The best from Broadlands river Test yesterday. Small mayfly hatch later in the day. Needs to warm up a bit. Otherwise steadily catching grayling and trout throughout the day. Should be on fire next week. Great company with (The Baron) David Peach.
Booby Hoppers get the thumbs up
This Rainbow took a Booby Hopper fly. Then stripped me down to the backing 3 times with blistering runs across the lake. A very healthy specimen at 6.5lbs landed and returned. I purchased the flies from eBay and now I can copy and make myself.
Happy Easter :]
While London friends go shopping in Worthing, one takes advantage and sneeks few hours fishing. On arrival I notice fish activity in the shallows. They where scoffing on tadpoles so, what to to?
Great catch for novice Steve
After a 3 hour casting and fly fishing basics lesson we visit Chalk Springs fishery. On arrival there are fish rising everywhere to hatching flies. We set up one rod with a small Damsel and the other with a Sedge. It was not long before we are into a fish of around 4 lbs. Then we take another 2 off the surface with the Sedge. One well exceeding 4lb. A break for lunch and back on the water to take 2 more good fish. Well done Steve.
Client feedback
Hello Howard,
Thank you for your time on Saturday.
I really enjoyed the lesson. I think I learned a lot in the time we had – helped by your calm,clear instruction.
I cannot wait to get out on the lake and try out my new skills. I think I’ve got the bug – I’m heading down to Hove tackle shop tomorrow evening to get myself kitted out.
Thanks again, Steve
3 hour lesson does the trick for Steve
Steve Taylor getting to grips with the Roll and Overhead casting techniques. He came to me a complete novice to fishing yet in just 3 hours he gets enough fly fishing skills to take away and hopefully get involved with a trout or two. For info click on the Tuition and Booking pages.
Lovely warm day in March
A fine March day spent fly fishing a team of buzzers ends with a cracking 4lb rainbow. A lean but powerful fish. Plus a good hatch of Sedges too.
Epoxy buzzers work wonders
Skived off for a couple hours trouting yesterday morning. Arrived at the fishery to find I had the place to myself. LOVE IT! Anyway, walked down to the water as the sun was just starting to warm nature up. Which brought on a hatch of big black midges. So on went a team of big buzzers. Hopefully the right size and colour? After a few casts I started to get pulls but not really taking confidently. I wondered, maybe the buzzers were to big? I swapped the point fly for a size smaller and carried on fishing. Bang! a hard take and the fish was on and I soon netted a small but perfect rainbow. A few casts later, another positive take and this time the fish tore off across the lake several times. After some careful playing and adjustment of the drag on the reel the fish came to the net, then jumped out and tore off again. OMG! It eventually gave up and I landed this lovely 4lb rainbow.
Love buzzer fishing 🙂
Fly fishing 2017
First day back on the water with a nice little rainbow and a 2.5lb brown. Nice start to the season me thinks. On a beautiful March day.
Fly fishing Christmas gift ideas
Now! here’s an unusual / different / great gift idea. A fly fishing lesson e-voucher. Redeemable up to December 2017. Click on the link and it will take you to my tuition page. There you will find more info, prices and options. https://sites.google.com/site/flyfishingsussex/
Tight Lines. Howie www.flyfishingsussex.com
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