Latest news and reports - Fishing

03/02/12 - Dave Parkes reports from his recent trip to Tierra del Fuego

A short report on an adventure at Estancia Maria Behety on the Rio Grande, January 2012...

26/01/12 - Low water but a whopping 32lber in TDF

The river is crystal clear, low and slowly dropping in height even though they have had rain, however this has not affected the fishing and there are fresh runs of fish coming in every day.

All the fish landed have been fresh, bright and silver with many over the 15lbs mark. The biggest that has been reported so far is 32lber (pictured), caught at the beginning of January and also a 27lb...

24/01/12 - Patagonia BaseCamp Trip Report

Why did you start fishing? To have fun? To get away from the madding crowd? To catch fish? To unwind? To enjoy being with a group of friends? To see parts of the world you didn’t know existed?

09/01/12 - Tierra del Fuego, the start of the season

My friend Mike and I headed off on Boxing Day, with Air France out of Aberdeen, bound for Buenos Aires. All went smoothly and we landed at 9.00am and were met by Leticia, Roxtons’ ground handler and the 27°C heat...

07/12/11 - Private View of Exhibition at the Tryon Gallery

Last night was the opening night and private view of the Tim Scott Bolton exhibition celebrating Roxtons’ 20 years on the Varzuga and our continuing association with the Helmsdale river in Scotland, which was held at the Tryon Gallery. It was great to catch up with so many people and to talk about the pictures and fishing in general.

Everyone agreed...

01/11/11 - Live Auction in aid of the River Dee

The River Dee Trust is holding a series of fundraising activities during the close season starting with an online auction to raise funds to support and further their river restoration work initiatives.

Following successful delivery of the E.U funded 5 year Cass Life Project where they were awarded the accolade Best of the Best by EU Delegates,&n...

11/10/11 - Oslo NASF 2011 Auction

Roxtons have again contributed two rods for three days on the Lakselva for the NASF 2011 auction in Oslo. NASF continues to fund the buyout of commercial salmon fishing at sea, including the Greenland and the Faroese fisheries; it’s work continues to be vital. Included in the auction is fishing on the Alta – impossible to buy elsewhere!