Yorkshire Fly Fishing

For those of you that have never tied your own flies, it may seem like a daunting and complicated extension to an already challenging pastime, and that the main reason we do it is to save money. So I guess…

Bob’s Olive A simple but very effective (well, I would say that…I invented it!) fly that isn’t just restricted to use when olives are about. Originally developed for use at Coniston Hall where olive patterns can excel, I quickly found…

Olive Buzzer Originally developed for fishing Coniston Hall (see review here) . During much of the season olive flies can do well at Coniston Hall, both buzzer and olive upwing type patterns. I have also had a couple of storming…

This is my own variation of the popular stillwater pattern. Designed to imitate a buzzer in the final stages of hatching the shipmans buzzer is an excellent choice when chironomids are coming off the water. Fish it ginked up and…

This fly, and its many variants, has to be one of my favourite river patterns and also works well on stillwaters. Fish it on its own or as part of a team where it should be on the point. Materials…

  In my own, albeit limited experience, this dry fly has few equals. Either leave the fly to its own devices or give it the occasional twitch and then wait for something to nail it. Even if no fish are…