Many winter days exhibit mild, pleasant conditions to be outdoors now. It’s no coincidence that these same days make good fishing days too!🙂 Add to this the active nature of fly fishing and there is much to be said for getting outdoors and exploring with the fly rod right now. We are currently working with […]
While lakes remained ice free throughout February, much of the month was certainly cold. That said, we had some glorious days too. Fishing followed as similar pattern as discussed in our January report. A small selection of mini lures in bright and subtle colouration, plus dark buzzers and bloodworm all scored subsurface. March typically follows […]
While around half of January was a right off due to weather conditions, the remaining half produced some good fishing and coaching opportunities. A few days provided conditions PM, where a midge hatch really had the trout feeding high in the water and on a couple of occasions, at the surface. During such periods a […]
Welcome to our Winter 2024 edition of The Inside Line! You’re seasonal fly fishing news, tips, articles, videos, podcasts, reviews, providing some light relief in the run up to Christmas. Note – All feature links below will open in a new browser tab! Feel free to share this issue using the “Share This Post” tool available […]
The first two months of 2024 certainly gave us some varied and challenging weather conditions. On a positive note, we should have plenty of water for the rest of the year! When conditions made sense we’ve run some casting and fishing lessons on the lakes, which are fishing really well. It’s a great time to […]
These bright, clear, crisp days are a joy to be outdoors! 2023 has kicked off with us hosting a variety of fly fishing lessons for people with equally varied levels of experience. Trout have been very keen to feed, leisurely sipping small buzzers and chasing small fish with equal enthusiasm, that requires somewhat more energy […]
As I write it’s -5C, lakes are are frozen and our Stillwater trout fishing is on pause. On the plus side, when it thaws (which looks likely to be early next week at the moment) fishing will be epic as ice out triggers feeding during that key time of 11AM-3PM. Rivers remain free flowing too […]
One minute it was New Year, the next, it’s the last day of January! Time is certainly flying by it seems. The month has seen us guide clients nymph fishing for grayling on the rivers, run casting lessons for trout and salmon anglers preparing for a new season and work with people of all levels […]
During Winter, stillwater trout fishing offers very exciting sport. Recently we’ve dodged the worst of the weather, taking advantage of the best conditions to work with clients and enjoy a little more free time waterside ourselves. Pictured is Steve showing the quality of fish that can be caught right now. A time when many people […]
Spring and a new river trout season are in sight now, so we’ve been keeping an eye on the Derbyshire Wye. It’s our first river venue to open on March 18th. While nymph fishing dominates during the first month, hatches occur most days, providing dry fly opportunities between late morning and mid afternoon typically. Shrimp […]
