Busy property manager Mark was given a days fly fishing by his wife as a birthday present. When we met up, he said that he was really just looking forward to a relaxing day in the Welsh countryside…but a fish would be nice.   Having only targeted sea fish like kamikaze Mackerel, Mark was a…

After doing some guiding further downstream, I moved up river to the Bala stretches of the river Dee on Friday. I met up with good friend and fellow Hoylake Flyfishers member Ron to explore some of the excellent waters that can be accessed by the members of the Hoylake Flyfishers Club. These waters are controlled…

It’s been an excellent week in North Wales. In addition to seeing both clients and friends catch quality fish, I’ve been able to wet a line myself and re explore some of the river Dee’s less fished beats.   It is said that a picture paints a thousand words so I won’t bore you with…

First Half Saturdays client, Anthony wanted to start making the adjustment from reservoir fishing to small river fishing. He was hoping that this would enable him to tackle some of the fabulous little Welsh rivers close to his Liverpool base. The conditions were kinder to us than they have been of late but the Derbyshire…

There are of course many great superheroes but In my opinion, one of the least celebrated is Green Flag Man! Neil (which is the name he has given to his human form) arrived within an hour and started my car within minutes! Not only that but he was a carp angler so he spoke passionately…

Firstly, thanks to those who contacted me to check on my sanity after my last post. I’m feeling much better! I’ve suspended indefinitely all guiding and personal appearances but I have been delivering FaceTime presentations on watercraft from my bath using the trees from my model railway and a selection of objects from my aquarium….

My social media self is being pestered by bored “friends” demanding that I accept their challenges to post pictures of past fishing exploits. The idea is to post one picture a day for the next 10 days and keep the ‘chain’ in tact by nominating some other ‘saddo’ each day to do the same. This…

Two half days on the ice cold Dee have been good for the soul but with a catch rate averaging out at just one fish per hour, I’m happy with my decision not to fish in this weekends Hanak Grayling Festival…as I should imagine, are my former team mates!   Although this weeks fishing was…

On Sunday, we stole a very welcome couple of hours on one of CADACs less visited stretches of the river Dee. The river is trying to get back to normal but persistent rain and water releases from local reservoirs have kept the level high. The forecast for the coming week showed even more rain so…

Following last years nymphing masterclass with Jan Šiman, Chiara and I wanted to explore more of the wonderful and varied Otava river. This time we enlisted the services of one of Jan’s excellent local guides Karel, for our first day to re acquaint ourselves with the techniques and the area. His knowledge and ability were…