Last Friday I was fortuntate enough to be invited to coach and fish on the beautiful Derbyshire Derwent below Rowsley.
Despite high & slightly coloured water, hardly a fish showing and very little hatching we managed a respectable number of fish to the nymph and blind dries.
Both Gordon & John are now busy developing their newly learned nymphing methods and I'm looking forward to our future fishing exploits and search for local pasties !!.
At least one photo came out OK....
A derbyshire derwent... Continue reading ...
A fanatical fly fisherman and licensed coach who has been lucky to have fished with some great fishermen in many fantastic places around the world.
The North of England and Scottish Borders are very special places and have some beautiful and fantastic waters to fly fish.
I'm still learning the craft after more than 30years and I hope the flyfishing journey will never end.
Fly Fishing Bio:
1967 first perch on a worm
1999 England International;
2002 CEFF Chairman
2006 Team England Rivers Manager;
2010 Commonwealth Team Silver Medal
2011 Member of England Commonwealth Team (Tasmania 2012);
2011 Started The Durham Fly Fishing Company;
2012 Appointed Head Coach to the Angling Trust/ADB Talent Pathway Programme;
2014 England Commonwealth Team Member
