Scott Fly Rods let their friends Ben and Travis of Felt Soul Media poke around the factory for a couple days to see what they'd come up with. As usual, they were totally disappointed with the outcome and have encouraged them to "get a real job." "We appreciate the effort guys, but it seems you can't even afford a camera that films in color." Read More
Jeremy Lucas begins to develop his thoughts on specific river techniques in the latest in his ‘Frontier’ series. A lot... Read More
This week Alphonse Island was covered by a depression bringing overcast conditions, strong winds and heavy rain – but there were still some very special fish caught! Read More
NUMBER CRUNCHING New products have a habit of creeping into your fishing, until suddenly you realise you are doing things... Read More
NEVER ENOUGH We might think we have ample fishing kit, but when something new is released, or someone is spotted... Read More
Damsel flies usually appear between May to August when the nymphs can often provoke a rise as they swim towards any bank side vegetation to emerge as an adult. During the early part of the season the immature nymphs will be deeper in the water amongst the weed, well camouflaged from their predators. This is where the addition of a gold bead helps to get the fly a bit deeper and the glint of the gold head can act as an attractor. Read More
Keith Rose-Innes reports that week 15 was full of variety, with a number of firsts for several anglers! Read More
San River Report 2009 I thought it best to update the Frontier series, appropriately, with the year’s San River report.... Read More
David Radcliffe is back from an Arctic grayling trip to Nunavut in Canada that he will not forget. Read More
Western European Leaders You will notice that I have persisted with the related subjects of presentation and take detection, and... Read More
A friend has just sent me a veiled diatribe in a recently published book. In it, although I am not... Read More
A few days ago I returned from a recce down the M5 to Exmoor, and I’m off to the Exe... Read More
Hello Everybody and welcome to Ditch Watch. Still dry, although the river has crept up slowly following the retreat of... Read More
Tactical Wading Part 3 River fly fishing, indeed all fly fishing, is mostly about presentation. I know that flies are... Read More
For nigh on forty years I was a member of the truly excellent Norfolk Flyfishers’ Club (NFC), and it was... Read More
CHASING SHADOWS Since moving to the Midlands I have discovered a wealth of lakes that hold chub. However, this species... Read More
The modern river fly fisher exists at a boundary state, right on the cusp of control. There is a vast... Read More
I’m fascinated by all the posts that come in, but the recent one mentioning Tenkara really caught my eye. Personally,... Read More
I have just returned from my best ever trip to the San, which is saying something, because I had thought... Read More
A British angler is opening up the gateway for anglers to fish with fly and lures for the world class, record-breaking sport fish of the Amazon Rainforest. Read More
BY THE WALL I had been working for Hardy and Greys for several years, the only problem being they are... Read More