Panama – Land of the giants
After a very hectic season guiding it was time for something different, not a salmon in sight this time as my partner Gina had organised 2 weeks fishing at the […]
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2022 Salmon/sea trout season
Tyne salmon fishing in Northumberland 2022 season
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2021 salmon/sea trout Season round up
After a covid stricken year in 2020 (but one of our highest catches to date) the virus tried to resurface and have another effect on the fishing, this time however
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September firsts all round
The month of September has always been a pretty solid reliable time for salmon fishing, there’s a good collective of fish in the whole system that have been running since
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A Mixed August
After an unusually wet July, we were waiting for the scorching weather to return and hit us hard, as in previous seasons we had a consistently damp August, but even
June and July Sea trout bonanza
After losing all of April and May due to covid, it was incredible to be back on the water, although, back to incredibly low conditions due to a scorching spring,
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Silver Scottish giants amongst the Covid chaos – March
After a very successful season in 2019 considering the numbers of fish that ran the Tyne being well behind average, with nearly 10,000 less migrating our system, 2020 had a
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A big October
After a very consistent September with good numbers of fish caught throughout the month, we were down to our last 31 days of the season, but as always a very
September silver
After a huge crash in numbers of running fish in August, a scary 7000 less than previous years, we were fearful of the impact that the 2015 floods had on
A dry July but an incredible August – 19 fish in 20 days guiding
After a slow July with a few fish landed for guests the rain couldn’t come soon enough to bring the river back to life with some water and most importantly,
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A record June
After a really tough April and May with no salmon to show but lost fish at the net, I couldn’t wait for June to kick off with guiding and some
A magical but wet March
After the way February finished I was determined to hit March hard and carry on my silver success. The only problem we have to deal with mid-system on the Tyne,
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Silver ceremonies and a Feb first
Well after what seemed like the longest 3 months of my life the start of the salmon season was upon us, this year for a change I was determined to
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Alagnak Alaskan Adventure
When my fishing addiction started as a young lad the thought of traveling to foreign shores in search of all manners of incredible species used to send me into a
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October ends on a high
Well September was always going to be a hard one to follow, mainly due to the fact of water temperatures dropping, unsettled weather patterns and the fish having tendencies to
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A sensational September
If I could sum up September in a few words it would be “life changing”! There are a few reasons why September will go down as the most incredible month
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August carnage
Well the water eventually arrived in August along with a colossal run of both sea trout and salmon, this was only going to mean one thing – Absolute carnage! Duncan
July and the drought continues
Well June’s heat wave unfortunately continued bringing high water temperatures and record low water levels, especially on the south Tyne that highly relies on rain fall. However the rain did
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A hot June with a sprinkle of silver
Over the last few seasons June has always been a ridiculously hot month with water temperatures reaching up to 23 degrees, when the water reaches these temperatures both the salmon
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Untamed Adventure has began
With the relentless heat and weather conditions my salmon fishing and guiding has been effected horrendously, to the point of only fishing a couple of days and guests cancelling due
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We need your help – Iconic fish
WE NEED YOUR HELP – KICKSTARTER We have decided to launch a crowd funding project through Kickstarter to help us achieve the funds required to make this series happen, if
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2018 – The year of Untamed Anglers, Filming, Events and of course FISHING!
Looking back over last year i cant help but smile, even tho my personal life away from the fishing hasn’t been the easiest, all the fish caught by guests, successful
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A season of guiding high’s
One of the hardest things in life to find is a job you actually enjoy, something that makes you spring out of bed in the morning and puts a smile
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A MONSTER October
After an incredible August and September we had high hopes for October but we had no clue of what lay in sore for us. The 1st of October couldn’t of
August and September guests hit the bronze and silver jackpot
After a great July with both myself and guests getting into some incredible fish August/September had a lot to live up to, with the runs of fish and talented anglers
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A silver July and a record run
After a fantastic start to July things just kept getting better and better including a record run of migratory fish for the month, a staggering 10,995 fish. This would obviously
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July week 1 – Guests get amongst some real silver
The first week in July couldn’t have started any better for my guests with 4 of them catching their first migratory fish ever in the space of 4 days, as
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Thailand’s hidden monsters
When you mention Thailand most people think of lady boys, Muay Thai, and city’s that never sleep, however there are some incredible fish to be found in its waters and
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Salmon fishing – Back to basics
As with any type of fishing the most important factor is understanding your quarry, and due to the salmon’s life cycle being very complex there is a lot to learn
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Costa Rican craziness
After my amazing experience on BBC’s The Big Fish last year it was inevitable that I’d catch the travelling bug, especially having never fished abroad previously. The decision was made
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A sensational season on the Tyne
After an incredible 2015 being part of and winning The Big Fish this year had a lot to live up to, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Over the years the
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Fishing Against Cancer
Cancer is something that will affect us all in some way in our lifetime so having the opportunity to be part of 2 separate events in the same week at
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The Fantastic Four
With a load of rain forecast before the weekend I had a telepathic feeling that my partner in crime & fishing buddy Phil would be on the phone soon to
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No luck on the Lochy
It’s always hard to justify fishing another river when you have in my eyes the best and most prolific river literally on your door step (well 300 yards away to
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The Stokoe Shrimp
Sometimes in fishing we come across a fly or a lure which totally changes our season and the way we fish, or even think. It may be by mistake or
A Fair Game
After taking part and winning BBC’S ‘Earth’s Wildest Waters – The Big Fish’ last year it’s been a really hectic few months being involved in a lot of events, shows
A Weekend Chasing Tyne Silver
There’s that telephone call we all love getting, you know the one from your fishing buddy to organise a trip – in my case it’s my partner in crime and
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The lure of a weekend in Wales
Wales is somewhere I’d always wanted to visit and fish, with its spectacular scenery and rivers that meander through its landscape full of silver sewin. It’s rugged coast line and
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