Fishing on the Frontier – Part 53: The Development of River Technique
Jeremy Lucas begins to develop his thoughts on specific river techniques in the latest in his ‘Frontier’ series.
A lot of readers of this series...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 52: Sumava
Jeremy Lucas continues his exploration of fishing in the Czech Rebublic
When we moved from the Otava region deeper into the Sumava national park of...
Fishing on the Frontier Part 51: Where is the Frontier Now?
Jeremy Lucas has just returned from an ‘overwhelming’ two weeks in Czechoslovakia and Poland and opens his account here with, amongst other things, some...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 50: Coming Full Circle
In a landmark part 50 of his ‘Fishing on the Frontier’ series Jeremy Lucas looks at the efficacy of the ‘gentle touch’ when it...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 49: The Conservation Frontier
I have long been fascinated and driven by what I perceive as the frontier in fly fishing. But there are numerous frontiers out there....
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 48: Euro-Style; A New Boundary State
The modern river fly fisher exists at a boundary state, right on the cusp of control. There is a vast difference between the angler...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 47: The Bridge
"What an extraordinary year with a fly rod it has been! While much of the autumn has been spoiled because of the flooded rivers,...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 46: The Leader
The interest and development in leader-only techniques are accelerating rapidly. It has been the influence of the European river masters, stemming from the French,...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 45: Western-style Goes East
I never really agree with the cliché that there is nothing new in the sport. That would be to deny originality. There is always...
Fishing on the Frontier – Part 44: The Changing River
Following on with the theme of presentation this month, which is so visible on the river angling agenda nowadays, one cannot help but notice...