Fly Fishing Knowledge Base
What should I know about the March Brown hatch and how do I match it?
The March Brown is one of the UK's most iconic spring upwing flies and is particularly associated with fast-flowing, stony rivers. Although never a...
What should I know about midges and how do I match the hatch?
Midges, commonly known as buzzers by stillwater anglers, are one of the most important food sources available to trout and grayling. They are found...
What should I know about the Yellow May Dun hatch and how do I match it?
The Yellow May Dun is one of the UK's most important summer upwing flies. Although overshadowed by the famous Mayfly hatch, it provides consistent ...
What should I know about the Blue-winged Olive hatch and how do I match it?
The Blue-winged Olive is one of the UK's most important summer upwinged flies and is a hatch that every river angler should understand. Rather than...
What should I know about sedge hatches and how do I match them?
Sedges, also known as caddis flies, are among the most important insects in UK fly fishing. Unlike the spectacular but relatively short-lived Mayfl...
What should I know about the Mayfly hatch and how do I match it?
The Mayfly (*Ephemera danica* and, less commonly, *Ephemera vulgata*) is the UK's most famous fly hatch. Unlike other upwing flies, UK anglers gene...
What should I know about the Large Dark Olive hatch and how do I match it?
The Large Dark Olive (*Baetis rhodani*) is one of the most important early-season upwinged flies in the UK and signals the real beginning of the ri...
What should I know about the Iron Blue hatch and how do I match it?
The Iron Blue is one of the UK's most distinctive mayfly hatches and has a reputation for producing some of the most selective trout of the season....
What should I know about the Grannom hatch and how do I match it?
The Grannom is one of the most important spring caddis hatches in the UK and often provides the first truly prolific surface sport of the trout sea...
What should I know about tigerfish and how do I fly fish for them?
African tigerfish (*Hydrocynus vittatus*) are among the world's most exciting freshwater predators and have earned a reputation as one of the harde...
What should I know about golden dorado and how do I fly fish for them?
Golden dorado (*Salminus brasiliensis*) are among the world's most aggressive freshwater predators and are widely regarded as one of the ultimate f...
What should I know about peacock bass and how do I fly fish for them?
Peacock bass (*Cichla* species) are among the most exciting freshwater fish that can be targeted with a fly rod. Famous for their explosive surface...