Intruder salmon Flies

Russian Bullet style   I have been looking at the Intruder style Salmon Flies for a while, and recently came across a Canadian company called The Canadian Tube Fly Company. They have a great website, full of useful tips and tutorials, on the why and how of tying and fishing these flies. My order came [...]

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February 11th, 2013 by RobBowen

Trout will do what they want; not what you want them to do

Tues 13 March, The fish in the Usk are getting harder to approach in the low, clear water conditions. A drop of rain would be nice. The willows are now in full bloom, they’ve grown on a lot from last week   The beat’s Dipper is back again, first sighting this season. I followed him [...]

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April 7th, 2012 by admin

Baetis Nymphs on the Usk

I’ve had an interesting start to the trout fishing season, which has made me wonder if we are blinded by size. I fish a beat on the River Usk, which was famous for its hatch of March browns, sadly this is no longer the case, and the fly of the month is the Large Dark olive. [...]

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April 7th, 2012 by admin