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The Wet Winged Woodcock & Yellow is probably one of the best known and widely recognised of the Woodcock styles, of which there are many. The ...

This fly has a reputation as a killer fly on both still waters and rivers for all trout including sea. It is particularly effective during the earl...

Following a rather dire season for trout fishing, I tried to analyse what had gone wrong. Had I lost my magic touch, was age becoming a factor in m...

The 'Grisly' History of the Bloody Butcher - (Moon’s Butcher) This well-known and attractive fly was originally called Moon’s Butcher and was fi...

The Elk Hair Caddis or Deer Hair Caddis (Latin ‘Trichoptera’) The Elk Hair Caddis was first tied by Al Troth of the USA sometime during 1957, it...

Winged Black Gnat The history of the Black Gnat is at best vague with no known original fly tier, which is a great shame, although its country o...

We are extremely lucky within the UK, over 85% of the worlds known 200 chalk streams, are within our own little island. Some of the more well-known...

THE SOLDIER PALMER This most famous of flies is an old favourite of mine. Being my fly of last resort, I would always end up using this fly when...

Following my previous 'blank' visit to Dartmoors famous River Dart two weeks earlier, I hoped that my second trip would be a little more produ...

The earliest accounts of fly fishing in Europe can be traced by literary account back to the 15th century however, it is believed that the actual p...

Following the work and time involved in setting up this website, I decided to reward myself with a days fishing on the River Dart. Having just secu...