Marina Gibson Fishing

Marina Gibson is a Fly Fishers International single & double handed casting instructor, guide, and conservation activist. She founded The Northern Fishing School at Swinton Estate in 2019, which now teaches over 400 people annually, and co founded The Cancer & Pisces Trust, supporting cancer sufferers through angling & the outdoors.

After leaving city life to pursue fly fishing full time, Marina built an online following of 180K+, using her platform to promote conservation awareness & the wellbeing benefits of fishing. She is an ambassador for LOOP, YETI, Costa, Atlantic Salmon Trust, GWCT, Angling Trust, & Tackling Minds, & serves as a trustee for River Action UK.

For over a decade, Marina has hosted women’s & children’s fishing events, & in 2025 co founded Little Waders, encouraging parents & children to learn & fish together. Her book, Cast Catch Release, was published internationally in 2024, & she & her husband, Stephan Dombaj, now lease Bywell Salmon Fishing on the River Tyne.