Airflo Spring Invitational 2026: what flies are best for trout fishing?
10 June 2026
Nice or nasty? Andy Ford is at the 2026 Airflo Spring Invitational fly fishing competition to discover what works best, a carefully crafted imitation of
Fieldsports member Nick Edwards is flyfishing for trout on the river Itchen with Fieldsports Channel’s news editor Andy Ford, who also happens to be an England international fly angler. Nick bought the day in our auction last year, when we were raising funds to fight a legal attack by Chris Packham.
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