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Beyond Wild Isles: The Story of Filming Wild Atlantic Salmon

The GWCT and the members of the Missing Salmon Alliance (MSA) invite you to join them for an evening in conversation with Silverback Films producer, Chris Howard, and renowned photographer and filmmaker, Richard Davies. Discover the story behind the filming of wild Atlantic salmon for Wild Isles...

Declines in freshwater fish should be a wake-up call to those working in policy: Our letter to The Guardian

The worrying declines we are seeing in freshwater fish should be a wake-up call to those capable of changing policy (Freshwater fish populations in ‘freefall’, 23 February). As part of the Missing Salmon Alliance we are working hard to build an evidence base to show national decisionmakers what c...

Video: Highlights from our fish counter

VIDEO: Watch returning fish pass through our counter

Watch this short video featuring trout and salmon passing through the GWCT Fisheries counter on the River Frome in Dorset:

“Springers” come early on the River Frome

GWCT Fish Counter records the earliest returning adult salmon to the River Frome in 20 years! Luke Scott, Fisheries Research Assistant, at the GWCT Salmon & Trout Research Centre got a nice surprise when checking the video footage from the River Frome counter from the 14th February 2023. Thi...

Video: 50 Years of Salmon Monitoring on the Frome

Back in 1973 the first electronic fish counter was installed on the River Frome in Dorset to monitor salmon. This is the story of 50 years of salmon research told by the GWCT's Fisheries team.

Declining rivers of the South

By Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education Back in March 1982 I struck silver. I was the new apprentice game adviser at GWCT, just over two months in post. My boss, Ian McCall and I had just finished running our eight day Gamekeepers Training Course, and we took a day off to go to the local guns and ta...

The Best Fishing Holidays in the UK from Country Cottages

If you enjoy fishing, you may well want to book a UK break where you can enjoy the sport during your holiday.  Remember catch-and-release fishing is the best practice for responsible recreation unless you plan to eat the fish caught.  To have the best fishing holiday in the UK, it’s important to...

A Trout Fishery of your own

6 Minute Read Written by Mike Swan, GWCT Head of Education. This article first appeared in Shooting Times. I have seen the scenario many times, a lovely little bubbling brook, with a nice head of small trout, but nothing much over a few ounces in weight. The immediate response for someone who wa...

Early return for the multi sea winter salmon of 2022

On 10 March the GWCT Fisheries Team detected the first returning PIT-tagged adult salmon of 2022 passing the antennae on the River Frome at East Stoke. Here’s what we know about this individual: This salmon was PIT-tagged as a parr on 1 September 2019, where it was captured using electrofishing...