Tobias Coe

Tobias Coe

An obsessive angler, Tobias Coe has been writing for The Field for 15 years. A childhood fascination with nature has morphed into a career as a fisheries biologist, fishing writer and photographer. Based in the West Country, he spends his time working on projects to improve our rivers, with a focus on mitigating barriers to fish migration. This is interspersed with plenty of river miles walked and sea miles traversed with a fly-rod in hand.

catching trout

  • June 1, 2025

Most seasoned anglers will no doubt have heard the phrase ‘observation, imitation, presentation’ or OIP. This three-step mantra neatly condenses the complexity of fly-fishing (and arguably many other forms of…

early trout

  • March 14, 2025

The early fly-fisher may just catch the early trout. Choose your river carefully, fish nymphs and dries and a trout will be in your sights

wild brown trout

  • March 10, 2025

Where do trout lie? If you want to catch a trout it helps to know where they are. Fish the right water and maximise your chances

albanian trout

  • March 23, 2023

One of the most treasured aspects of fly-fishing is the excuse it provides to travel to those lesser-fished rivers that run through far-flung valleys in exotic corners of the world.…

  • June 27, 2014

It seems that, every year, the boundaries of fly-fishing are being pushed back around the world. It may sound slightly daft to compare fly-fishing with, say, off-piste skiing, but it…