Driffield Beck - A piece of fly fishing history.
Driffield Beck and its smaller sister, Foston or Kelk Beck are the most northerly chalk streams of any significant size in the UK. The fishing on the Beck is famous worldwide.
I love fishing tiny brooks, so small & often so overgrown that virtually nobody else considers them to be worth fishing.
Italian Casting, Jungle Fishing, Wind & Spooky Trout
Let’s start by looking at the basic principles of the Italian Casting Style as taught by Massimo Magliocco, one of Italy’s top casters.
Tom walks us through his most used flies.
What about fly fishing foam beetles?
It’s summer & ‘Beetle Time’! It was in the late 1960s that I first came across a beetle imitation being used for trout.
Episode 9 - 5' One Piece 0 weight Cane Rod
Tom takes his bespoke Rawson & Perrin built one piece 5' 0 weight cane rod to his local fishery.
Episode 8 - Best rod on the planet.
The Voltion 10' #7 arives and Tom goes mental! Some hardcore single hand spey action.
Episode 6 - Trout under a motorway
Wild trout under the M6 motorway using nymphs and dries.
Episode 5 - Time for dries & a kick ass headspin
Tom uses a 2 weight rod on his local stillwater and cleans up.