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The fight goes on and angler voices are needed now more than ever
For the final episode of the first series of The Last Salmon, Daire and Jim revisit Iceland and the issue of the regulation and future of salmon farms which Iceland’s ...
‘We don’t have time, we need to intervene now.’ Ken Whelan addresses ranching as a possible angler solution
Internationally renowned fishery scientist, Ken Whelan, issues a call to action on the latest episode of The Last Salmon. He says that ranching can and will work to he...
Hatcheries - a solution or problem?
Hatcheries. It’s a contentious issue amongst the salmon angling community and with numbers of salmon continuing to drop, more and more anglers are asking can and shou...
The chemicals weren’t working, the fish were suffering and new ideas were needed
Simen Saetre is the co-author (along with Kjetil Ostli) of ‘The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We Can No Longer Ignore’ and joins Jim & D...
Matt Harris and why it's still the salmon above all others
Matt Harris is the angler you want to fish with and hang out with in the hut or bar afterwards. He has a lifetime of stories of fish caught, every one as good as the l...
'When you catch your first fish, the fish catches you' Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard on fly fishing, salmon & saving the planet
Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, wanted to live life and do things his own way. In his 80s now and having given Patagonia away to help save the planet, Yvon is m...
Mikael Frödin: the salmon angler we can all learn from
He’s the Swedish salmon maestro who fished 250 days a season in his younger years, but he’s more than an expert salmon angler, he’s an ardent conservationist who says ...
Charles Clover: helping to save the oceans one area at a time
We take a brief departure from all things Atlantic salmon to focus on their second home - the ocean. Charles Clover is one of the pre-eminent environmental journalists...
The hopes and fears for salmon fishing in Scotland
Scotland. It’s the traditional heart and home of fly fishing for salmon. The Spey, Dee, Tay and Tweed are rivers synonymous the world over when it comes to salmon fi...
How Alexandra Morton won her fight against salmon farms
Alexandra Morton is a warrior and a shining light who has fought and won her battle against fish farms. She has committed her life to saving the wild salmon in her lo...