As the new trout fishing season spools up, the annual Wild Trout Trust charity auction is now in full flow… … offering exciting opportunities for anyone who’d like to find unusual fishing (and indeed books, artwork, fishing tackle, expert-tied flies and non-fishing experiences that can’t usually be bought). This online event is one of WTT’s […]
Archive for the tag 'Urban fishing'
March 1 2026
Source to City: A portrait of the River Taff
Nick Thomas is no stranger to readers of this blog: having authored several of his own books, he’s also been a regular writer for Fly Culture magazine, and we’ve often featured his films and other work here on Urbantrout. And now there’s more… this time, a hugely impressive new book that follows his adventures as […]
January 10 2026
Film night: Winter grayling fly-fishing in urban waters
Here’s a great little video to start 2026: an intrepid young couple fly-fishing for grayling on their local river somewhere (we think – no names, no pack drill!) in the Midlands or North of England. For urban river fans, despite the seasonal chill, there’s something warmingly familiar about the setting: sheet steel-pilings, at least […]
November 11 2025
River Trout Streamer Fishing: A new book inspired by urban rivers
It’s fair to say that this blog has been quiet again for a while (who knew that getting a new book out of the door could take up so much creative attention from the Urbantrout team?) Now, here’s the result… River Trout Streamer Fishing is a new publication from Theo Pike, just released by Coch-y-Bonddu […]
August 20 2025
Urban fly-fishing report: Ladies’ days on the Calder
Here at Urbantrout we’re staunch supporters of equal numbers of men and women on the water, so we’ve been especially pleased to see this Wild Trout Trust initiative going from strength to strength. Sponsored by an anonymous donor, this year’s programme has made it possible for Yorkshire-based fishing guide Phillippa Hake to take two ladies […]
December 20 2024
Film night: Flyfishing in London
Here’s a film we’ve been anticipating for a while: a guide to fly-fishing in and around the UK’s capital city, by Flyfishing Londoner Tim Pottage (mostly aka Tim James, we’re still not completely sure why). Tim announces up front that this video may be more for newcomers to London, or international visitors who need advice […]
September 1 2024
Trout & Salmon: Don Stazicker fishes the Goyt
It’s always a bit of a buzz to see an urban river headlining the pages of the UK’s prestigious Trout & Salmon magazine, and this month is no exception – featuring as it does a portrait of the River Goyt by regular columnist (and well-known fishing film-maker) Don Stazicker. Having previously explored the Yorkshire Calder […]
August 5 2024
Urbantrout sidecasts: Monday 5 August
UK General Election 2024: Lib Dem Bobby Dean wins Carshalton and Wallington after campaigning for the River Wandle Natural capitals: how Paris made the Seine swimmable for ‘the most eco-friendly Olympic Games in history‘ (but see also the Rivers Trust’s assessment of Olympic athletes in urban rivers, including comparisons with Denmark’s record on cleaning […]
July 12 2024
Afonydd Cymru: Rivers of the Month
Readers of this blog and Trout in Dirty Places (not to mention also the Fishing in Wales website, administered by our good friend Ceri Thomas) will probably have no doubts about the merits of Wales as a fishing destination… … and now we’ve just noticed another fascinating resource that’s well worth your attention. Tucked away […]
May 24 2024
Film night: Trout and tribulations
Complete with footage from this week’s River Festival and Summit at Morden Hall on the Wandle, this new video from the one and only Amie Battams is firmly tongue-in-cheek as we’ve come to expect… … but it also carries an incredibly important message about all our rivers for everyone who’s looking after them (or should […]
