Hawker-Overend Fishing
This article on winter fly fishing covers how to find and catch grayling using nymphs, wet and dry flies. Also, the fishing methods & equipment you need to enjoy some excellent river fly fishing until trout season opens in spring.
A step-by-step guide on how to tie my favorite peacock quill nymph patterns. With their realistic profile, subtle movement, and adaptability, these patterns consistently catch fish in various water conditions.
Kick sampling is a great method to discover the aquatic insects that live in rivers. Learning about a river’s insects will help you become a more successful fly angler. So, let’s take a look at it in detail.
A step-by-step guide on how to tie my favorite Hare’s Ear nymph pattern. This classic gold ribbed version is effective at catching trout on rivers, lakes, and reservoirs because it imitates many aquatic insects e.g. mayflies, caddis, stoneflies, etc
Fly fishing with streamers for trout in rivers can produce some spectacular fish. This article covers the effective streamer fly patterns and how to fish them with a focus on the Welsh Dee.
I never go fishing without a few F flies in my box because they have been the downfall of many trout and grayling. This article covers four of my favourite patterns, which are simple to tie and fish.
I’ve been happily using the Vision XLV nymph fly reel for over six months, and this article shares my experience. Of its many fantastic features, what stands out the most are the precise drag control that makes playing large fish a breeze and the full-cage design that prevents annoying line jams.
The Black Pennell is a great wet fly that will catch trout, grayling, sea trout, and even salmon. This article shares how to tie and fish the two productive fly patterns I use.
After a three-month break, it was great to start fishing for grayling when the season opened in June. This report covers my fishing activities on the Welsh Dee until the end of July.
How to tie and fish 2 versatile Grey Duster fly patterns that I always carry in my fly box. These dry fly patterns regularly catch trout and grayling and have fish food written all over them.
The Rio Outbound Short fly line has proved to be an excellent choice for reservoir trout fishing and sea trout fishing at night. Its short head, slick coating and thin running line reduce false casting and enable me to effortlessly cast large flies to distant targets, even from confined spaces at night.
A step-by-step guide on how to tie a black hopper fly pattern, which has been perfected for trout and grayling fishing on rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
After a long winter, it was great to start trout fly fishing on the Welsh Dee. Perseverance paid off when the fishing was tough, and I caught some beautiful wild brown trout during spring.
A beginner’s guide on fly fishing for sea bass along the UK shoreline. Covering how, when, and where to focus your fishing activities. The fishing tackle required for saltwater fly fishing is also outlined.
The Hawthorn fly is the first terrestrial insect of the year that river and Stillwater trout gorge on. 3 effective patterns are shared, along with how to fish them.
The Olive Upright is found on most UK rivers and is probably the most abundant spring fly. This article shares 7 great fly patterns to imitate each of the life-cycle stages of this important trout and grayling food source.
I had a wonderful day trout fishing in Derbyshire as a guest on Waltonian Angling Club beat of the River Derwent at the end of last year’s trout season. It was a great privilege to fish this beat, and I was impressed with the quality of the brown and rainbow trout we caught.
This article covers how to tie my favourite Klinkhammer fly patterns that have produced plenty of trout and grayling. Included are details on when how to fish these dry flies.
I’ve caught countless trout and grayling on a March Brown spider, and top of my list of 10 fly patterns. This post covers how to tie the two variations of this great fly.
Easy to follow instructions on how to tie the March Brown wet fly I use for early season trout fishing. Also included are tips for fishing this excellent fly pattern.