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Orvis UK saves ‘The Salt’ Festival

The UK Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival, known as ‘The Salt’, is going ahead as planned this September (12-15) after Orvis UK stepped in after the previous sponsor pulled out.

The event, started by Tim and Amelia Whitaker in 2014, attracts anglers from all over Britain who come to sample the saltwater fly-fishing along 12 miles of coastline around the Cornish village of St Mawes.

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