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Playing fish on light gear - The myth and the solution
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Playing fish on light gear - The myth and the solution

I have long been an advocate of light lines (1 up to 3 weight) teamed up with light, soft actioned rods, often teamed up with tiny flies & light tippet. Some folks believe that such tackle is u...

AllWhat flies and tactics throughout the seasons?

What flies and tactics throughout the seasons?

Late April & early May marks the arrival of the hawthorn flies & black gnats, although their numbers can vary dramatically from year to year. These two terrestrial insects are most active d...

AllTiny dries and light lines paid off in 2019

Tiny dries and light lines paid off in 2019

January & February saw most of my fish falling to tiny dry flies since both the rainbows at my local small still water & the grayling the industrial Yorkshire Rivers (which were low & s...

AllFly Fishing in Tasmania

Fly Fishing in Tasmania

You see, the fish are big, and wild. In the summer time they are looking upwards, and come readily to dry fly, and so you will see most of them; but even so, you set the hook and, naturally, they g...

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AllHow to fly cast, roll cast, belgium cast, dump cast, snake roll

How to fly cast, roll cast, belgium cast, dump cast, snake roll

Article by David Southall     It constantly amazes me how many fly fishers will spend vast amounts of money on top end fly rods & the latest fly lines, both of which are reputed to dramaticall...

AllRiver Enhancement & Rewilding Our Rivers

River Enhancement & Rewilding Our Rivers

Sadly many of our once pristine rivers are in steady decline due to abstraction, siltation, pollution & dredging (from sewage, agriculture, fish farms, cress beds & numerous other sources)....

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How to cast big flies

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How to cast soft rods

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AllFly Fishing for Educated Wild Trout & Grayling in UK

Fly Fishing for Educated Wild Trout & Grayling in UK

Very low flows, gin-clear water, no significant fly hatches & fishing for wild, educated fish resulted in some potentially frustrating fishing. A stealthy approach was again paramount & my ...