Matt Hayes

A black country lad from Smethwick now living in Norway. Co-owner of Winsnes Fly Fishing Lodge, GAULA river 🇳🇴Father, grandad. Fishing.MUFC.Spidey🎣💪🇮🇪

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

I witnessed a miracle of nature when I filmed Atlantic salmon spawning on our Norway fishery...
https://t.co/ptLOsUKLn3
My latest vlog premieres tonight at 7.00pm.
Incredible underwater footage from the Gaula River plus first outdoor cooking of 2026, our cockerel thinks that he is Eric Cantona, our hens are laying like crazy and we have some new rabbit babies!
If you have ever wondered what its like to live in rural Norway, this is for you!

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

One of the best ways you can support the work I do is buy some of the merch I have including posters, calendars, playing cards and books its all on my website or get in touch for more info!

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Fantastic footage…👇

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

Amazing to be in the middle of a shoal of perch smashing into roach fry who needs tuna low hanging fruit!

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

I'm at Five Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham next week speaking about my latest book on rivers come join if your in the area!

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

In this weeks vid I'm hunting down one of the rarest fish in Britain the shad! full vid on YT

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Two classics - the reel produced by Loop Flyfishing and the original Gaula fly tied by its creator, Jonas.
Fly fishing for Atlantic salmon is beautiful.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Astonishing 🫨

[not today satan @adostewart]

@paulpowlesland @EnvAgency @MattHayesfish have you seen this ridiculous decision

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

@pmcfishy Steady start. I had a beautiful 25 pounder yesterday. Way too early to predict yet.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

For the record - a wild Atlantic salmon…
Nowadays I would not lift them even this far out of the water and note the wet sleeves so that I do not remove protective slime or damage scales.
The green back and white/silver flanks are a sign that this is an early season fish…

[Don McIntyre @DonMcintyre70]

Died #OTD in 1995, the great Rory #Gallagher. He has been called "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of" but anyone who follows me knows how much I love his music. #RIP

[Angling Trust @AnglingTrust]

Protected sharks, skates and rays are being caught at a scale of more than 120 tonnes a year, while endangered Atlantic salmon are also being intercepted at sea when every fish matters.

The report highlights the scale of the problem, with evidence suggesting one salmon is caught for every 1.25km of coastal gillnet.

Mark Owen, Head of Fisheries at the Angling Trust, comments: “We are now starting to uncover the true impact that commercial fishing is having on our Atlantic salmon stocks at sea, a fish that has been recently designated as ‘endangered’ by the IUCN. Salmon angling is heavily regulated in the UK and it is time that the enforcement agencies acted on the commercial sector to save a species threatened with extinction.”

Hannah Rudd, Head of Marine at the Angling Trust added: "Millions of fish are caught unintentionally every year, including vulnerable species that are highly valued by recreational sea anglers. Bass bycatch provisions are being used in ways that risk undermining their original purpose, while species such as tope and smoothhound are regularly caught and discarded. The government must take meaningful action to reduce bycatch, strengthen monitoring and put ecosystem-based management at the heart of decision-making."

Read the full article here: https://t.co/TSL5EHSULc

[Angling Trust @AnglingTrust]

The new season of The Last Salmon podcast is here.

Presented by Angling Trust Ambassador @TheJimMurray, episode one brings together Angling Trust Ambassador @marinagibson25, TV fishing legend @MattHayesfish and renowned salmon campaigner @valgerdurarnad for a powerful conversation on the future of wild salmon.

Together, they explore what the UK, Norway and Iceland are getting right and wrong when it comes to salmon conservation, covering everything from fish handling and catch and release to aquaculture, pollution, spawning habitat and public awareness.

Wild salmon are one of the world’s most extraordinary migratory species, but they are under serious threat. This episode asks what more needs to be done, and why the fight to save them must reach far beyond angling.

Listen now: https://t.co/1P7gXd7jSk

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

I'm doing one last weird fish vid for youtube so if you have any pics of strange species caught in the UK and would like them featured let me know. hybrids, colour morphs anything unusual welcome!

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Rather than put Atlantic salmon on our banknotes as a piece of pointless virtue signalling, I would remind financiers that their support of the salmon farming industry has brought the speciesto the verge of extinction. If you want to help, boycott the greedy salmon farmers.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Apparently the Bank of England is going to remove Winston from our banknotes and replace him with Atlantic salmon which is almost extinct because their kind does not care. Why not a stegosaurus? Numpties.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Worth a watch…the Welsh Dee is a wonderful river and it should have a healthy wild salmon population.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

@Ssnyder1835 🥶🥶🥶

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

The last salmon podcast with @TheJimMurray features me and two female Flyfishers straight from the top drawer. It’s a must listen if you are interested in Atlantic salmon!

[Jim Murray MBE @TheJimMurray]

Season 3 The Last Salmon dropping Monday. Don’t miss it

https://t.co/9aYiDCs2jY

@MattHayesfish @AilsaMcL @HugoSAS @marinagibson25 @comicsonthefly @ActivistAnglers @DaleVince @SalmonScotland

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Books like these are so valuable, especially for youngsters who want to learn about water and aquatic life. Jack is a class act!👇

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

I’ve written two books with Bloomsbury and a third on its way next year. Got some more of these in stock if you’d like a signed copy get in touch!

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Worth a watch for anyone contemplating eating farmed salmon 👇

[Salmon Scotland @SalmonScotland]

You have to be blind to eat farmed salmon!

Here's unedited video footage shot inside Mowi's Scraggy Bay salmon farm at Anny Point in Lough Swilly.

You can view more footage shot inside Mowi salmon farms via https://t.co/gtf4J3PfqI

[Salmon Scotland @SalmonScotland]

Almost 70% of the Icelandic population oppose open cage salmon farms. But as in Scotland & Norway, politicians allow themselves to be blinded by the corporate lies:

@AST_Salmon @WildFishCons @ScottishEPA @ScotGovMarine @StuartBlack_HIE @HIEScotland @SP_RuralAffairs @JohnSwinney

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

@Mattcarpfisher I don’t have anything to unsubscribe to. I don’t have anything account. It’s spam. Ail that keeps on coming with fraudulent messages about me getting customer complaints etc., it’s fraud.

[Matt Hayes @MattHayesfish]

Try not spamming and defrauding folks, that’s the best bet. If I get one more of your dubious, dishonest emails I will up my game.

[Intuit QuickBooks @QuickBooks]

@MattHayesfish Thank you for reaching out about these unwanted emails that you're receiving, Matt. If you could please join me in a DM, I'll be glad to help you further in getting this address,

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