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Tavistock is a market town in West Devon on the River Tavy, from which its name derives, It traces its history back at least to AD 961, when Tavistock Abbey, whose ruins lie in the centre of the town, was founded. Its most famous son is Sir Francis Drake The Tavy is a Salmon and Sea Trout river which rises high on Dartmoor and flows through Tavistock to its junction with the Tamar estuary north of Plymouth. Our webcam is on the Abbey Wall over looking Abbey Bridge. The area around Tavistock (formerly Tavistoke), where the River Tavy runs wide and shallow allowing it to be easily crossed, and near the secure high ground of Dartmoor, was inhabited long before the historical record. The surrounding area is littered with archaeological remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages and it is believed a hamlet existed on the site of the present town long before the town's official history began, with the founding of the Abbey.
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added: 15th May 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
Once again we are looking forward to meeting old friends and making many new ones at the Devon County Show, West Point, Exeter, on 17th-19th May[/b].
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added: 23rd Apr 2012
posted by: Angling Trust
Here's a round up of recent stories from the Angling Trust
1. Angling for Scouts - great initiative to get more youngsters into fishing.
More HERE.
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added: 2nd Apr 2012
posted by: Lucy Morris
Some excellent reports coming in of brown trout fishing over the last week or so. An angler reported 13 brownies to 12” mainly on dries on one of the Devon beats commenting that it’s been one of the... Continue reading
added: 1st Apr 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
At last - What we have been awaiting for several months! The new season Loop Tackle has arrived including the Cross S1 (nano) which everyone has been raving about. We also have stocks of the new version... Continue reading
added: 23rd Mar 2012
posted by: Fly Fishing Tackle Co UK
In association with the Devon School of Flyfishing we are offering one hour free casting tuition from an AAPGAI instructor at the Fox & Hounds Country Hotel,... Continue reading
added: 22nd Feb 2012
posted by: Angling Trust
If you have been reading or watching both local and national media over the last couple of weeks you will have seen that the Angling Trust have been getting great coverage on two of our campaigns which... Continue reading
added: 20th Feb 2012
posted by: Atlantic Salmon Trust
The Ocean Silver Conference probably raised more questions than it answered. The most common point made by conference participants was "OK, we've seen the problems at sea. Now, what are we going to do... Continue reading
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