Spring and a new river trout season are in sight now, so we’ve been keeping an eye on the Derbyshire Wye. It’s our first river venue to open on March 18th. While nymph fishing dominates during the first month, hatches occur most days, providing dry fly opportunities between late morning and mid afternoon typically. Shrimp […]
January’s fishing report returns to the video format by popular demand! Checkout the current successful fly fishing tactics for stillwaters, look at the weeks ahead and some ideas for 2020.
How many people say “how miserable the weather is” at this time of year? Well the trout are loving it and so are we. Suit up and hit the water, it’s much more fun than shopping. Good general advice for late autumn and winter fly fishing on the stillwaters, is to go with lures/streamers early […]
It’s late October already, another river trout season is over. Once more the stillwaters come to the fore, providing quality fishing for the rest of the year. Watch our latest video below for current fishing news and top tips on what is working right now!
Steve Yeomans reviews late summer fly fishing, prospects for September, the rest of Autumn and provides a few fly fishing tips to help you catch.
This month we are swapping format, trying video as a change from the written word, to provide you with the latest updates here at Midlands Fly Fishing. Check it out and tell us what you think via email or our social media channels.
Once again it’s the end of June before we know it. The big hatch so many fly fishers want to fish, Mayfly is all but done for another year. It never really exploded in 2019, instead we have seen a steady trickle hatch across all our venues that has gone on for an extended period […]
The month of May is always full of so many fly fishing opportunities exploding into being all at once. 2019 has been no different! Like Jack pictured above, many people have joined us to begin their fly fishing journey this month. Similarly, we’ve helped fly fishers attain new skills and try new experiences. Stillwaters have […]
It’s that wonderful time of year when fly fishing in general is really productive. Lakes are fishing incredibly well, with both group days and private lessons both popular and successful. Productive techniques on the lakes are lures, nymphs and the dry fly fishing is starting to get going to. Fishing a nymph under a dry […]
The spectacularly mild weather through February and early March has provided epic stillwater fly fishing. Beginners and fly fishers seeking to improve have joined us waterside. Lure and nymph fishing tactics are productive right now, with bloodworm, buzzers, general purpose nymph patterns and fry imitations being top flies to use. As spring progresses the fishing […]
