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Fishing News Roundup 13
Hello and welcome to this week’s Fishing News Roundup. Here’s a selection of the world’s fishing news, articles, and features from the past seven days. As always, please let us have your comments, thoughts, and suggestions about how we can make this better. Just a quick heads up before we start. Thank you to everyone…
Fishing News Roundup 12
I just don’t know where these weeks are going, here we are at the end of another. Let’s take a moment to venture beyond this week’s media petrol panic BS and look ahead to something more inspiring. If you’re starting to think about a foreign fishing expedition for next year then it might be worth…
Fishing News Roundup 11
Welcome back to another Sunday’s worth of fishing facts and features. We’ve had dozens of new subscribers join us this week so a special welcome to them as this will be their first taste of Fishing News Roundup. I’m sure regular readers will tell you it’s worth a little while of your time to sit…
Fishing News Roundup 10
Well, it has been busy in the fishing world and there’s a bumper crop of stories this week. Before we get to the general news items though, here are some pics and tales you kindly sent in. First up, a couple of great shots from Graham Moffat, proudly sporting his recently purchased NHS Warrior mug…
Fishing News Roundup 9
Hello and welcome to this week’s Fishing News Roundup. Another seven days has been and gone and we have another batch of the latest fishing news from around the UK and beyond. Don’t forget to let us have your comments, thoughts and suggestions about how we can improve this regular feature. Here’s this week’s roundup.…
Fishing News Roundup 8
Hello and happy Sunday from the Fishing Mugs team and welcome to Fishing News Roundup 8. Here’s this week’s selection of fishing news, articles and features. Don’t forget to leave comments, thoughts and suggestions in the comments box at the bottom of the page. Just before you dive in here’s a great shot kindly sent…
Fishing News Roundup 7
Hello and welcome to another edition of Fishing News Roundup. In contrast to last week’s rather sparse offering, this week is awash with fishing news. Before we start can I just add a quick reminder that our “Fish the Tweed” prize draw entry closes at midnight on 31st August (next Tuesday), if you’re already in…
Fishing News Roundup 6
Well, it’s Sunday once again and time for another Fishing News Roundup. It has been a quiet week newswise here in the UK so we’ve included couple of global stories that we thought might be of interest. Just before we get started can we give a shout out to Len Hird who kindly forwarded this…
Fishing News Roundup 5
Hello and welcome to this week’s Fishing News Roundup. Here’s a selection of the world’s fishing news, articles and features from the past seven days. As always, please let us have your comments, thoughts and suggestions about how we can make this regular feature better. Just a quick one before you dive in. David Miller:…
Fishing News Roundup 4
Hello and happy Sunday from the Fishing Mugs team and welcome to Fishing News Roundup 4. Here’s this week’s selection of fishing news, articles and features. Don’t forget to leave comments, thoughts and suggestions in the comments box at the bottom of the page. Just before you dive in. We launched our “Fish the Tweed”…
Fishing News Roundup 3
Hello and welcome to this week’s Fishing News Roundup. Here’s a selection of the world’s fishing news, articles and features from the past seven days. As always, please let us have your comments, thoughts and suggestions about how we can improve this regular feature. Just a quick heads up! We have a fantastic prize draw…
Jedforest Angling Association makes a splash
For nearly half a century, Jim Oliver has worked tirelessly to help Jedforest Angling Association make a splash. Now, approaching the grand age of 87, Jim has decided to stand down as club secretary, a role he has held for 21 years (he was club president for 20 years before that). And as legacy’s go,…
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Fishing News Roundup 2
Hello and welcome to the second Fishing News Roundup. Thank you to everyone who took the time to send feedback and comments about this new feature. The general consensus is that we should keep this feature going, so that is what we’ll do. We’re always more than happy to hear your thoughts and ideas about…
Fishing News Roundup
Welcome to a new feature that we’re trying out. This Fishing News Roundup is the first of what we hope will be a regular item on Fishing Mugs UK. It is literally a roundup of fishing news and feature stories from the past week that we think may be of interest. If you like the…
Fantastic Phone Cases
Fantastic phone cases are now available if you’re an avid fishing aficionado who really wants to up your mobile phone profile with max style and also have a hand in creating a truly unique fishing product. We are pleased to announce another brand new Fishing Mugs’ innovation, the fishing fly phone case. Six top-quality phone…
