San River Report 2009 I thought it best to update the Frontier series, appropriately, with the year’s San River report.... Read More
The interest and development in leader-only techniques are accelerating rapidly. It has been the influence of the European river masters,... Read More
The Washing Line Rig I promised to write up about the National Final on Bewl this weekend with specific reference... Read More
Top fly fishing guide and instructor Jeremy Lucas continues his series on presentation this month. “I am writing this Frontier... Read More
This month Jeremy lucas takes an in-depth look at fishing the duo, or nymph under dry, and offers some timely... 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
Improved Take Detection I wrote before about sensitive take detection and its importance in hard fished waters where we have... Read More
This month Jeremy is looking at the recent performances of Team England (Fly Fishing) and pondering just what has gone... Read More
Spring on Eden “You have to be in the right place at the right time” says Jeremy Lucas talking about... Read More
Western European Leaders You will notice that I have persisted with the related subjects of presentation and take detection, and... Read More
I said that I would go further into presentation, learning from times out there in Europe, particularly on the great... Read More
Leader-to-hand Jeremy Lucas reports on more cutting-edge developments bred from the world of competitive flyfishing. The French Leader technique involves... Read More
Contrasts – Competition and Conservation In a rough and tumble, helter skelter spring with a fly rod; from deep cold... Read More
Jeremy Lucas begins to develop his thoughts on specific river techniques in the latest in his ‘Frontier’ series. A lot... Read More
I’m going to keep this one relatively short. What I will say is if you want to know more, then... 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
August’s Sleeping River Someone I bumped into in Appleby was asking me about where and how best to fish the... Read More
Tactical Wading continued……. At talks and presentations, or guided fishing, throughout last summer and this autumn, I have been asked... Read More
I said that I would write a piece about the complicated subject of take detection when nymph fishing, particularly on... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesTraumatised By Tailing Loops? Often wrongly referred to as wind knots in the leader, tailing loops are a common problem that affect many anglers as they progress from beginner to intermediate. A tailing loop is where the top of the fly line crosses the bottom of it twice when casting, resulting in… Read More