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Fly Fishing for Big Wild Trout and Grayling: Tips, Tackle, and Top Locations

Catching large wild trout and grayling is a rewarding challenge that demands a combination of strategy, skill, and dedication. These elusive creatures, often considered the pinnacle of fly fishing,...

AllEuro Nymphing. Tackle, methods and flies.

Euro Nymphing. Tackle, methods and flies.

     My favourite methods of fly fishing are dry-fly or sight-fished nymphs/bugs, but particularly during the winter, when fishing on spate rivers, the grayling are usually loath to rise to a dry f...

AllMovement in your fly when fishing dry fly. Give it a twitch!

Movement in your fly when fishing dry fly. Give it a twitch!

Frank Sawyer and Oliver Kite showed nymph-fishers the value of the induced take when nymph-fishing and stillwater fly-fishers are aware of the importance of applying movement to lures. However, man...

AllCarbon, Cane & Fibreglass Fly Rods. Let's talk about it.

Carbon, Cane & Fibreglass Fly Rods. Let's talk about it.

In the early 1960s when I first started fishing split cane was still the most popular rod-making material and fiber glass was just starting to become popular. However my first ever coarse fishing r...

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AllMy favourite flies for Grayling fishing in Winter

My favourite flies for Grayling fishing in Winter

 Presentation is another critical factor in achieving success & grayling are just as unpredictable with respect to this. Sometimes they want a fly ‘on the drop’ & often they will travel qui...

AllHow many flies should you use per cast?

Hvor mange fluer bør du bruke per kast?

Hvor mange fluer skal vi fiske samtidig? Det er ikke noe fast svar på dette spørsmålet siden det er mange variabler som må vurderes før du gir et svar. I noen tilfeller er valget allerede tatt. F...

AllA deadly buzzer bloodworm fly. How to tie.

En dødelig buzzer bloodworm fly. Hvordan knyte.

Jeg husket Dick Walkers filosofi om å karikere den naturlige organismen som etterlignes og bruke en slags lys målpunkt, og jeg hadde bestemt meg for å binde opp noen tunge, knallrøde summer, i håp...

AllHow to get the perfect dead drift using weighted flies & indicators

Hvordan få den perfekte døddriften ved å bruke vektede fluer og indikatorer

Bruk av metallperler er nå standard praksis når du binder tunge fluer under overflaten. Gold Head- eller Pearl Head-fluer med glassperler ble brukt for over 100 år siden i Nord-Italia. Roman Moser...

AllFly casts for difficult situations

Fluekast for vanskelige situasjoner

La oss først vurdere kasteferdigheter for tørrfluefiskeren. Mens på mange stille vann mye av tiden alt som trengs er evnen til å utføre en konvensjonell overheadkast med nøyaktighet når det er nød...