Tenkara tuition on 31st May 2015

Just booked myself onto the Tenkara tuition and rod testing day on Sunday 31st May hosted by Discover Tenkara. The venue is near Sheffield so not too far.

Tenkara requires a gentle casting stroke, slightly different to our regular casting technique. The rods are usually longer, but the casting line is usually restricted in length. But apparently the Discover Tenkara team have been trained to cast a very long line ie 3.1m rod and 7m line. Now that would help me try for those trout that I spot that are just outside my current line length!
I must remember to ask how you bring in the fish to the net!

Inspired fly fishing

Amongst the hundreds of emails that pop into my inbox there are a number which have a link to a web page worth viewing. This is one on an email from Grey's by Lisa Isles.
It clearly and concisely states aspects of:
accuracy
presentation
river craft
tactical decision making
and a generic fly selection
Her overall top tip:

"Take your time and fish the water in front of you as effectively as you can."

Folow the link and see if you agree.
Tight lines

Ladies of the Stream - fly fishing in June

It has been arranged with Cressbrook & Litton fly fishers for a day fishing for the Ladies of the Stream (which is an open group of women fly fishers - for those wishing to learn more about fly fishing).

Meeting spot to be finalised.

Time - around 9.30 - 10ish

We start with coffee and bacon butties

Don Stazicker will do a 'kick sample' in the river - to see what flies it suggests we may fish with.

Then go fly fishing! Or just watch.

Please respond if you are interested in taking part.

Open to all females wishing to discover the elegant art of fly fishing

Mayfly in April

My first fly fishing saunter along the River Bradford on 29th April 2015
Unfortunately it became a bit of a battle against the wind, rain, and, at one point hail stones!
By the time I got up to those big lazy pools with those big lazy fish - nothing was rising!
I decided to do a few photographs of the fish instead. But even then, if you stopped, the fish got wary and moved away - if you kept walking they stayed around.
But my battles with the elements were rewarded by this:

A mayfly. Slightly shocked at what I saw spiralling over me, I paused only momentarily before leaping to catch it in my hand. Success - it sat on my hand as I took a few photographs.
Someone really ought to tell those fish!