Come Grayling Fishing in Devon...

It's not all bad for us fly fishers in the winter months. Why not wrap up warm and try for a wild west country grayling. The Tamar system is home to the most westerly grayling population in the UK and fish of over a pound are relatively common. We tend to find that goldhead nymphs fished under an indicator are the most reliable flies, yet milder days (remember them?!) can see hatches of flies and rising fish. We can offer you a private grayling beat at the reduced rate of just £20 per day; this gives you up to a mile of Devon countryside to yourself.
Escape the Christmas chaos... and go fishing.

Record Salmon Catches 2010!

The 2010 Arundell Arms salmon season has been one to remember.
With a highly disappointing 12 salmon for the season up to the end of September, we were desperate for rain. It came at the start of October, and a lovely clear flood brought the fish up. In the last 14 days of the season, Arundell Arms rods landed an amazing 42 salmon, bringing the total to 54 (51 released) for the season. The first week of October was a hotel record with 27 fish landed in the week. We landed 11 in a day (another record) and regular rod Gerald Spiers landed 6 in a day (another record!). If only the rain had arrived sooner.

Some pictures of happy faces...!

River Levels Online

The Environment Agency has just launched its new website which gives access to daily river levels... of every river in England and Wales! Absolutely superb (although perhaps a little confusing to read at first). Here's the link to the Tamar & tributaries levels page.

Follow the link below. Each green spot represents a gauging station; click on one to get the level information.

EA RIVER LEVELS - TAMAR

BBC Spotlight on the Lyd

Click the link below for a short clip taken from BBC Spotlight's series on the River Tamar...

BBC Spotlight - Fishing in the Tamar valley

Some recent pictures...

... of some of the larger fish caught recently. We haven't yet had the usual influx of smaller sea trout, but some great fish have been caught by anglers putting in the time...



G.Spiers, 3lb, Thunder & Lightning Pool


D.Chapman, 5lb (returned), Silver Doctor Pool


T.Smith, 4 1/2lb (returned), Silver Doctor Pool


T.Smith, 3 1/2lb (returned), 3B Weir Pool


A. Jones, salmon 12-13lb est (returned), Quarry Pool