After the long winter break and with the 2026 season now truly under way, we kick the year off and look ahead to the salmon fishing season.
Joining Tom on this week’s episode is Conor Arnold from the Blackwater. Tom is also joined by Garrett Ruigrok as co presenter and they ask Conor for his thoughts and (more importantly) hopes for 2026, mindful of the disappointing salmon year of 2025. There is a tinge of optimism which time will tell whether it is well founded or not.
Conor also discusses his role last year in getting involved after the catastrophic fish kill on the Blackwater when he rose to prominence nationally in dealing with Government bodies and politicians after this disaster.
We also discuss the current standing regarding salmon angling regulations, which is very much a wait and see exercise.
And for anyone brave enough to venture forth in the search of spring silver, we get a good insight into the tactics to adopt in their pursuit.
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