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Blanket Hatch in the Western Lakes

The Last Sneaky Session

At this time of year I like to sneak out to a little river that is still open to rainbow fishing… It was blowing dogs off chains when I left town and I knew that it was going to be cold and miserable. Still, kicking back inside on my day off didn’t sound that hardcore.…

Penstock Pickers

It’s great when you’re at an age that all your mates are getting hitched and holding random bucks events when really, it’s just another chance to get away and do what we love doing while tipping in a hundred beers or so. My mate Chenzo decided to hold a pre-bucks outing in the highlands and…

Love Flyfishing

You have to check this clip out. Six minutes or so of footage that encapsulates much of what we do, where we go and gives the viewer a glimpse as to why. Almost certainly, my mates watching this will be emptying the clag from their bag – and rightly so. I will emphasise, watch this…

Blue Peaks and Beyond

Post Christmas, we set off for an almost-annual pilgrimage into the Western lakes, this time choosing the Blue Peaks and Chudleigh Lakes as the destination. Myself, Andy and junior bro of the yappin’ clan – Stevie. The alarm needn’t have even flinched – I was up and at ’em prior to the rude awakening. We…

The Giant Mayfly

A brilliant piece of footage capturing the beauty of the mayfly (European) and an insight into its brief stint at life. Narrated by only the best – Sir David.

Trout is All

Another awesome clip: Trout is All. That is all.

Sipping Dry

A splendid little teaser for an upcoming film about fish eating dries in Montana. Ripping footage.

Bream on Top

I recently had a successful mission fishing for bream with surface flies, so when a rostered day off work coincided with some decent weather (for once!) I became torn between thoughts of polaroiding trout in the Western Lakes or polaroiding bream on the East Coast instead. The bream won this time. I rocked up to a sweet…