Andy Ford is off to Rutland Water where the country’s top reservoir trout specialists are battling it out over two days for the title of Airflo fishing open champion. Plus there’s controversy: should the competition be catch-and-kill or catch-and-release? The anglers decide…
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Opening day on the trout at Clywedog
Andy Ford and Rob Hughes are at Clywedog reservoir in Wales for the opening day of the 2026 trout season. There’s a howling wind and it’s chucking it down with rain, but that isn’t going to discourage our intrepid anglers as they battle to put their flies in front of
British Fly Fair International 2026
Are they designed to catch fish or hook anglers? Andy Ford is investigating the art of flytying at the British Fly Fair International 2026. Find out more about the fair at BFFI.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 849, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain849 More flyfishing here:
Greys Lochstyle Team Championship 2025
Teams from around the UK compete for the biggest cash prize in competition flyfishing, the Greys Lochstyle Team Championship, fought on Scotland’s only freshwater lake (as opposed to loch), the Lake of Menteith. They fish ‘loch-style’, trout fishing with unweighted flies from a free-drifting boat. Scottish anglers dominated in 2024,
Carp on the fly
Carp don’t just take baits. They eat artificials, too. Andy Ford joins angler David Bazen at Holme Grange Fishery in Berkshire to find out more about the delicate sport of carp on the fly. Find Holme Grange on Facebook For more about the number of anglers in the UK, see
Rutland Water trout fishing: Airflo Spring Invitational 2025
21 teams of six anglers battle it out on Rutland Water for the prestigious Airflo Spring Invitational, one of the biggest flyfishing competitions in Europe. All the home nations are represented – but can the Airflo Nymphomaniacs break the Scots’ grip on the trophy? For more about Airflo competitions see
Antiques Rod Show – shock valuation
Charlie Jacoby has more trout rods than he could use in a month of Sundays. Time to grit his teeth and have a clearout – but is his old tackle worth anything, or just fit for the bin? He catches up with Gerald Spiers of the Devon School of Flyfishing
