Fishing Articles

Sometimes having someone standing next to you when you are fishing can be a little unnerving at first but a good guide will ensure that his guest is put at ease and ready to have a great day on the water.

I like to think of fly casting as the transferring of energy. When it comes to leaders I prefer to see this process continue so that when we send our fly out to the fish that if we use a tapered leader then the energy can easily be transfered from the thick butt end of the leader that is attached to the fly line all the way to the fly.

Although the may fly hatch can’t be described as prolific as those seen on the famous fly fishing chalkstreams such as the Test and Itchen we do have a healthy hatch of mayfly in Devon too.

The two main rivers of Devon which contain grayling are the Tamar and the Exe. The tributaries of these rivers also have them, the main ones worth mentioning are the lower reaches of the Barle and Creedy before they join the Exe, the Tamar the Lyd,Inny and Ottery although the Inny and Ottery are just inside Cornwall. Heading to one of Devon’s other borders it is worth mentioning the Tone in Somerset which is a Read more…

The river Taw has had a revival in the last few years. It would have been easy to go the hatchery route but instead the River Taw Fisheries Association (RTFA) decided on improving access for salmon so that they could travel up the river more quickly and easily.

Sometimes it is easy and try and think just a little too deeply about what has just unfolded on the river. The fish at the end of the day has just three things it is interested in- food, oxygen and shelter and of course something else towards the end of the year.

At the Devon School of Fly Fishing we are extremely proud of our team of guides and the service they can provide you when out on the River Taw.

The Taw, Tamar, Torridge, Exe, Plym and Dart along with their tributaries all enjoy runs of salmon. There is nothing more exciting than catching a Westcountry salmon.

I feel lucky to live in Devon and as a fly fisherman I am spoilt with choices available which allow me to fly fish for trout, sea trout and salmon all within a few minutes drive.