There are moments in the life of a tackle dealer when something truly special arrives—pieces that stop you in your tracks, not just for their rarity, but for what they represent. This is one of those moments. We are delighted to present a newly listed collection of over 120 Hardy salmon flies, all dating to […]
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The Zulu Principle: What Fishing Tackle Collectors Can Learn from Jim Slater
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Apr
Apr
How specialist knowledge turns passion into expertise in vintage, retro, and antique fishing tackle. Some of you may remember Jim Slater, best known for Slater Walker, the asset-stripping firm he established with MP Peter Walker in the 1960s. Beyond the world of finance, however, he was also a devoted salmon fisherman. Slater purchased a number of prestigious […]
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Not Quite a Bonanza, but an Encouraging January for TT
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Feb
Feb
January has been a remarkably encouraging month for us here at Thomas Turner. Despite the ongoing challenges of exporting to the USA—particularly tariffs affecting aluminium and steel—we’ve seen a sharp rise in trade. Our January Sale certainly helped, but there were also several exceptional individual sales. The standout highlight was the sale of a 2½” […]
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Jan
Jan
One of the great pleasures of being involved with Thomas Turner is the opportunity to handle and enjoy the many beautiful items that pass through our doors. One such treasure is sitting on my coffee table as I write this: a superb 31.5lb carp carved by the late Brian Mills, a much-loved artist whose lifelike […]
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BB Is Back: What the Peter Wheat Collection and Gildings’ Latest Auction Tell Us About a Booming Market
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Dec
Dec
This year marked a major highlight for us at Thomas Turner as we acquired the Peter Wheat BB Collection — a superb archive of books, illustrations, personal items, and angling pieces connected to the great countryside writer and illustrator Denys Watkins-Pitchford (‘BB’). Wheat, himself an angling writer of great renown, had accumulated a number of […]
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Nov
Nov
For the man (or woman) who has everything! This fish was caught by angling writer and Golden Scale Club member Peter Wheat from the River Frome in Dorset on the 28th October 1983. What great provenance and the taxidermist was the fishing and tackle legend Peter Stone. (digressing a little my parents bought me […]
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Hardy Gold Sovereign Reels – Still Reigning Supreme
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Nov
Nov
Few modern Hardy reels have achieved the same cult following as the Gold Sovereign series. First introduced in the late 1980s and running through the 1990s, these reels represented Hardy’s dedication to precision engineering and luxury finish at a time when traditional craftsmanship was meeting modern technology. Available in both trout and salmon sizes, the […]
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Oct
Oct
For many anglers, 1st October marks one of the most anticipated dates in the fishing calendar: the start of the pike fishing season on rivers and drains. Running through until 14th March, this traditional season protects pike during the warmer months when they are more vulnerable to stress and spawning. 2 taxidermy pike by Spicer […]
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Hardy carved salmon migrate from HQ
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Sep
Sep
Two Salmon and A C. Farlow cased Pike. It has been a great couple of weeks for our Art and Cased Fish Sections. Several Cooper/Griggs fish have been sold and we have parted with the two magnificent Hardy carved salmon in a private sale. A follow up to one of our newsletters led to the […]
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Apr
Apr
On June 9 2024 Fish In Need trustee Simon Clark is setting off to walk 150km to Hereford. He’s raising money for both FIN and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Fellow FIN trustee, Paul Whitehouse and friend Bob Mortimer thank existing donors and “encourage others to join in” Click here to see Paul and Bobs […]