Well, of course, bream were the species advertised, but they were a complete no-show, to Bob’s relief. But first,... Read More
We all think we know Marina Gibson from her TV appearances, her social media presence and her written words, but... Read More
Most of us will have heard of Fishing Breaks, Simon Cooper’s company that provides such superlative fly fishing on rivers... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesHow to tie the Davy knot The Davy knot was created by Davy Wotton and boast an extreamly high breaking strength. It is used for tying the fly onto the leader and it is much smaller than most other knots so it does not impede the action of the fly as it… 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
Nestled in the hillside of the beautiful Strathglass, a few miles outside Beauly near Inverness, lies Eagle Brae – a... Read More
We’ll admit to sometimes searching the property listings here at Fish&Fly to see what angler-friendly properties might be on the... Read More
I had promised more news on my adventure for more barbel on fly, picking up on my trials back in... Read More
It’s a cold, dank day, with a vicious Northerly wind blowing down the valley. Hardly what I’d expect for the... Read More
The Wild Trout Trust have announced their annual charity Auction, their most important annual fundraising event. They have some really... Read More
Well it’s all been a bit of a whirl and a whorl here of late dodging the odd insignificant shower... Read More
This reprieve for anglers comes after months of uncertainty following the revelation that, due to financial restraints, Bristol Water was... Read More
It was a very tightly contested match at Draycote Water this past weekend at the finals of the Anglers World... Read More
Today we went to Duck Holds Wood. Sometimes this dry fly fishing can be hard work. Hard work in that... Read More
On one of the forums recently interest was raised about the practice of catching barbel on the fly, and its... 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
What the Publisher Says Today is Art’s favourite kind of day. He loves driving down to the river with Mom,... Read More
Published in: Members ArticlesThe Roll-Cast Pick-UP When visiting stillwaters, I quite often see beginners retrieving far too much fly line through the rod tip. This invariably results in far too many false casts to try and get a sufficient amount of fly line back out through the rod tip rod to load and deliver the… Read More
On of the biggest competitions on the trout fly fishing calendar, the Anglian Water Airflo International, took place on Tuesday... Read More
Coming soon from Jonathan Tomlinson’s Smoking Drag Productions … Watch the official trailer above… Almost 18 months in the making,... Read More
Sage Fly Fishing, the well-known manufacturer of fly rods based in Bainbridge Island, Washington, is constructing, with partners, a fly-fishing... Read More