The Brown Trout season in Scotland begins on March 15th, and our staff are always here to offer expert advice and recommendations on essential gear. At our Glasgow and Edinburgh stores, you'll find passionate anglers—some seasoned experts, others simply devoted to the sport—ready to share their top tackle picks. To help you start the season strong, here are some staff-selected favourites beyond the rod and reel.Stockingfoot Waders A reliable pair of waders is a must-have for any river angler. While many of our staff prefer Simms waders, we offer a variety of high-quality brands worth conside ..read more

   The RNLI Safety Roadshow have confirmed they will be attending the GAC Spring Open Weekend Event on the 7th, 8th and 9th of March 2025! Come along, speak to the team and bring your life jacket with you for a checkup. The safety roadshow is stacked with useful information and guidance to increase awareness of safety on and around water. There are 1000s of anglers out every week pursuing our passion and we need to take steps to make sure we all get home safe to our families. The RNLI Team will be instore towards the back of the shop all weekend carrying out FREE lifejack ..read more

The team from Trout & Salmon are attending our Spring Open Weekend and offering you the opportunity to appear on the pages of Europe's biggest-selling game-fishing magazine.  They will be looking for someone to show off their favourites in the "What's in Your Box" article, so you need to think of and prepare your three best flies and bring them to the show along with your full flybox.  Steve Smalley's Feature Rob and Andrew will be gathering entrants, learning about your flies and choosing the most interesting set of flies to feature in Trout & Salmon magazine ..read more

  If you've ever considered trying fly fishing or fancy improving your skills then join us during the Spring Open Weekend for some free casting taster lessons plus a chance to win prizes with Guideline's John Milne. John Milne at Our Casting Pond Every fly angler starts out as a novice, it's a skill and an art form that needs practice and everybody... no matter how long you've been doing it, you should learn how to do it correctly! John and some people from last year's lessons & comp That's where instructors like John come into play. Guidance a ..read more

   We have world record holders, SGAIC and AAPGAI master instructors demonstrating on our casting pool over the weekend. They'll be on deck putting their tackle through it's paces and instore passing on their knowledge to anglers of all ages and abilities throughout the show. Hywel Morgan, Stevie Reid, Steve Peterson, Jim Fearn, Jim Curry and Andy Murray will be on hand to help you improve your technique and get the most from your tackle! Steve Peterson - Scott Rods There's no better way to choose a new rod or see what the latest tech is capable of th ..read more

I started out on my fly fishing and fly tying journey as far back as 1977 and since that time I have asked on more than one occasion what I thought was the biggest change that had influenced my fishing. It's never required much thought to answer that question; it's the Tungsten Bead. The ability to use an appropriate weighted bead to get my ‘’nymph’’ to the correct depth quickly pushed my catch rate forward on the days of no obvious surface activity. In recent years, social media has been awash with more and more superbly tied and photographed tungsten beaded nymphs, no doubt due to the popu ..read more

Although there are a few fly fishing options in the winter months such as Grayling and Pike Fly fishing, or even some lure stripping on trout fisheries with sinking lines and big lures, the anticipation of the beginning of the traditional Trout season is what most trout fisherman dream of through the winter months. The early season can be hard work as we still get frosts, snow and freezing cold winds, but you know better times are not far away. The first days when you feel some heat from the sun makes some early season buzzer fishing a possibility, or even a dry fly, but let's not get ahead o ..read more

We're delighted to have Tronixpro's Billy Buckley instore at our open weekend running a Sea Rig Clinic. If you're looking to get serious about your Sea Angling then learning how to make and fine-tune your own rigs can be a game changer. Billy is a vastly experienced sea angler who is always happy to share that knowledge and swap fishing tips, give him a shout over by the Tronix display at the Spring Open Weekend. If you're new to the sport, Billy will be on hand to explain different rigs, techniques and baits & how to get the best out of them. As a product developer for Tronixpro he's a ..read more

  Our famous Fly Tyers Row will be up and running at the Glasgow Angling Centre Sprint Open Weekend 7th - 9th of March. This year we have our biggest ever lineup of Tyers who will be on stage in the rear of the store. We take away several bays of clothing and set them up with plenty of exhibition space for you to observe, interact and chat fishing with this awesome array of tyers. We've got experts from Veniard, Partridge, Sprite, Vision & more showing off their skills, answering  your questions, give you tips or just discuss your fishing adventures with across all three days ..read more

Today, with the help of Kev Cox of Fox Rage, we are going to settle the reoccuring question, does the colour of your lure really make a difference when targeting Pike? In his arsenal, Kev has brought with him big, bold and flashy lures as well as, naturally coloured lures. Now, it only makes sense that something that "matches the hatch" would work better than something that's so unnatural right? Wrong. Kev holding his recent catch on the Firetiger Slick shad We can see from the video that Kev covers his swim quickly with the naturally coloured baits, a couple shads and a crayfish ..read more