Way back when we came up with the idea of launching the Urbantrout range of eco-branded clothing (complete with 10% of profits going to help fund urban river mending projects) we knew we wanted to push some of the boundaries of normal fly-fishing clothing in the UK and Europe. After all… what springs to mind […]
Archive for January, 2017
January 16 2017
Pic of the day: The secret grayling hole
There’s a long and honourable tradition of Photoshopping the backgrounds of trophy fish photos in order to protect your favourite fishing spots… but this has got to be one of the finest and funniest we’ve ever seen. Kudos to Kieron for his outstanding photo manipulation skills (oh, and for persuading a frankly epic grayling to pose so […]
January 9 2017
Fishing in Switzerland: It’s complicated, but here’s your insider’s guide to the rules and regulations
Following his fascinating feature on fishing in Basel at the end of last year, Martin Pütter has very kindly written this guest post that’s designed to unlock the complexities of fishing across the whole of Switzerland (urban and otherwise). Thanks Martin… luckily for us, it looks like it’s mostly easier to be a visitor than a […]
January 2 2017
Urbantrout sidecasts: Monday 2 January
Falling in love with the Wandle: Damon Valentine‘s first feature for Eat, Sleep, Fish (and here’s the report from the Wandle Trust’s Christmas cleanup!) Catching the urban fly-fishing vibe at Orvis UK’s inaugural book evening: Calibre magazine reports from an exciting new literary festival The Wild Trout Trust‘s deculverting project on Sheffield’s Porter Brook wins a major national prize Fish […]
