The Field has whittled down the countless number of trout flies available to present the 10 essential trout-fishing flies that no angler should be without. Combined, these effective and deadly flies will hold you in good stead on any trout river in the UK, in any month of the season.…
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 fishing) down to a stark summation of its parts. Fly anglers place a huge amount of emphasis on the ‘imitation’…
Trout fishing on the Usk...Charles Rangeley-Wilson talks trout and the joys of trout fishing
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
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
Where to get your wild fishing fix There are countless places where you can encounter wild fishing. However, it is essential to consider health and safety, permissions and legalities beforehand. Despite many miles of waterways being in wild locations, many of these are privately owned. Some of these locations are…
We all aspire to having an iconic sporting moment. However sadly we rarely achieve them. It might be the red-letter day when you catch a trout on the mayfly, or jump that hedge, or shoot a serious January high pheasant. These are the moments that stay with you. And they…
Charles Rangeley-Wilson picks his top 10 fly-fishing spots accessible to all. It's open to debate, preferably after a day on a chalkstream.
The Lowlands beyond the Highlands’ is an often used description of Caithness. But while the ‘Kingdom of the Cats’, which is surrounded by the mountains of Sutherland to the south and west and the sea to the north and east, is low-lying it is by no means uniform. In the…
One of the great benefits of my position as fishing consultant for the BBC 2 series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is that I get to spend much of the year on our great game rivers talking to the owners and keepers who matter. The overwhelming consensus is that fishing…