Fish Art Jenson Style
Fishing Art is Alive and Kicking Artists are amazing people. They just crack on with their creations and put them out into the world. Here’s a piece of art I came across today and it was so good I had to post it on the blog. It’s from digital artist Joel Jenson. If you like…
So Special
What’s so special about our fishing mugs and fly artworks? One Simple Thing… We Care! Yes, it is a rare thing these days. It does seem that many companies take customers for granted and basically treat you as just a number! We do exactly the opposite. Every purchase you make with us is treated as…
A five star cast for the Tweed Valley Hotel
Today we have a very special feature. Charlie Miller is well known by fly fishers as the host of the Tweed Valley Hotel in Walkerburn, a popular destination for salmon anglers for nearly half-a-century. David Pike chats with Charlie about his time as hotel owner along with his wife Joyce and their family. A five…
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Yuji Wabe Fishing Fly Mugs
Yuji Wabe limited edition fishing fly mugs released today Today we are delighted to announce the release of a new limited edition fishing mug series from two salmon flies created by internationally renowned flytier, Yuji Wabe from Japan. Yuji’s expertise is recognised by salmon fly connoisseurs around the globe and his attention to detail and…
River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum Opens
The new River Tweed Salmon Fishing Museum in Kelso will open its doors to the public on Friday 4th September 2020. The museum, created by a team of volunteer salmon fishing experts displays more than 2,000 objects dedicated to the history of salmon fishing on the Tweed. Maps, models, books, photographs, rods, reels, flies and…
Sir Tom Moore NHS Fund Donation
This is a very special “Thank You” to everyone who bought NHS Warrior mugs from us over the past few weeks. We have had the privilege of donating £1,100 towards the amazing Sir Tom Moore NHS fund thanks to your support. Also, thank you to Bruce Reid who submitted the winning bid for the original…
Fly Tying Focus on Michael Rollinson
In our second ‘Fly Tying Focus’ feature, we caught up with Michael Rollinson from Yarm in North Yorkshire, who was taking time out from dressing flies for a well-earned fishing trip to the Tweed at Walkerburn in the Scottish Borders. Michael rekindles his love of fishing They say good things come in twos…and that’s certainly…
Rollinson Sea Trout Fishing Flies
It’s sea trout season and if you’re a keen sea trout fisher then this series of sea trout fishing fly mugs may be just the thing to brighten up your 2020’s lockdown fishing frustrations. We have introduced three prime sea trout patterns dressed by Michael Rollinson from Yarm in the UK (who we are featuring…
Fly Tying Focus on Barry Grewcock
We are delighted to introduce this new ‘Fly Tying Focus’ feature to the Fishing Mugs website. In this section we are hoping to highlight articles on fly tying and the artists who create the fantastic fishing fly patterns that are widely available. To get things rolling we’ve asked a good friend and honorary member of…
FishPal Lockdown Winners Mug
We are delighted to offer the commemorative FishPal Lockdown Winners mug in recognition of the 2020 fly tying contest, featuring winning entries by Mike Reynolds, Ranald Hutton and Craig Duncan. VIEW IN STORE The covid-19 pandemic has been a real test of mettle for everyone, and although the disease is serious in nature there’s still…
Father’s Day Fishing Knots
Fishing Knots Book and Mug Combo Offer We’re delighted to make available this brilliant Father’s Day offer in partnership with author Peter Owen. Peter’s pocket guide to fishing knots is an absolute must for every fisher. This compact reference guide includes clear, step-by-step drawings showing when and how to tie the knots every angler needs.…
NHS Warrior Fishing Fly
Former art and design teacher Ranald Hutton has joined forces with the Fishing Mugs team to create a unique commemorative mug in honour of frontline health service workers. When the current Covid-19 pandemic shut down riverbanks around the UK, Ranald, who has been tying trout and salmon flies since the age of 11, used the…
Durham Ranger Mugs
Durham Ranger fishing fly mugs are available in our online store today. The mid-1800s saw a rivalry on Scottish and English rivers spring up between the users of “drab” traditional English fishing fly patterns and the new colourful and “gaudy” Irish invaders. One of the main advocates of the new style of flies was the…
Megan Boyd Helmsdale Shrimp
Megan Boyd “Helmsdale Shrimp” mugs are now available in our online store today. We’ve had a boatload of requests to design mugs that feature flies tied by the world-famous Megan Boyd, so that’s exactly what we’ve done and we’re starting with three unique designs. Megan Boyd is an absolute legend in the fly fishing world…
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