Steves friend Phil was keen to brush up his fly fishing skills so Steve and I joined him on one of his local rivers, the Derwent. Another very relaxed affair with lunch being interrupted by bouts of fishing. We did though cover some casting and presentation tips that were immediately put into practice.   One…

The Bobbon Mill beat is only available to club members and their guests but it is very popular because of its parking, access and scenery.   Todays pace was much more leisurely as a picnic lunch had to be factored in as well as a light hearted boys v girls fishing competition… which of course,…

What do you buy a fly fishing instructor for xmas? A day’s fly fishing apparently! This was no ordinary day though, it was to be a day on the insect and fish crammed river Wye in Derbyshire. Even so, a day on the Wye can be as frustrating as it is fruitful. Gin clear shallow…

Dan was back in North Wales for 3 days fishing before a summer holiday with his wife. A hectic work schedule meant he’d left London at 05.30 on Saturday morning to get up to North Wales for our river day.   This may have accounted for his less than enthusiastic reception to my suggestion that…