Cancer and Pisces Trust launched its first fishing club in May 2022 at The Northern Fishing School at the award-winning Swinton Park Hotel in North Yorkshire and on its days has exclusive use of Home Lake. This man-made lake is an ideal environment for anglers of all standards and states Read more…
Thank you to everyone who made it on Monday to attend the C&PT out of season get together at Swinton Hotel. It was good to catch up with a dozen and half of our members and companions, and from the messages we’ve received, it appears to have been enjoyed by Read more…
Having spent a childhood on the river bank, Marina Gibson has now founded the Northern Fishing School to introduce as many people as possible to the sport and it’s enormous physical and mental benefits. If you told me seven years ago that fishing would be my full-time career and I’d Read more…
Founder of The Northern Fishing School, Marina Gibson has created an online course to give anyone the opportunity to learn fly fishing in a pressure-free environment, wherever you are and whenever you feel like it. The fly fishing beginners’ course on the Fieldcraft App is designed for your mobile or Read more…
The Cancer and Pisces Trust (C&P) formally launched with its first event on the 3rd May 2022 and we cannot believe how quickly time flies. It has been almost eighteen months since the late Mick May and Marina Gibson spoke for the first time over the telephone. Since then, with the help of Read more…
Marina Gibson makes a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Seychelles to experience its diverse range of wildlife & try to land giant trevally and parrotfish Farquhar Atoll is the most southerly atoll in the Seychelles chain of islands, lying just over 700km to the south-west of the main island, Mahe. Even Read more…
If you had to think of the top 3 places in the world to go fishing for wild trout, Patagonia would most likely be one of them. The Trout fishing in Patagonia is truly incredible. Whilst travelling South America during my off-season, Stephan Dombaj from Fly Fishing Nation and I Read more…
A few weeks ago, I visited a Stillwater and before the trip I thought it would be a good idea to stock up on stillwater flies (you can never have too many flies!). As they say, flies catch the fisherman before the fish! When I visited the Fulling Mill website, Read more…
If you are preparing for your first saltwater trip it’s useful to know what you need to practice beforehand. This is because the more efficient your casting is, the more effective you will be at catching fish. You’ll be surprised at how many people pay a few thousand pounds to Read more…
In this episode of the Anchored podcast – hosted by renowned angler April Vokey where she talks with some of the outdoor world’s most influential people – April is joined by Marina in one-to-one conversation. Marina chats about starting a career in fishing, the demands on combining fishing and work, Read more…
