Flies, Fluff & Fishing

I just realised the entire of January went by without me posting a single time! Where have I been and what have I been up to? Well several eager voucher recipients from Christmas were keen to hit the water and are now emphatically switched on to winter fly fishing. All experienced great sport at either Loynton Fisheries or Watermark Fisheries and had their arms pulled off by feisty rainbows in mint condition.

We also hit the river after grayling and inspite of freezing conditions at times, found a few fish each day grubbing around hard on the river bed.

In between I'm tying like mad in preparation for spring and the start of the river trout season. Incase you are unaware, the season on the Wye will kick off earlier this year on March 18th. While much early season sport centers around nymph fishing, the trout are brought to the surface most days by short, heavy hatches of large dark olives especially if the day is on the rough weather side.

For further details on our Derbyshire Wye fishing and other fly fishing opportunities in 2009, checkout the updated website via the menu.

Tight Lines

Steve