An exceptional dry fly for river anglers, one that will mimic all manner of upwinged flies.
This is my take on the Heather Fly, a meaty terrestrial that can be found on most upland waters. Fish it as you would with other dries, but focus your attention around the water’s edges!
As you sit down to read this fisheries, rivers and streams are now open and fishing is well and truly underway. Across the country ( not every country, granted, all the big and small waters will have opened their doors to the fly fishing public, the flora along the riverbanks are in bloom and there […]
One of my favourites to fish on it’s own with a SWEEP fly line, best conditions seem to be in flat calms where you have total line control, strange I know, but true..
The Peeping Caddis is a fly that works the world over, here I show you how to tie it in just a few easy steps. You’ll need: Hook: Longshank barbless Bead: 3.5mm black tungsten Thread: Chartreuse and black Legs: Dark partridge feather Body: Natural dubbing, ( this is a dark home-made mix) Step 1. […]
A very simple way of creating highly visible Hang Markers for your fly lines so that you can gauge where your flies are fishing in the water so that you can catch more trout!
Pin Fry!! One of the most challenging times of the fishing year is when the trout start to turn their attention to pin fry. These tiny, see through little wisps of not very much at all, when shoaled together provide a hefty and easy meal for the fish! And yet, even though the trout […]
An easy fly to tie and it catches loads of fish!! How to fish for pinfry feeding trout…https://flyfishguidecouk.wordpress.com/?p=555&preview=true Get in touch..
My variation of the Candy Booby, the Candy Cat. I feel that this fly can often excel over the original for the most part of the fishing year. The inclusion of the green just adds another dimension, this lime green is so good for stocked rainbows and indeed brown trout, try it, I’m sure that […]
This Candy Blob, brought about and popularised by well known reservoir angler Iain Barr, has seen a real uptake in users over the last couple of year. It’s a good pattern to try when the brighter Blobs switch off!
