Along with Large Dark Olives, Grannom are one of those flies that can help really kick start the Trout season as they too can hatch in huge numbers.   The Grannom (pictured) is just one of around 100 species of Caddis flies (also referred to as sedges) that are found in the UK. In fairness,…

Without doubt the most rewarding part of what I do is helping flyfishers take their skills to the next level. A recent case was fly fishing novice, Jona. He was coming up to fish the river Dee for the first time with good friends Nev and Simon. However, Nev and Simon were already accomplished anglers…

We all have our favourite bits we like to fish. Places where we feel comfortable or where we’ve had success in the past. Whilst this is great if you only have limited time to spend on the water, it can make us a little lazy as fly fishers. There’s no need to explore or experiment…

Fridays urban adventure was followed on Saturday by a trip back onto the posh waters. The Derbyshire Wye was still high by its standards but was fining down nicely. It was again though, cold and windy which meant that we would be forced once more to focus on fishing a single nymph. We were rod…

My 2hour casting lesson made such impressive progress earlier that I decided to reward myself with a couple of hours fishing on the River Goyt. My first trip this year, at the end of Grayling season, was fruitless and the first hour of todays visit was exactly the same.   Although the river had dropped…

With the Dee and the Goyt still running very high, I headed back to the fast dropping River Wye in Derbyshire for a decent early season Brown Trout.   There’d been a huge drop in temperature since my last visit and the mild spring-like conditions that I enjoyed on Tuesday were replaced by a gnarly,…

I was heartbroken at having to leave the ski slopes early as the March snow was spectacular but I consoled myself with the knowledge that when I got back to the UK, the River Dee Trout season would be in full swing. On my return, I received another body blow as I learned that the…

Both of my readers were in touch recently to see if there was any particular reason for the recent lack of content on my blog. I of course, explained that I don’t consider the blog to be a vehicle for sharing what I had for my tea and that it is primarily a Fishing blog….

Chomping at the bit to hook up with some late season Grayling, I finally arranged to meet up with CADAC vice Chairman Dylan Roberts to explore one of the clubs Grayling beats.   The Grayling season, along with my opportunities to fish this particular time-shared beat were ebbing away so we met on the bridge…

I’m often asked if I ever “Blank” when fishing. The answer is obviously yes … occasionally, BUT there is usually a really good reason!   If you have visited the blog before then you will be well aware of the catalogue of excuses that I have at my disposal.   Today, I didn’t catch a…