It was in mid 2009 that I started to delve into french leader techniques after reading an interesting article on the method in the angling press. The article was fairly brief about the methodology and practicality of its...
French Nymphing Leader Set Up
I have often been asked to describe how to set up the leader for French nymphing.Β The sketch above is my current go to set up that is the result of years of tinkering, trial and error.Β It should serve as a useful starting point...
Grannom Bonanza -the early season feast
April on my home river beats marks a natural phenomenon known as the Grannom hatch. At its peak a...
Teardrop Nymphs for Snaggy Waters
Why Use Tear Drop Nymphs ? Well what I was looking forΒ was an alternativeΒ to bead head flies but...
Spanish Nymphing β Magic Mary Perdigon fly
This season I decided to expand my βEuro nymphingβ techniques of czech and french leader and...
Post Industrial Urban Splendour
The floods of boxing day 2015 caused significant damage to the bridge at Copley The remains...
Tungsten Teardrop Nymphs by Barrie Duffy
These amazing tungsten teardrop nymphs
Hebden Water
Hebden water can be split into three main sections