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River Test Fly Guide
This interesting item of ephemera is for
fishing the Test written by A W Lunn, the River Keeper of the Houghton Club to
advise anglers on their best choice of flies.
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Hugh Falkus and the tragic events making "Shark Island" This piece has been produced for the Angling Heritage website of the tragic events of 12th May 1951 when Hugh Falkus lost his wife and comrades making a film called Shark Island. Read more... |
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Hugh Falkus Casting School and Aids Hugh Falkus was considered one of the great exponents of fly fishing and used to run a Cating school with his friend Bill Arnold from his home in Cragg Cottage.
Herein are a series of photographs of Hugh, his paraphanalia and their use which you may find of interest to help the novice angler get the correct position and movement from the outset.
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Sapphrite (Aqualite) ring manufacturing photographsRead more... |
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Is this the last Burbot caught in the UK?Read more... |
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Peter Lapsley 1943 - 2013Peter Lapsley aged just 70, died on the 3rd August and although Keith and I only spent a short time with him (he wrote the foreword to ‘Torridge Reflections’ and attended the launch as our guest when he regaled us with stories of his fascinating life) it did not take long to realise what an extraordinary man he wasRead more... |
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The Famous Hatton Devon Minnow
If you
read Gilbert’s book “Tales of a Wye Fisherman” a few things are stand
out. Firstly, the huge number of salmon caught, especially by Robert
Pashley, the Wye Wizard who caught over 10,000 salmon in his fishing
career. However, Gilbert also says much of the praise should also go to
Herbert Hatton’s tackle shop and the Devon Minnow that he patented. Read on to learn all about it.
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The Angel - The earliest Devon MinnowIs this the original Devon Minnow?
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British Mako Shark CapturesDavid Turner has compiled a listing of what he thinks may be the complete list of mako shark captures in Britain which has recently been updated since we published it the first time, thanks to additional information being sent to David through the site.Read more... |
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Chris Yates "Nightwalk" helps AH againOnce again, our Trustee chris yates has helped Angling Heritage. With the launch of the deluxe leather version of Nightwalk illustrated by his son, Will, Chris and Sandy organised a more intimate signing in Salisbury to meet the purchasers of the special edition.
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Angling Heritage at Torrington MuseumA new home has been found for Torrington Museum right in the middle of Torrington, and contracts were signed at the end of last year. This will give Angling heritage a new home after being house in River Reads for the last couple of years.
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Obituary - John GoddardJohn Goddard died on Boxing Day. He was an angling giant and will be greatly missed.Read more... |
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Georgina Ballantine and Her Record 64lb SalmonWe have been donated a copy of a 4 page letter handwritten by Miss Georgine Ballantine, captor of the record British Salmon of 64lbRead more... |
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Gerry Savage; The Cornish Years With Chris BannisterA chance encounter at a carp lake lead to Chris Bannister and Gerry Savage forming a partnership which produced some of the best carp fishing results in Cornwall.
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Recollections V with Dave Steuart and Bob ChurchThe fifth instalment of the Recollections' series features two angling greats; Bob Church and Dave Steuart. Both great all-rounders, Bob is best known as a world champion fly fisherman and Dave for countless magazine articles and writing one of the first carp books. The interviewer is Pete Reading, the famous barbel angler. A great gathering of angling intellectuals.Read more... |
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Pashley's correspondence about the WyeFollowing the purchase of letters at auction, River Reads has donated scans of the letters of R Pashley, often referred to as the Wye Wizard for his phenomenal catches of salmon. You won't believe the quantities so read on.
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Nightwalk Booksigning raises over £1kChris Yates draws people from all over the country to his Nightwalk booklaunch which raises over £1K for Angling Heritage.
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River Wye Exhibition - Hereford MuseumHereford Museum is running an exhibition on the River Wye following the return of Major Booth's 37lb pike. Angling Heritage is happy to be involved in supporting this fascinating project. Read on for more details.
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Blind FishingWhilst most of us worry about which fly to use, Col. Sir Michael Ansell decided to take up fishing after losing his sight in WWII - and became an accomplished salmon angler.Read more... |
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Churchill ephemera arrives unexpectedlyWinston Churchill's rods arrive unexpectedly at River Reads, as well as some interesting old glass photographic plates.
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