Tackle Up for Stillwater Trout with JT’s Top Tips!
Spring is in the air! After one of the wettest winters on record I bet you are all looking forward to a glimpse of sunshine to banish the winter blues. Spring is a really special time for the...
View ArticleCatch a Trout! Top Tips & Video Tutorial with Jonathan Tomlinson
A cold start to spring has changed the fishing routine for the Easter holiday – but don’t worry the fish are still there and feeding hard! Check out our latest video in this post and see how trout...
View ArticleFishing for Stillwater Trout with an Experienced Instructor
Our still water courses are proving very popular this season and places are selling fast. With the increase in popularity of still water trout fishing, an increasing number of people are looking for...
View ArticleTrout Fishing at Dever Springs with Allan & JT in our New Feature Video
Join Sportfish’s own Allan Shephard and Jonathan Tomlinson for a day at Dever Springs – Hampshire’s best known stillwater trout fishery, justifiably famous for the superb fishing it provides and the...
View ArticleAllan’s Day Afloat on Farmoor Reservoir
Farmoor reservoir in Oxfordshire is a great trout fishery, it’s run by Thames water – they do an excellent job of keeping rods bent right through the year with quality rainbow and occasional brown...
View ArticleTop Tips for Getting the Most from Winter Stillwater Trout
There’s a chill in the air and the leaves are falling, what better time to get out of the house and catch some fighting fit stillwater trout? Whilst fishing stillwater is is arguably most pleasant on a...
View ArticleSportfish Reading Trout-Tastic Weekend – 28th February & 1st March 2015
With the new trout season upon us and Hayward’s Farm Trout Fishery about to open its doors for the new season, it’s time to get the first Sportfish event of the year in your diary. We are opening our...
View ArticleHow To Get Set for the 2015 Trout Fly Fishing Season
Get on the right track for the start of the new trout season with our latest top tips and a BRAND NEW video guide! Many of us will not have been on the bank for a few months so NOW is the time to spend...
View ArticleEnjoy Some Egg-ceptional Trout Fishing This Easter
It’s still early spring, and the weather is very changeable, but follow our trout fishing expert Jonathan Tomlinson’s advice in this latest video guide, and you could be enjoying your best stillwater...
View ArticlePurecast – A Fly Fishing Rod for Every Occasion!
Designing a range of rods to cover every likely fly fishing scenario is a tricky task, but Sportfish Designer Danny North rose to the challenge and has created a set of tools to meet the exacting...
View ArticleFly Fishing Success with Early Stillwater Trout
Jonathan Tomlinson shares his wealth of trout fishing experience to ensure that you make the most of early spring on the stillwaters. I’m always surprised that so many anglers wait until the weather...
View ArticleFamily Fun Fishing Day at Sportfish Game Fishing Centre
Join us at the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre on Saturday 20th August 2016 for our Family Fun Fishing Day! As part of our celebration of National Fishing Month 2016 we are holding a special family...
View ArticleThe 2016 Sportfish Team Championship Finals
Organiser John Horsey reports back from the grand final of the Sportfish-sponsored event, fished on Rutland Water last weekend. 19 Teams of six anglers gathered at Rutland Water for the inaugural...
View ArticleChris Hayward’s Top Tips for Success with Winter Trout
Farlows Group Tuition Manager, Chris Hayward, is based at the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre in Reading, Berkshire, where the stillwater trout fly fishing has been superb all winter on the onsite...
View ArticleCreating the Hobby Lake Experience
Jonno Randall, Retail and Fishery Manager at the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre, looks at how he and his team created the Hobby Lake Fishery. The New Hobby Lake Trout Fishery The Fishery Background...
View ArticleDig Out Your Lures – Tactics for Small Waters
WINTER is here, so dig out your lures! Sportfish’s Matt Holden and Jonathan Tomlinson hunt for a winter specimen with lures at Haywards Farm. Discover their top tips and tactics for small waters....
View ArticleOpening Weekend – Reservoir Trout Fishing on Rutland Water
Jonny Muir heads to Rutland Water on a solo mission to get reservoir trout fishing back on his radar, but he finds it tough going. Last year I didn’t do as much reservoir trout fishing as I would have...
View ArticleJunior Angler James Shows Kids Just How Cool Fishing Is
Do you get butterflies in your stomach when you hook into a fish? Top young angler, eleven-year-old James Penwright, recently spent a day with the Sportfish cameras and told us just why fishing excites...
View ArticleGetting Started – James Penwright Selects his Favourite Fly Fishing Kit for...
With so much gear out there, getting started in fly fishing can seem a tricky task but buying a starter outfit is a lot simpler than you might think. We caught up with England Youth Fly Fishing team...
View ArticleHow To Get Set for the 2015 Trout Fly Fishing Season
Get on the right track for the start of the new trout season with our latest top tips and a BRAND NEW video guide! Many of us will not have been on the bank for a few months so NOW is the time to spend...
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