Both socially and through our work, we meet many people who remark that “fly fishing is on their bucket list of things to do in retirement”. While fly fishing is something you can do throughout life and to a high standard in later years, waiting, might see you miss out on some truly golden opportunities. […]
Traditionally in the UK, MOST sea trout fly fishing is done at night. This has a lot to do with the confidence of fish and hence, the productivity of fishing. However, it also limits the appeal of sea trout fishing, as many people simply don’t want to be fishing through the night! Typically, day time […]
Nothing is like fly fishing for salmon! They may or may not be there. They are not feeding. You spend hours searching for an active fish more often than not. However, the fight when you hook one, is addictive. Before you know it, it’s all about the pursuit. Yes, it’s worthwhile starting to fly fish […]
Late summer into early autumn continues to provide good river fly fishing, with clients enjoying success using a variety of nymph and dry fly strategies. There is such an abundant diversity of insect life on the river now, fly selection can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, most of the time trout are happy to feed diversely too. […]
Are you fly fishing when waterside or are you just casting? If there are no fish where your fly is, it’s the latter! So how do we locate feeding fish? Take a look at this video from Steve to help you identify the holding water, taking you a step forward in the process of joining […]
The term “trout spey” has become trendy in recent years, but what does it mean? Spey casting is a term used to collectively refer to a group of fly casts enabling you to deliver your fly to fish or holding water where no space for a backcast exists. Traditionally spey casting is associated with salmon […]
Would you like to cast better, fish better, catch more fish, catch more bigger fish or learn how to fly fish, all with limited time commitment? By simply applying the Pareto Principle to your fly fishing, it is possible to rapidly achieve major improvements of 80% for 20% of your effort, thus harnessing the benefit of […]
June is a hectic month and this year has been typical we are delighted to say. It’s been fantastic to share time waterside with so many people, catching up with familiar faces and meeting new ones. Fly fishing lakes was a month of 2 halves. First half of June saw action slow dramatically in classic […]
During 2020 Midlands Fly Fishing are running an extended range of fly fishing opportunities for you to experience and enjoy! Please find details of our fly fishing trips under fly fishing tuition and guided fishing on the websites main menu. To discuss any of these options further, please contact us here or call 07901 744 […]
Fly fishing during January 2016 carried on where December left off, with some superb days. Overall we’ve had good catches this month, despite a very brief visit from a proper winter and the weather being less stable than it had during the latter part of 2015. The usual mix of nymph and lure patterns have […]
