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Two legends on FishPal's Facebook live. What question would you like to ask Ian Gordon and Scott Mackenzie? Add you questions into this feed please Anne is bringing a flask and sandwiches for this live 😁🏴🥪🍰☕️ #fishing #fishinglife #fishingislife #flyfishing #flyfishinglifeCompetition to win a ebook/kindle edition of Henry Giles How to Catch More Salmon. Send your answer to info@fishpal.com Competition closes 9am Monday 11th May 2020Our guest on Tuesday at 11am is Matthew Wright, a popular TV and radio presenter, journalist, angler and campaigner. Questions please? Anne #fishingTuesday's guest joining Anne on FishPal's Facebook page at 11am is Charles Jardine. Angler, writer, artist, guide, instructor, and creator of Fishing For SchoolsEveryday we have been hosting a Facebook live at 11am on FishPal Facebook. Anne’s guest on Monday is actor and angler Robson Green. Join us, say hello and ask him a question #robsongreen #robsongreenextremefishing #fishing #flyfishing #fishpal #annewoodcock #ladiesfishingQuestions please My guest on Wednesday is Allan Liddle He's based in Scotland's North East, Allan specialises with the wild trout from the rivers and burns, lochs and lochans throughout Mainland Scotland and the Isles. A strong passion for fishing simple dries he feels there's nothing better than to see the fish take off the top, but isn't slow to fish a range of different styles when mood or conditions dictate. He's a fishing journalist. Brand ambassador for Partridge since 2013. A GAIA qualified trout instructor and a regular contributor to Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Magazine for over 20 years. Join me at 11am on FishPal's Facebook Live AnneTuesday's guest at 11am on FishPal's Facebook live is Gilly Bate She has fished on the southern chalk streams for over 20 years and is the UK Travel Director for Fly Odyssey. Gilly is a AAPGAI Instructor and teaches single handed game angling disciplines for trout & grayling. When not on a southern chalk stream she fishes internationally on remote saltwater flats to pristine salmon and trout fishing rivers. Questions please? AnneMonday's guest at 11am is Andy Ford. He's been a journalist for more than 30 years and has worked for ITV, Sky Sports, Sky News and you will remember him as the Sky Sports 'Tight Lines' roving reporter. His fishing programme On The Bank airs on BT Sport. The show is presented by Andy and Rob Hughes and features the very best in match fishing, carp fishing, game/fly fishing and sea fishing. He's fly fished for England at the Rivers Home International. In his ‘spare’ time, he work's as a river keeper for the Portsmouth Services Fly Fishing Association and looks after two stretches of the River Meon. Questions please? AnneQuestions please? Friday's Guest on FishPal's Facebook live at 11am is Ian Gordon AnneWednesday at 11am I will be joined by Andy Murray. He worked for Hardys for over 20 years and developed the Hardy Mach lines as well as the Classic deluxe spey rods with reels. He was the first member of the Golden Gate Casting Club from the UK. Recipient of the Arthur Oglesby award in 2003 for the recognition of his achievements in the world of fishing.Monday’s guest on FishPal’s Facebook live at 11am is Paul Procter - please add your questions for Paul into this feed Thank you AnneGo to our Instagram page for the questions to win @clarehaggasfineart catch & release tie and a FishPal gift voucher. Competition closes 6pm Easter Sunday - winner announced Tuesday 14th AprilGood Friday Quiz: Win a Clare Haggas limited edition Catch and Release Tie in your choice of colour and a £50 FishPal Gift Voucher. Clare will be my guest on Tuesday when the winner will announced. Competition Rules - answer the questions and send the answer to my email anne@fishpal.com no later than 6pm (Easter Sunday) 12/04/2020 1: Who caught the largest rod caught salmon in UK waters and which year? 2: What are baby salmon called when emerging from their eggs? 3:When does the salmon season finish on the River Tweed? 4: Name the only British Isles freshwater fish that can swim backwards? 5: We had Malcolm Anderson on earlier this week. What year was Caledonia Fly Company formed? 6:The name of which fish comes from the Old French word for 'spinning top'? 7: Where is Finsbay Fishing and how many lochs does it have? 8:Caviar is what part of a sturgeon? 9: Who is the patron of the Atlantic Salmon Trust? 10:Which fish (which can reach speeds up to 68mph) is the fastest fish in the world? 