by Jeremy Lucas – San River I want to introduce you to the most beautiful river in Europe, and the... Read More
March Browns have appeared on almost every day I have been out lately on Eden. No matter what the farms... Read More
Watching Pascal, I saw him catch 30 grayling in an hour, from really rather challenging water, missing very few, all... Read More
When I’m out there, assessing a section of water on river or lake, I’m always looking for signs, indicators, nuances... Read More
Regular readers know that I have been fishing a lot with what I term 'leader-to-hand' in recent years. Indeed, other than on small rivers, I very seldom use fly line at all any more. Read More
For some time now I have heard whispers of the trout fishing in Iceland and I was dubious at best. The idea of rivers with browns averaging 4-5lbs and the chance of 10-12lb fish like in New Zealand but then with the population density resembling a river more like that of Southern England, it just seemed inconceivable! So I ventured North-West to go and see if any of these bold statements were based at all on truth. Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesFly Fishing for Kingfish in Sydney Harbour King for a day! I had made the journey once again to other side of the world, and this time round, I was not going to miss the opportunity to hook up with Justin Duggan (JD) from ”Sydney Fly Fishing” . Justin made the booking… Read More
Dead-drifting in the Spring After the floods that have characterised this winter, on every river I have fished, and the... Read More
by Jeremy Lucas – San River – Part 2 The second part of Jeremy’s first article in his new series for... Read More
Stealing the angle As with so much in fly fishing, it is largely a matter of finding the right angle... Read More
There are so many angles to consider: so much to work out in order to put the fly where the... Read More
Throughout this series, I have tried to bring a glimpse of what is going on at the frontier of fly fishing for trout & grayling, though have not really explored other developments, such as fly fishing for other species and, notably, salt water. I do very little of the latter and there are far more experienced fly fishers in these areas to broadcast what is going on. Read More
Words and pictures by Paul Sharman In a county better known for the copper mining history of the Lake District, it... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesFly Fishing in Bangkok So you're a keen fly fisher and lost for something to do in Bangkok. You can take in a show in the evening and have a few beers in some exotic bars but the last thing you want to do when it's 40C is to sit on a… Read More
I said that I would write a piece about the complicated subject of take detection when nymph fishing, particularly on... Read More
Fly Fishing guide, instructor and author Jeremy Lucas notes the continued rise in interest in fishing for grayling this winter... Read More
So, we’re on the river, in the water, prowling. I like to think that it looks how it feels. Like... Read More
I said that I would go further into presentation, learning from times out there in Europe, particularly on the great... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesFishing the Blackwater When I finally convinced my wife to move to the country it was incredibly difficult to keep myself from jumping for joy, not at the prospect of peace and quiet nor the thought of building a new house, but because I was about to pull off the masterplan! We… Read More
Thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies, intrepid explorers and those of you just looking to try something a little bit different (or... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesFly Fishing in the UK I love fishing for Salmon and Trout. The Tweed is my favourite Salmon river in the UK. I can’t make my mind up which is my favourite beat though? The Derwent at Chatsworth house is probably my favourite trout beat, it’s not just the fishing at Chatsworth… Read More