of a weighted nymph to propel your fly to a designated target on the river and then fish your flies along the bottom.

In

The most commonly used bait fishing rig for pike is, without a doubt, the running ledger rig. This bait fishing rig is designed to fish a bait on the bottom of a lake or loch bed. The rig itself compromises of a run ring, buffer bead, quick-change link, a lead and a pike wire trace.

In this article, we will be explaining

Taking to the water with a fishing rod, while enjoying the great outdoors has significant mental health benefits, including; reduced stress, increased concentration, boosted mood and overall improvement of self-esteem. Fishing has been directly linked to help people cope with the affect's of depression and anxiety.

Getting

When it comes trout lure fishing you’ve probably tried all the classic lures like the Abu toby, Mepps, Rapala Original Minnows and even Tasmanian devils!

You cast them out, count them down and retrieve. An easy and effective lure fishing technique!

But what if we told you there was another lure fishing technique that could

Nothing beats that almighty wall of resistance that you encounter when an actively hunting pike hits your lure! Tail walking, strong lunges and those ominous head shakes that resonate down your line as it tries to throw the hooks!

Pike have been my chosen quarry of choice for a number of years now. From quite a young age,

The start of the trout season is upon us! After what seemed to be a never-ending Winter. The 15th March will see the doors open to a new and exciting trout fishing year. With air and water temperatures rising. Spring is certainly on its way! Waterways around the UK are starting to fill with life once again and that only

As anglers look for a more conservative approach to eliminate and reduce fish handling and damage whilst lure fishing for various salmonid species. Replacing treble hooks with inline single hooks is a growing trend that we are seeing across the lure fishing fraternity.

In this article, we will look at the advantages inline

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1. What species will you be fishing for?

This is one of the first key questions you need to ask yourself. Each fly reel is specially designed for specific fish species in mind. This is highlighted by the profile of the reel and the line capacity of the reel.

A trout fly reel,