Trout Fly Fishing Blog

An essential guide.

For General Salmon fly fishing there are a few things to look for in a good reel, here is our recommended checklist of features. Also check out our top tops for salmon fly reel protection.

Since A Treatise of Fysshynge with an Angle in 1496 by Dame Juliana Berners we have been writing about the hunting fish through fly fishing techniques. Trout fly fishing particularly grew dramatically with the Victorians and through the 1800's when Trout were transferred as ova to British Colonies with the first successful transfer of Brown Trout Ova aboard the Norfolk with Itchen and Wye trout introduced to Victoria, Australia

Trout fly fishing has ranged from stunning waters like the English Chalk Streams and the Catskills to lochs and rivers where natural Brown Trout occur to stocked lakes like Arnfield, Grafham or Roxholme. Whatever your preference there is a massive offering for trout fly fishing world-wide.

Hans Van Klinken, Barbless Mohicans, & Straggle String

Kick Sampling!

Buzzers understand more about this important food for trout, essential for fly fishermen!

Barbless Traffic Light Buzzers

Today - Crunchers

Today we’ll touch on a number of topics, focusing on Upstream Nymphing, whilst also considering how a pair of polarized sunglasses can make all the difference to your fishing trip, and how getting “that sinking feeling” will make you appear psychic to those less experienced.

The problems you'll face this season revealed.

3 essential tips for fly fishing in winter.

It's thought fly fishing techniques can help build up muscle and tissue.

The Brown Trout inhabits rivers, lakes, lochs and reservoirs. It was originally a European species of salmonid fish which is found in freshwater. The Brown Trout, Salmon trutta morpha fario and Salmo trutta morpha lacustris are known as the sea trout which migrates to saltwater and only returns to fresh water to breed.

Buzzer Trout Flies Hatch Frequency

Midges are part of the Chironomidae family which is their Latin name, we know them as midges with their larval form called blood worm and the pupae are commonly called buzzers, these are what we use as flies for fly fishing. What times of year do buzzers hatch? Check our hatch guide below for guidelines

Today's blog post discusses Black Magic Dry Flies, Salmon Hair Wing Flies, and Semperfli's Micro Glint which is great for buzzers.

Understand the midge in its natural form and you will become a better trout fly fisherman. Why are they called buzzers? Simple when the adult midges swarm they make a buzzing noise!

Every month we publish details hatch charts to help you understand what is expected to hatch on rivers and stillwaters and what flies to use to mimic them. With this valuable information we hope that you will be even better prepared for that fly fishing trip

We the weather improving through March early indications for trout fly fishing are that temperatures should be around 10C and not mad winds like we have had through January and February. There are still superb Trout to be had, Stillwaters are producing stunning Brown & Rainbow Trout and rivers will be opening for Trout mostly on 22nd March. (check local byelaws from the Environment Agency for your rivers).