Fishing Report 14th August 2020
Keeping the text short again this month in preference to video. Please find out latest video fishing reports below for river and stillwater respectively. Best Fishes SJY
Tag: summer fly fishing
Fishing Report at July 10th 2020
Our river fishing has and continues to focus on Derbyshire’s river Wye. This is our choice as it minimises travel during the C19 situation and this river offers some of the best UK river trout fishing available on our doorstep. Clients and ourselves have enjoyed superb fishing through June and early July. We’ve guided anglers […]
Fishing Report 31st July 2019
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.
Fishing Report at 28th June 2019
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 […]
Fishing Report at 10th August 2016
Summer fly fishing on the Derbyshire Wye remains good. The water has remained clear and the sight fishing is so much fun right now. Hatches of up winged flies and caddis, plus spinner falls and terrestrial insects are encouraging trout to feed at the surface. When they don’t, we switch to nymph fishing. Stillwater fishing […]
Fishing Report at 4th July
Typically, the May/June period has been hectic, everyone wants to fish at the same time. Catches overall have been good on lake and river despite volatile weather. With the arrival of mid summer, lake fishing is slowing up for trout as waters warm, trout food is way more plentiful and your fly has substantially more […]
Fishing Report at 12th August 2015
With water at a nice stable height, crystal clear, cool and loaded with food, the trout are happy and so are our fly fishers! Clients are experiencing good catches and some quality fish on the river right now, with both nymph and dry fly proving successful. The key is in knowing when and where to […]
Fishing Report at 15th July 2015
We are now well into the most challenging 2 months of the year for stillwater fly fishing. As you can see above however, trout are still there to be caught. Dries, nymphs, wet fly and lure tactics have all produced on the day according to conditions. Typically, early and later in the day are best, […]
Fishing Report at June 9th 2015
Recent weeks have been typically popular for both our stillwater and river fly fishing opportunities. As ever it’s been great to introduce many people to the sport of fly fishing, open the eyes of more experienced anglers to to new approaches and meet up with regular clients who enjoy a good day waterside. Fly hatches […]
Fishing Report at August 27th
High summer is typically a time when river fishing is more productive than stillwater. This year has been no exception. While the lakes became much more challenging as August progressed, clients experienced some epic sport on rivers. Between hatches, terrestrial patterns such as beetles and ants often caught well at the surface. When trout wanted […]