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 ArticleWild Trout Trust Auction March 5th-14th!
The Wild Trout Trust is a very practical, hands-on charity that helps (amongst others) fishermen, fishing clubs and fishery owners manage their lake or river to get the best possible habitat for wild...
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 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 Tackle up for Trout Weekend – 8th & 9th March 2014
The new trout fishing season is almost upon us – one thing we know for sure is there will be plenty of water to fish in! Why not get your season off to a flying start at Sportfish Reading by visiting...
View ArticleAllan’s Guide to Summer Sea-Trout Fishing
We are just coming into the summer sea-trout fishing season. Sea-trout are an enigmatic quarry worthy of considerable effort on the part of the angler and this will probably involve some loss of sleep!...
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 ArticleTackle Up for Sea Trout! Our Top Ten Sea Trout Fishing Tips
One of the most intriguing of all of our game fish species, the sea trout has been likened to both salmon and to brown trout – but it is different to both and very much a creature apart! What is for...
View ArticleThe 2016 Sportfish Spring Salmon and Trout Day
The great Sportfish ‘spring MOT’ continues with our Salmon and Trout Day at Sportfish Reading – the ideal opportunity to make sure you – and your tackle – are fighting fit for the new season. So, if...
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 ArticleAnnouncing The All New Sportfish Game Fishing Centre
It’s all change at Sportfish Reading as one of the biggest and best game fishing stores in the UK just got a whole lot better, the Sportfish fly fishing team are here to tell you why… Set amidst 45...
View ArticleDon’t Stop Me Now! Danny North says, “Keep on Trout Fishing”.
It may be cold outside, but Danny North reckons that doesn’t mean you should stop trout fishing… find out why in this winter trout fishing post! So many trout anglers pack away their rods in October...
View ArticleSportfish Assists in Trout for Schools Project
Sportfish was delighted to play a small part in a Trout in Schools project last week as pupils from a local school released young brown trout at the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre. Trout in Schools is a...
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 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 ArticleAllan’s Guide to Summer Sea-Trout Fishing
We are just coming into the summer sea-trout fishing season. Sea-trout are an enigmatic quarry worthy of considerable effort on the part of the angler and this will probably involve some loss of sleep!...
View ArticleBig Waters and Dry Flies
Jonny Muir found some wonderful dry fly action recently, during an all-day rise on the Lake of Menteith. Join him and his boat partner has they adapt to the conditions and enjoy a superb day afloat....
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