Pike & Salmon in Scotland - FlyMage

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FlyMage Magazine #26 - February 2016 issue is available to view free online. This issue includes my own feature story and photos from a very successful first visit to Eagle Brae near Beauly in the beautiful Scottish highlands last September fishing for salmon and pike.

Great hosts, wonderful luxury log cabin accommodation and some spectacular fishing on two local rivers - what more can you ask for!?

Full contact details are included at the end of the feature. 

Click here to read it now -> http://bit.ly/eaglebrae

December winner in the Sportfish photo competition

My winning photo of a Sussex sea trout leaping up a fish ladder.

I was delighted to be announced the winner of the December 2015 monthly Sportfish photo competition with my leaping Sussex sea trout. I now have £100 to spend in their store - no problem!

Barramundi from Thailand makes the news in Voyages de Peche magazine.

A hard-fighting fly-caught barramundi from Thailand.

This very nice specimen barramundi I caught on the fly in Thailand back in May 2015 made the news section of the August/September edition of top French destination fishing magazine Voyages de Peche who I write for occasionally.

I book my fishing in Thailand through my good friend and expert angler Francois Helias who operates the very well-known Fishing Adventures Thailand - tell him I sent you!

Sussex Sea Trout in Environment Agency Newsletter

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A sea trout leaps up a fish ladder on the River Ouse in the heart of Sussex

This recent image I took of a sea trout leaping up a fish ladder in Sussex this season has been published in the annual Winter newsletter of the Environment Agency's Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology team from the Solent and South Downs area.

The Winter 2015 newsletter contains lots of interesting news and information on all the main projects the Environment Agency team has been working on in the Solent and South Downs area over the last year and is well worth a read, with plenty of good photography to help illustrate the various projects. 

You can read the newsletter online via the Wild Trout Trust website where it is being hosted by CLICKING HERE to view it.

Pike Fishing in Finland - Voyages de Peche

The June/July 2015 issue of top French adventure fishing journal Magazine Voyages de Pêche carries the resulting feature from my long-awaited first trip to the fishing paradise of Finland. I only scratched the surface of the excellent predator fishing on offer there and can't wait to go back and explore and report some more.

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Visit Finland

West Coast Sport Fishing

Pike Paradise - Kvarken Fishing

Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site

Big Game Fishing in the Azores - Voyages de Peche

My latest published feature is a report on my first visit to the wonderful Azores last autumn taking part in the Azores - Big Game Fishing Tournament reporting for Magazine Voyages de Pêche. 

Sadly we were hit by very unusual and badly timed weather for the 3 days of fishing but the chance to explore the main island of Sao Miguel was eagerly taken and I can't wait to get back and explore the rest of the islands with my camera and fishing rods. I can't recommend a visit highly enough - I can only equate the Azores to being Europe's version of the Hawaiian islands - stunning!

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Visit Azores

"International Flats Calendar" - Sport Fishing Magazine

The January 2015 issue of Sport Fishing Magazine included my international calendar feature looking at some of the best flats fishing around the world for each month of the year - perfect for planning where best to go at any given time.

Thanks go to all my sources named against each entry - do check out their websites too if you are interested in visiting. Maybe I'll see you there.

There were three excellent additional choices that could not make the main article but you can find them with the digital version of the feature listed on the magazine website... http://www.sportfishingmag.com/flatscalendar

"Red Tails in the Sunset" - Fin Chasers Magazine

Click here or on the image above to read the full article now.

South-west Florida is a new love of mine. Great beaches, quiet and laid back atmosphere away from the Orlando crowds and tons of fish to be caught in the Charlotte Harbor/Boca Grande/Fort Myers area.

I've been waiting a while for this one to get published but it was worth the wait as the guys at Fin Chasers Magazine have done a great job laying it out as always. Thanks to Mark A Spurgeon, Capt. Roger Crafton, The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Charlotte Harbor & the Gulf Islands, Capt. Tommy Locke and Capt. Mark Futch of Boca Grande Sea Planes Inc.

Saint Martin Billfish Tournament 2014 - Voyages de Peche

Really pleased with my spread in the October/November 2014 Magazine Voyages de Pêche covering the 2014 Saint Martin billfish tournament. If you don't read French then I hope you just enjoy the photographs of this beautiful island and its magnificent marlin fishing.

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Destination Saint Martin

Saint Martin Billfish Tournament

Improve Your Fishing Photography - Sport Fishing Magazine

The rule of thirds - my offering starts at tip 9 of 16.

Want to improve your photography - check out this top tips list I was asked to contribute to earlier this year on the SPORT FISHING MAGAZINE website.

Covered the 'World's Richest' Tarpon Tournament in Florida

I was invited by the Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau which covers the Fort Myers and Sanibel area to attend and cover the 'World's Richest' Tarpon Tournament in Boca Grande, south-west Florida. The resulting feature article and photographs were published on the Fish&Fly website.

After seeing reports and photos from the world-famous Boca Grande pass tarpon fishery over the years, it was a great experience to be a part of it and look forward to returning to this beautiful part of Florida.

Click here or on the map above to discover more about the Fort Myers & Sanibel area.

Steve Edge Blog Showcases Photos in 'Wild Brown Trout - Steve Loves It'

There is nothing better than fishing with friends and when my buddy Steve Edge offered me a chance to fish a beautiful little Surrey countryside stream I jumped at the chance.

Check out his blog entry here of a fantastic days fishing and then do yourself a favour and have a look at some of his other brilliantly creative blog entries. There is a reason his Edge Design business is always so busy and apart from being brilliantly creative he is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

I was interviewed by old friend Pete Tyjas for his Eat, Sleep, Fish ezine.

Dubbed the "Fish & Fly Interview", Pete Tyjas of Eat, Sleep, Fish ezine delved into the history of what became MacNab Media and also my own fishing roots.

As editor of both FishandFly.com and FlyForums.co.uk which had dominated the UK online fly fishing scene for so long it was good to get the chance to answer some questions about both the history of where it all began, my association with the company and where it is at now.

Leaping mako shark image published in '50 More Places to Fly Fish Before You Die'

Check out page 62!

This particular image was also published in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune

The shot was taken on board Conway Bowman's boat offshore from San Diego, California and illustrates his chapter on fly fishing for mako sharks there which he pioneered and still guides for in season through his Bowman Bluewater guiding company.

Paul Sharman becomes official UK representative for the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

Cuban Bonefish for Paul Sharman

The US based Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) conducts research into the population dynamics of bonefish, permit and tarpon primarily.

All anglers who fish the flats should support this work by joining up as a member and this is one of the reasons I wanted to raise the profile of BTT in the UK and Europe.

If you travel to fish the flats, whether on your own or with one of the angling destination firms, please join the BTT and help fund the important research they carry out to safeguard the species you and I like to fish for.

You can also get involved directly by coming along on one of their 'Travelling Angler' trips and getting involved in the research first-hand.

We need corporate and individual sponsors to come forward in the UK and Europe to help fund some of the more expensive projects like satellite tagging for example.