11:Which river can you find Delfur Beat? 12:We had Scott Mackenzie on last week. How many times have the Mackenzie design team won World Spey Casting titles? 13:The European eel always migrates to which sea to spawn? 14: What names are the artist Clares Haggas's dog's called? 15: Which fish has the most taste buds of any animal with 180,000 taste buds on the outside of its body? 16: Where is a fish's caudal fin? 17: Which river can you find Delfur Beat? 18: What is a grilse? 19:Tinca Tinca is the Latin name for which fish? 20: Where on the River Tweed is Bemersyde Beat? 21: Caviar is what part of a sturgeon? 22: Which fishery hosted the opening of the River Tay this year 2020? 23: What is a young Pilchard called? 24: Do all Atlantic salmon migrate to sea? 25: Which river is Little Blackhall and Inchmarlo and name the ghillie? 26: FishPal Question Where has the largest fish so far this season been caught - you can find the answer on the FishPal site? 27: Which Breed of dog is Gordon Castle Estate associated with? 28: Alevin and parr are stages in the development of which fish? 29:How many colours does the Catch & Release tie by Clare Haggas come in?Question & Answer session Thursday 9th April at 11am with Mark Cockburn on FacebookQuestions please? Monday's guest on FishPal's live at 11am is James Stokoe winner of BBC’s fishing programme Earth’s Wildest Waters – The Big Fish/Big Catch and of course an absolute fishing fanatic. He runs a guiding business on the River Tyne. Continues to film fishing adventures with fellow Earth's Wildest Waters contestant Ripon with The Untamed Anglers. See you all at 11am and don't forget to add your questions below AnneToday we have Phillippa Hake joining us at 11.30am on FishPal's Facebook live. She's fished for England, writes for magazines, Ambassador for Fulling Mill, member of the Semperfli pro team and is on fly tyers row at the British Fly Fair.Fridays guests on FishPal's Facebook live are Ali and Will from TwinPeake Fly Fishing. Join us at 11am on FishPals Facebook live #fishpalJoin us on FishPal’s Facebook at 11am this morning - our guest is 3 times world Spey casting champion and rod designer Scott Mackenzie @mackenzie_dtxWell done Eugene last week he caught spring fish off the River TYNE and this week a fish of a lifetime off the River FINDHORN. Findhorn “Springers” tend to be big and agressive taking fish with our best salmon in recent years weighing around 34 lbs’ says Ian Neale. James and Eugene fished Altyre Estate. Altyre Estate is situated on the Lower Findhorn River and is about two miles below the Poolie Falls at Sluie on Darnaway and some five miles above the tidal sea pool on the Forres Angling Association water. The Altyre Estate fishing is divided into two beats, fishing off the right hand bank. Altyre offers just over two and a half miles of salmon and sea trout fishing for up to four rods. There are some fourteen named pools winding through magnificent red sandstone outcrops. The Upper Beat is fished from Soldiers' Hole Pool down to the Scur Pool. The Lower Beat is fished from the Roan Pool down to the Lime Kilns Pool. The river here is easy to fish and therefore, perfect for both the beginner and the more experienced casters. The Altyre fishing also offers a good mix of high and low water pools on both beats. There is good vehicular access to most of the pools, which makes it suitable to anglers of more limited mobility. This beat has fished consistently well over the Spring months from March through to June. James Stokoe said “Biggest salmon I’ve ever seen or netted.” “I’ve can happily say that I’ve just experienced the greatest Angling moment and achievement that I will probably have in my lifetime”. “It was an absolute honour to be part of this catch of a lifetime, and it couldn’t of happened to a more deserving person. At 5 pm Eugene and myself landed this Incredible Findhorn spring salmon, something neither of us thought we would ever see in our lifetime, and I had the pleasure of netting this fish”. #fishing #flyfishing #findhorn #fishpal #fishfindhorn #flyfishingscotland #gonefishing21 salmon and 3 sea trout so far, including this lovely one off Junction, on a quiet week on Tweed. If you can’t go fishing during these worrying times, doing something that will keep your mind positive is important for your mental well being. Anne #fishing #fishpal #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #flyfishing #togetherwecan #togetherwearestronger
