Portugal is the host country for the XVIII European Fly Fishing Championship, which will run from 14 to 21 May 2017. Some of the waters that will be fished during the competition: The river Vez, which has its natural course still intact, besides its wild trout also has crystal clear water, without any pollution and […]
The 4th Hobie Fishing European Championship powered by Lowrance & C-MAP will be held at the Vinkeveense Plassen in the Netherlands from the 8th untill the 10th of September. In 2014, this beautiful lake was the tournament arena for the 4th Hobie Fishing Worlds. “After visiting France in 2015 and Sweden in 2016, it felt […]
The European Parliament has ordered an eagerly-awaited study on recreational sea fisheries. The survey, which has been called for by both the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) and the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) for more than a decade, will give law-makers in Brussels previously unresearched information on the scale and economic value of the […]
The Northern sea bass stock is in a worse state than last year and will continue to worsen next year. Scientists have advised no bass catches next year would be the sensible thing to do. That was the baseline when a delegation from EFTTA and the EAA met recently with the European Commission. “Therefore, the […]
Some nice footage of fly-fishing for carp and European catfish from a boat.
Salmon & Trout Conservation Scotland makes a formal complaint to European Commission on Scottish Government’s failure to address the impacts of sea lice parasites produced by Scottish salmon farms threatening west coast wild salmon and sea trout. The Scottish Government is called upon to improve dramatically the protection of wild salmon and sea trout from […]
