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The riffle project is a great success and is nearly a year old…. We will be electric fishing on the lower water on Friday, so if your casting a fly about I would head upstream of Blue Bridge…. Above… And below….

Hi John Just returned from a trip to the River Gaula in Norway. Conditions were absolutely spot on with rain when we arrived, but the salmon hadn’t read the script and only a few arrived from the fjord to our beats. The gillies were looking pretty mystified about it all and are hoping it’s just …

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At last the weather seems to be perking up a little, dont forget our river picnic, with the Frome Piddle crew on friday 13th, at Bockhampton, just bring a picnic, please come and join us for a fab evening of chalk stream chit chat. Lots of chalk stream chit chat….

The Bass fishing is still on folks, bring a fly rod or spinning gear, see you there.

Just back, but unlike the UK I had warm weather and plenty of fishing! Pioneer Flyfishing From San River – Poland 2007

Time spent following a passion, sharing it in a brief moment when passing another angler, priceless!

I shot off down to the lower water for a walk at about 9am, it had to be one of the finest mornings of the season, lots of what I think were pale watery spinners, but as the sun warmed and with a very light breeze I was suddenly aware that the whole of this …

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John Aplin launches his new website today www.riverworks.co.uk

HOT NEWS Louds Mill Fish Pass and River Gauging project.The project will now enter the construction phase, which is planned for the normal summer window, starting probably early in June. The current plan is for construction to be complete by the end of that window – 28 September – in time for the autumn salmon …

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To purchase your rod licence http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/New licences for 2007/08 now available. Any angler aged 12 years or over, fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or eels in England (except the River Tweed), Wales or the Border Esk and its tributaries in Scotland must have an Environment Agency rod licence. Money from the sale of licences …

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