Fly Fishing Knowledge Base
What is river fly fishing for trout and grayling, and how do I get started?
River fly fishing for trout and grayling is one of the most rewarding forms of angling in the UK. It combines casting, watercraft, observation and ...
What is popper fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Popper fishing is a surface method that uses buoyant flies designed to create noise, disturbance and movement on the water. Unlike a conventional d...
What is washing line fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Washing line fishing is a stillwater method that uses a buoyant fly on the point to suspend one or more nymphs or buzzers beneath the surface. The ...
What is loch style fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Loch style fishing is a traditional method of fishing a team of wet flies from a drifting boat. Although the name comes from Scottish lochs, the me...
What is buzzer fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Buzzer fishing is one of the most consistent and important methods for catching trout on UK stillwaters. Buzzers are the pupal stage of non-biting ...
What is bung fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Bung fishing is a stillwater method that uses a buoyant indicator, commonly called a bung, to suspend one or more flies at a controlled depth benea...
What is stillwater dry fly fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Stillwater dry fly fishing is one of the most visual and enjoyable ways to catch trout. It involves presenting a floating fly to fish feeding on or...
What is stillwater lure fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Stillwater lure fishing uses larger, more mobile flies to search for trout and provoke a response. It is particularly effective when fish are not v...
What is stillwater nymph fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Stillwater nymph fishing uses small flies to imitate the insects and other aquatic life that trout feed on beneath the surface. It is one of the mo...
What is river streamer fishing and how do I do it successfully?
River streamer fishing uses larger flies designed primarily to imitate small fish. Unlike dry fly fishing, where the aim is often a natural dead dr...
What is Euro nymphing and how do I do it successfully?
Euro nymphing is a highly effective tight-line nymph fishing method that originated through competitive fly fishing in Europe before becoming popul...
What is spider fishing and how do I do it successfully?
Spider fishing is one of the most traditional and effective forms of river fly fishing in the UK. It uses small, sparsely dressed soft-hackled flie...