About Me
| Stuart Wardle |
| The Durham Fly Fishing Company |
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
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Wednesday, May 15, 2013,
In :
Fishing
Guiding on Monday, a re-arranged day due to the very cold & slow early April we had. A month later and the forecast was not much better apart from a tad warmer but still snow, hail, wind, gale force gusts and rain interspersed with sunny spells ...so the forecast was not great. Skippy once told me (Stuart Crofts) that some of the days we think are not going to be great actually end up being some of the best days !!....it must be good old fashioned Yorkshire common sense. Anyway arrived at the r... Continue reading ...
As the new 2013 season kicks off remember If you require any tackle, equipment or fly tying materials or just simply want some impartial advice, please get in touch and let DFF Co help by sourcing the best available and at extremely competitive prices.
Because we are not ...tied to any supplier, we have access to a huge range of fly fishing & fly tying gear, let the DFF Co take the hassle out of searching for what you need. Just get in touch and see what we can do to help.
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Wednesday, February 27, 2013,
In :
Guiding
Last Saturday I was guiding Calvin on the Swale and to say it was a bit cold was an understatement.
Calvin was over from British Columbia visiting family in the area and got in touch at short notice as he fancied a few hours on a Northern spate river chasing grayling. Job sorted....wished I could have sorted the weather though !!....well I guess it was almost home from home!!! and even a nice big smile too.
 
 
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Wednesday, February 6, 2013,
In :
News
 If January and the first week of February is an indication of orders and bookings for the 2013 season...things are looking very bright here at The Durham Fly Fishing Company especially when you can feel that spring is just around the corner. All guiding and tuition rates have once again been held at 2011 prices which means even better value for all my clients...past present & future. A taster of new services for 2013...
- Wilderness Fly Fishing adventure weekends on river/lake/loch in wild and...
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Sunday, December 9, 2012,
In :
Product news
Looking for the perfect Christmas Gift for the fly fisher in your life or even for yourself ?? I have a number of the following items from Smith Creek (New Zealand) which are fantastic quality, unique and I will guarantee your mates will want one too......
Free Your Hands with the
Rod Clip...only £19.99 plus postage
Protect the environment and safely store your waste leader etc with theFish Trash....only £9.99 plus postage
That new semi auto reel you always fancied.... try the Thinkfish...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Sunday, December 9, 2012,
In :
Fishing
A few pictures from last Saturday's Grayling taster day on the Tees.
Have a look at my Facebook page for the update and comments:
http://www.facebook.com/DFFCo
Feedback has been tremendous and already have plans for some more taster days
  
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Thursday, November 15, 2012,
In :
Tuition
Currently finalising arrangements for another Grayling 'taster day' late November/early December on the River Tees courtesy of local angling clubs and in association with the Grayling Society (Area 11).
Already over 15 people have signed up to the event which will provide advice and tuition for those wanting to start or improve their skills when chasing the "ladies of the stream".
Last weekend we had a similar session with Durham Fly Fishers which was really succesful and brought about the ide...
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Tuesday, November 6, 2012,
In :
Fishing
I've recently been appointed as a Pro Staff member of the USA AQUA Design Team. For those who have seen me in my camouflage shirts and wondered where you can get them follow the above link. The quality of the AQUA range of gear is superb and I'm positive that anything you can do to help disguise yourself and not spook fish has to be a definite advantage. Spot me with this years Commonwealth Fly Fishing Team in Tasmania (with Dave Grove, John Tyzack, Andy Gooding, Phil Lebski & Bernie Maher)
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Monday, October 8, 2012,
In :
Fishing
For a number of years now I have been so lucky to receive an invitation to fish with some great friends on some superb private chalkstreams on the Wiltshire Avon & Wylye.
Last Friday saw me travelling South to meet up for a meal, a few 'pre-fishing' drinks at the Hotel for a good old catch up before our 2 days fishing.
The opportunity to sight fish for grayling in clear streams is one that I look forward to each year as it really helps to increase my understanding of the behaviour and reaction... Continue reading ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Tuesday, October 2, 2012,
In :
Product news
With the grayling season upon us it's time to get stocked up with the hooks you need. New stock just arrived and you know it's not worth cutting corners when it comes to hooks only the best will do..... New stock of Tiemco hooks just in: Dries - TMC 103BL #13, 15, 17, 19, 21; Micros - TMC 2488/2487 # 20/22; Emergers/Parachutes - TMC 212Y #15, 17, 19; Jigs - TMC 403BLJ #12, 14, 16 get in touch for best price....because remember ...... "we aim to exceed your expectations" ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Monday, September 17, 2012,
In :
News
We now have a new Info &Technical Resource page on the site which will be added to over time. To kick things off there is: - 'X' Rating Tippet and Leader Selection Table (primarily for Stroft but can be used for other brands too); - River brown trout length to weight ratio table to help identify the weight of that trout you returned after C&R; - Introduction to Tenkara article which includes a useful Tenkara leader /line size guide. Go to Information & Technical ResouceHope you like it......... Continue reading ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Monday, September 10, 2012,
In :
Product news
In a new partnership with Esoteric Tackle, the Durham Fly Fishing Company now provides Tenkara tuition, guiding and can supply all the gear required as part of the whole range of services on offer. A good fishing friend and possibly the best exponent of tenkara in the UK, Dave Southall, introduced me to it a couple of years ago. This year we had a great day out giving it a go on one of our upper northern rivers, and I have to say Tenkara beat the traditional fly rod and line by aproximately ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Tuesday, July 31, 2012,
In :
Fishing
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 ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Friday, July 6, 2012,
In :
Guiding
A beauty wild brown trout just over the pound caught by John on the dries on what was a tough day this week.
15 minutes after this picture was taken the water came up brown and muddy...and we definitely weren't on the Mississippi !!
Hopefully this rain will ease soon and we can get back on the rivers.
In the meantime, fly & tackle orders and ventures to lakes and stillwaters are keeping us busy.
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Thursday, June 14, 2012,
In :
Guiding
On Tuesday, Alex & David came to the Durham Fly Fishing Company to learn how to cast and try fly fishing for the first time. Well it didn't take long before she was casting a decent line roll casting like an expert and then presenting a dry fly on the edge of the ripple. Well 3 fish on and two landed ......pretty good for a first time with a fly rod. That smile says it all.... Nice one David...its in the net....  Whoo Hoo...... ... Continue reading ...
A big congratulations to Thomas Adamson (in the middle with the envelope) for getting a place in next years England Youth International Team at the Youth National last week at Pitsford. Also a big well done to the other lads in this years Talent Pathway for doing the North proud ...I have high expectations for these young lads going forward and they are all a credit to fly fishing. In March I was appointed by the Angling Trust to be a Head Coach for the Northern Region (North East, North West, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Stuart Wardle on Friday, May 11, 2012,
In :
Fishing
 
I managed to keep hold of a couple of fantastic brown trout this week ...a 54 cm and a 58cm which fought like tigers. Lost a few others as well !!......need this rain to stop and then back on my travels.
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Posted by Stuart Wardle on Thursday, November 3, 2011,
In :
Product news
The Durham Fly Fishing Company online shop goes live today. Why not have a look and feel free to order by phone, email or via paypal online. We currently provide a select range of flyfishing essentials that over the years have proven themselves and are a keypart of my fishing gear:
- Stroft GTM & ABR
- Leaders and Indicators
- Flies and Fly selections
- Specialist hooks
More products will be added as the business progresses.
I am also providing a special discount for the first 50 customer... Continue reading ...
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