How to Choose the Correct Fly – Part 3 – Flat-Winged (Diptera)
Part 3 deals with the area of flat-winged flies. Often overlooked for rivers but are a main staple food item to fish in lakes. These include the midge (Chironomid) and similar types of insect. In the main, they are again an advanced …
How to Choose the Correct Fly – Part 2 – Caddis Flies (Trichoptera/Sedge)
One species of fly that is often forgotten about in fly-fishing is the caddies fly. Most fly anglers only ever seem to fish it as the light is fading when some large red sedge are skittering across the river surface. These types …
Fishing Skills – Entomology with Dai Roberts
Entomology with Dai Roberts. Dai explains how kick samples are collected and discusses on this video some of his findings. …
How to Choose the Correct Fly – Part 1 – Upwings (Ephemeroptera)
One of the many decisions we have to make when we go fishing is what fly to put on. I know that this seems an obvious thing to say but I am often surprised what people actually fish with on the end …
Grannom Pupa Emerger
Dave Collins – 2010 Most of you lucky folk who fish the Gwent Angling Society waters on the Usk will have fished a big Grannom (Brachycentrus subnubilis) hatch for much longer than I – I have only fished the Usk for the …
Yellow May Dun Emerger (Heptagenia sulphurea)
Dave Collins – November 2010 It was back in May 2005 when, having moved to West Herefordshire, I first encountered large numbers of Yellow Mays (Heptagenia sulphurea) on the middle Wye. Until then, I had only seen the occasional Yellow May on …
Spring Invertebrates from the River Usk
Do we really understand and appreciate what the fish feed on in the spring on many of our rivers. This aspect of fly fishing is often ignored as is so essential to success. In order to help improve your chances I carried …
Spring Trout Fishing on the River Usk
What a fantastic time of year this is. The end of the winter has almost come with the usual upsets in the weather but the long dark nights are starting to draw out and those feelings of excitement at catching the first …
April Insects
I thought it may be interesting for you to know what was swimming about our feet as we happily paddle about the river in search of trout. For that reason, I am going to do a kick sample of the river bed at …
Major Classification of Flies
This article will hopefully introduce you to the main types of fly that you will see by the river and which trout are interested in feeding on. They are divided into four main categories: Upwings (Ephemeroptera) – Mayfly Roof Winged (Trichoptera) – …
