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In 1983, the hearts of the British public were well and truly won with the introduction of the fictional character JR Hartley to promote the Yellow Pages.Abbott Mead Vickers produced the 60-second ad depicting an old man looking for a copy of JR Hartley’s Fly Fishing. After going from bookshop to bookshop, he comes home empty-handed, that’s when his daughter gives him the Yellow Pages which helps him finally find a store that stocks them. The ad closes when the audience realizes that the man is JR Hartley himself.The brief is to change the perception that the Yellow Pages are…
When buying a new multiplier reel for boat fishing, there are a few things to consider. Strength, Weight, Cost, Capacity, and star/lever drag etc. A reel perfect for drifting small worm baits for plaice will not be the same reel perfect for giant common skate. Penn Rival Level Wind 15. This is a great reel for kids, it’s compact, light and the wind level means they don’t have to worry about thumbing the line on the spool. It’s also a great little reel for beach fishing for flatfish, small pollock and coalies. At less than £100 it also makes for…
The Edinburgh City Low Emission Zone (LEZ) will come into effect from 1st June 2024, as you can see from the map above, there will be no changes for customers arriving at Edinburgh Angling Center as we are outside the LEZ boundary and is completely unaffected by restrictions.Edinburgh is among four cities in Scotland to introduce a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), The LEZ operates continuously, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This applies to all vehicles except those entitled to an exemption using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras and the zone is sign-posted at entry and exit…
The winner will be announced in Friday’s Scottish Daily Record newspaper and also on our social media channels see our Facebook, Instagram andTwitter. Make sure you follow us so you don’t miss out!Maciej Korytko GraylingDo you think you won a prize? Enter for a chance to win £150 worth of Daiwa fishing gear! It’s easy – just go to our website and submit your entry HEREBrian Wards SturgeonLewis Pett BassThomas Valenti PikeLee McConville Rainbow TroutStuart Cresswell Conger EelShaun Halleron Brown TroutGraeme Toet Cod Kevin Bryan SalmonElle Stewart Black Mouth DogfishGrzegorz Kucharski Brown TroutChris Verrecchia SalmonGary Meldrum SalmonEdward Thompson SeatroutAndrew McPeake BreamJohn…
Trout’s first season on rivers is usually a mixture of opportunism, putting in the miles to be in the right place at the right time. The fish will feed at some point and hopefully the conditions are there for you to take advantage. At this time of year, March Browns and Large Dark Olives (LDOs) are the main source of fish food – Many of these insects are hatched in the faster water, moving up the water column where the fish to get rid of them. You can start the cooler part of the day fishing nymphs in shallow riffled…
Our Open Weekends are very popular and social days but there is plenty of parking available throughout Point Retail Park. Our old neighbor See Woo is currently closed so the whole side went around until the Toolstation was empty. This expanded capacity, as well as the normal areas at the back of the building means you shouldn’t have a problem getting space.We have opened some disabled access areas near the building and if you are parking near the door please make sure you are not obstructing access to them.Remember we are NOT in the Glasgow LEZ!Getting to us via the…
We are delighted to announce that Paul Young will be on stage at our Open Weekend Fishing at the Focus Stage for a special Q&A hosted by Hywel Morgan on Saturday 9th March.We’d love your help putting together some audience questions for these angling legends!Just send us your questions on our Facebook Event HEREPaul and Hywel’s passion for fishing and the camaraderie with the anglers at the GAC Open Weekends is legendary, come and have a chat with them on Saturday 9th March. You can watch the Q&A on the day or catch Hywel’s masterclass in the casting pool. If…
More than Open Weekend March 8th, 9th and 10th we will have the biggest lineup of Fly Tyers ever, our famous Fly Tyers Row will be back and running down the center aisle of the Glasgow Angling Center stacked with tyers from Veniard & Partridge. In addition we will be running a regular Fly Tying In Focus spot in our performance area each day Paul Clydesdale of PLUS Vision and Magnus Angus of Fly-Tying and Fly-Tying will be tying flies on their own stand .There is something for everyone at ‘fly tyer’s row’. You can watch the masters in action,…
We are very pleased to announce that Andrew Flitcroft and Rob Hardy from Trout & Salmon Magazine will be attending our Spring 2024 Open Weekend Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March. Both Rob and Andrew are lifelong anglers and are regular contributors to the magazine covering all aspects of the inland and offshore game fishing from small Trout in small streams to GTs in the sun drenched tropical flat. Trout & Salmon is the biggest selling game fishing magazine in Europe and the voice of fly-fishing in the UK since 1955. Every game angler has poured into the…
Come meet the experts, these SGAIC and AAPGAI master instructors will be at our casting pond running through demonstrations and passing on their knowledge to anglers of all ages and abilities for the entire weekend.Some of the best fly-casters and instructors in the world, Hywel Morgan, Stevie Reid, StevePeterson, Jim Fearn and Andy Murray are on hand to help you improve your technique and get the most out of your tackle!There is no better way to pick up a new rod or see what the latest technology is capable of than under the guidance of highly qualified instructors and the…