Become a waterway wanderer
I have been trying to find a way to increase the time that I spend fishing in order to balance increasing work stress levels. I, like many people in today’s world, find it difficult to create space for a whole … Continued
Time for the midlands mayfly
During the late summer and early autumn the prevalence of crane flies can be such that they represent a feeding bonanza for trout seeking to bulk up ahead of winter and as such are sometimes colloquially referred to as the … Continued
Why do you want to start fly tying?
So you have decided to start fly tying and want to get started but aren’t sure how to go about it. In this first post, lets examine why you want to start fly tying. I started fly tying because I … Continued
FIFO and the sustainability of our sport
In a recent post I commented on the sustainability aspects of our sport that had led me to adopt catch and release in all aspects of my fishing. This includes my Midlands reservoir fishing, catching predominantly stockies (hopefully once they’ve … Continued
Lake Vyrnwy and the coch-y-bondhu
In his book “Guide to fishing Lake Vyrnwy” G.V. Westropp quotes a passage from Edward Durands 1938 book “Wanderings with a fly-rod” who attributes the decline of the chafer beetle presence in late June and early July and the success of … Continued
Planning for a trip to Lake Vyrnwy
As the summer doldrums approach for many of the midlands stillwater fly fishing venues I usually fish, I have been thinking about a different approach to my summer fly fishing and heading off to one the many Welsh reservoirs which, … Continued
Catch & Release – Fisheries failing to promote best practice
While I have always been a strong advocate of catch and release where wild fish have been concerned, over the last 6 or so years I have moved to an exclusively catch and release approach to trout fishing even when … Continued
Children and fly fishing – Is the industry committed to the next generation?
We frequently read about the dwindling numbers of fly fishers and the need for the sport to engage young people to secure the next generation of fly fishers. In order to assess how committed the industry is to this engagement … Continued