End of Season

The Annual Dinner was held at the Half Moon Inn on Saturday 18th October. 48 members and their partners enjoyed an excellent meal. The draw for over thirty superb prizes took place after the meal. Altogether over £1,400 was raised for the hatchery project and other habitat work on the Torridge. The Committee would like to thank all the members who supported the draw by purchasing raffle tickets and to all those who donated prizes.

Several anglers took the opportunity to fish for salmon during the first fortnight of October. After a spate during the the first week the river settled and about ten salmon were caught and released during the last few days, mostly from the middle beats. Interestingly several of these fish were very fresh.

So the curtain comes down on what has been another most encouraging season. Although there have been only limited opportunities to fish for brown trout there is without doubt a healthy and increasing stock. Similarly with the sea trout: although night fishing was often difficult, there was a much improved run this year. The high water throughout the summer has encouraged salmon to move into the river from the estuary. Salmon anglers have enjoyed their best season for over a decade and there will be plenty of fish to spawn this autumn.

If all goes well about 50,000 salmon fry will be reared on again in our hatchery this autumn.