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AllHow to cast big flies

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 ...

All5 problems with fly line design and the broken AFTM system.

5 problems with fly line design and the broken AFTM system.

"I can, today, can manipulate shape, specifically the rear taper and 'high point' of a line to change the perception of weight, more than the actual weight of a line. So, the diameter and changing ...

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AllMy best Tenkara flies & spiders for Autumn & Winter

My best Tenkara flies & spiders for Autumn & Winter

I have done some fishing with the reverse-hackled Sakasa Kebari flies that many Japanese Tenkara fishers use. These are very similar to our traditional North Country Spiders but with the soft hackl...

AllGrayling flies | Aphids, what pattern and how to fish them.

Grayling flies | Aphids, what pattern and how to fish them.

Trout and grayling can become totally preoccupied on any super-abundant tiny food source to the exclusion of all else. These include Caenis spinners, Chironomid Midges (particularly adults and pupa...

AllCarp on fly | I nearly snap a £900 cane fly rod on this carp

Carp on fly | I nearly snap a £900 cane fly rod on this carp

I use a cane / bamboo fly rod to catch carp. It's a very light line 8' #4 fly rod built by Rawson in UK. I am using a Short Head #4 fly line by Sunray and a single deer hair fly.

AllHow to Euro Nymph | European Nymphing in Croatia

How to Euro Nymph | European Nymphing in Croatia

My fly of choice was a size 14 pheasant tail Frenchie. One of my favourite grayling nymphs! Natural with a hint of colour for a trigger point. With a 3.5mm bead the fly made a small plop when it hi...

AllHow to fly fish | Big flies or small flies?

How to fly fish | Big flies or small flies?

I started fishing with a size 24 short shank CdC IOBO Humpy & for an hour had repeated rejections from the fish. They would often come & inspect my fly only to turn away at the last moment.