Following the recent passing of Orri Vigfússon, Founder and Chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund, the Grassy Creek Foundation... Read More
The Palomar knot is very simple and perfect for tying on flies and hooks.
It ranks alongside the Trilene knot as the strongest knot for attaching a fly to a tippet. Read More
Despite a delayed spring bringing a few challenges Alex Jardine enjoys his return to the Laxardal trout beats in Iceland.
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It seems that I cannot avoid Theo Pike. Yesterday I received an email from him, quite out of the blue.... Read More
Malcolm Dutchman – Smith I always enjoy reading Andrew Douglas – Hume’s weekly editorials on “Tweedbeats” (http://www.tweedbeats.com/news) as they are... Read More
My very first cast into Ireland’s massive lough Erne landed me a twenty-five-pound pike. That was two decades ago and... Read More
Hello everybody. This week’s chunk of guff is brought to you live on Talksport 2 from our kitchen floor, where... Read More
Join ‘Hotshot’ Geoff Maynard as he heads to the Pacific West Coast of the USA in search of steelhead. Read More
Fortunes have varied wildly for salmon fishers in Norway recently. While the central rivers of the Trondelag region continue to struggle with catches through to the approaching end of the season, a notable catch to one rod on a single river has shown the potential for sport in this celebrated salmon-fishing country. Read More
Imagine a lake that regularly produces wild brown trout from 7 to 9lb with fish over 20lb not uncommon, now let us take you there...
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Tim Pommer is the chief product developer and head lab rat at Scientific Anglers. He's also a musky expert and the guy who did most of the quality control testing on SA's popular Sharkskin fly line. Ever wondered just how "scientific" the fly fishing companies really are? Tune in to find out. Read More
Like football fans and their favourite teams, many anglers maintain surprising loyalty to the beats and rivers they visit, even... Read More
Stephen Cheetham searches for his roots this month and comes up with a fly fishing ancestor that dates back to the late 16th century with a literary background and plenty of fishing tips and fly dressings! Read More
Deep in the hinterland of Argentina lies the fabled Lago Strobel, better known as Jurassic Lake thanks the prehistoric proportions of the introduced rainbow trout that have grown fat and strong on the local shrimp population in the lake. 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
I have written here that a few pals and I have both rented a stretch of Wye and begun renovation... Read More
By England river team captain – Jeremy Lucas An outstanding Welsh team, under the captaincy of Kieron Jenkins and management... Read More
My piece on ‘Concentration, Patience and Acceptance’ drew howls (there might be more puns coming) of laughter from those... Read More
It’s time to start planning that trip to the Bahamas, and where better than the Delphi Club? Check out their latest newsletter... Read More
They Say This second edition of Joan Wulff’s New Fly-Casting Techniques has been comprehensively updated with new content, illustrations, photographs... Read More
Stephan Gian Dombaj travels the world fly fishing and taking photographs that capture both the spirit of the destinations he visits and also the species of fish he seeks there. In his second feature for Fish&Fly he takes us to a remote corner of Patagonia where the rainbow trout reach truly epic proportions. Read More