Three lessons from early season on the river
Casting Bead-heads into a gale; using tippet-rings, and a sure-fire cold-water Nymph Red on a bead-head Nymph often saves the day in ...
The stark news behind the demise of Draycote, Eyebrook and Thornton trout fisheries
High costs, Covid, austerity and dwindling numbers make reservoir trout fishery management a tough business Eyebrook was once kept as a recreational ...
Does this film rival ‘A River Runs Through It’?
Will 'Mending the Line', set in Montana, have the same explosive effect on fly-fishing participation as Brad Pitt and Robert Redford's 'A River Runs ...
Learning from an otter in a flood
An otter demonstrates where exactly to fish in a bank-high-flood Trout taken from the slow water on the inside bend of a ...
What wading boot soles do I need?
A look at the different types of wading boot soles and how to choose them 5 different wading boot soles (left to right): ...
Saltwater and fly hooks – a cautionary tale
Beware the corrosive powers of brackish water on flies The favourite Bibio, point and barb connected to the shank solely by turns ...
Under pressure
One of those nights when physics rules the fishing Pressure falling... not good. It all looked good from the office ...
To meet the first March brown
Meeting the first March brown hatch of the season is always exciting, but beware... Meeting the March brown hatch can bring exciting ...
Reach for the long dry-fly leader
All over UK our hatches seem to be the same this year. In a word, poor. Doesn't matter if you are in Scotland or ...