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An adventure to catch a Spring salmon from a small river 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Spring salmon can be found anywhere that the conditions and spawning grounds allow, and there are a few special places where these early fish can be caught in the smallest…

An evening at the Bruton stream 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Here is a story about salt water fishing for sea trout on the Bruton Stream, in Scotland. It also features some thoughts on why fly fishing in salt water, rather…

Fly Fishing in Scotland: The Ultimate Guide

Famous for its beautiful scenery, single malt whisky, and historic castles, Scotland is also home to world-famous rivers that offer the perfect scenic location for angling. Scotland also happens to…

Fly Fishing in Canada: The Ultimate Guide

Oh, Canada. Famous for its beautiful scenery, snow-capped mountains and friendly people, it’s also a fantastic place for fly fishing. Canada fishing trips are one of the best ways to…

Fly Fishing in the Seychelles: The Ultimate Guide

The Seychelles is well-known as an idyllic holiday destination thanks to its white sand beaches and turquoise waters. But did you know that it’s also one of the best saltwater…

Fly Fishing in the Caribbean: The Ultimate Guide

Are you dreaming of your next sun-soaked fishing trip? If you’re planning to travel to the breathtaking Caribbean for your next fly fishing adventure, then the Bahamas should be top…

Fly Fishing in Argentina: The Ultimate Guide

Over the last thirty years, Argentina has become one of the top fly fishing destinations in the world where anglers can land serious trophy fish. What’s more, it offers a…

Reel Talk – Episode 5

This episode sees Colin answer a batch of questions sent in from our listeners, with the help of resident experts Al and Will Peake of TwinPeakes Fly Fishing.

Travel Report: Horstad Gård

June saw us host the opening 2 weeks at Horstad Gård Lodge on Norway’s magnificent Åelva river – home to some of the world’s biggest Atlantic salmon.

Travel Report: Lower Stóra Laxá

This year LOOP Travel and TwinPeakes Fly Fishing were lucky enough to host the opening three days on the Stóra Laxá, a beautiful Icelandic river known for its rugged landscape…

The first of the season 🇸🇪

Join Ted Logardt and Lars Munk in Swedish Lapland as they embark on a mission to catch the first Baltic salmon of the season on the beautiful Kengis Bruk.

Fly Fishing in Europe: The Ultimate Guide

Europe is home to some of the best fly fishing rivers in the world, with plenty of species to be caught on the fly. We look at some of the top locations.

Highland Springer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

An annual trip to a lesser known Highland river, spending time with friends and getting lucky catching a beautiful spring salmon.

Reel Talk – Episode 4

Colin talks to the inspirational Robbie Bell, who is using fly fishing to recover from an accident that left him paralysed from the neck down.

Reel Talk – Episode 3

Episode 3 of Reel Talk sees Colin sit down with Fred Campbell, head honcho and creator-in-chief at Quebec based media, lifestyle and clothing brand Hooké.

Behind the photo – Sarah Rønholt 🇩🇰

Sarah Rønholt gives us the Reel Story behind a magnificent winter sea trout she caught on the Danish coast.

Reel Talk – Episode 2

The second episode of our Reel Talk fly fishing podcast sees us catch up with LOOP Tackle CEO Gordon Sim about his life in the sport.

Reel Talk – Episode 1

Our new fly fishing podcast sees host Colin Macleod get a casting lesson from LOOP’s Chief Rod Designer and world renowned casting expert, Klaus Frimor.

Lana Richardson is the perfect example of a new breed of fly fisher; young, passionate and extremely dedicated. Yet Lana comes from an even smaller group – in being a dedicated, young, female salmon angler.

Snowbound on the Dee 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Fly fishing for Atlantic salmon is difficult, especially early in the Scottish season. And that’s before you throw in one of the worst storms in 20 years.