..and this is surely the most limited pre-fishing holiday shop I’ve ever done. New leader, some Mini Muddlers (the only flies I don’t have the patience or skills to tie correctly) and some minicons which I find to be…
Second fishing trip of 2013!
I know I don’t do as much fishing as I used to but to be fair the weather has been absolute bobbins so far this year and to my credit I got my ass into gear as soon as it picked…
6 Dales Trail
Just when you thought this fly fishing blog was going to get back to being only about flyfishing I’ve got a couple of updates on some great walking missions I’ve already completed this year. First, we have the 6 Dale Trail…
My first fishing trip of 2013!
Finally! The barometer has moved, the birds are tweeting and the snow is gone from all but the loftiest peaks. Brought out of deep freeze once again, the team of elderly fly-fishing superheroes known to mortals as ‘The Roundhay…
Buying your rod licence online? Be careful, make sure you use the correct website….
Which is this one http://www.postoffice.co.uk/rod-fishing-licence There are other websites which annoyingly rank higher in Google (I’m no SEO, but I assume they’ve paid Google handsomely to get there??) that charge you additional fees for ‘arranging’ your rod licence. F*ck…
News just in! Walton Hall open for business again
I’ve received the following update, which I’m sure will please many Yorkshire anglers. “Walton Hall is open again. Refurbished boats, new electric motors, seats with back rests. Over 1600 fish stocked weed management underway just need the weather to come…
Get ready for Spring, don’t get Lyme disease
Might not feel like it but it’s Spring, and when this Godawful weather sorts it self out we’ll all be hitting the outdoors like frolicking lambs, skipping and bounding with joy as we head to the water’s edge. Yorkshireflyfishing’s…
Cheer up folks, winter can’t last for ever. Here’s another inspirational picture!
One of Scotland’s most picturesque lochs (and that’s saying something!). Can you name it?