Dry Fly 'Expert'

Today was a beautiful sunny one with just enough occasional cloud cover and breezes to prevent your faithful blogger and his dog from overhe...

This story is true and I'm only telling it now because of a recent,  poignant post  about getting old, from a blogger whom I respect......

We are experiencing a slow start to what we euphemistically call "Spring" round here.  Each day seems to give us moments of promis...

Remember this wonderful thatch from last year?  A brilliant hidey hole given by the flood. Well here it is after the most recent flood....

A solitary sport like fly fishing means we may hardly ever meet our fellows, let's face it, not everyone wants to meet others whilst act...

Winter is a quiet time of year for the dry fly fisher in the Northern Hemisphere.   You may recall from earlier posts that your time now i...

240 years old, that's a lot of candles.  Here's hoping all the readers of this blog in America have a grand day and celebrate with s...

Sixty years ago to this very day, your faithful blogger was taken fishing for the first time with a "proper" rod and reel, instead...

    These first (poor quality) video snippets are of female adult mayflies returning to the river Lathkill (a very imp...

Arrived at the water and begun fishing, the rewards of our glorious sport soon became manifest.  The fish had taken a second remove at their...

If you ever get the chance to become a tenant or even an owner of some nice fishing water, it is highly recommended that you find the money ...

The season really is three weeks behind its usual self for development.  Fly life is still at April proportions. All is not lost though.  We...

Should be a good gathering... See you there? Regular Rod

"Will do!" was my reply.  Jack Perks the wildlife photographer and underwater movie maker wants to feature grayling spawning.  ...

What a bonus this fly is in a cold April!  Your blogger is not as well acquainted with the Grannom as he is with the other flies of the Derb...