Well I’m geting into the swing of things with this blogging! I’ve decided to upload some pics I took last year which may be of interest to those who tie their own flies (particularly members of Yorkshire Anglers who fish Beaverdyke reservoir!)

I brought a rainbow trout home from the reservoir last summer, something I rarely do nowadays. By the time I set to work on it with the fillet knife it must have been a good few hours since I’d administered last rights so I was rather surprised to find buzzers still wriggling around in it’s stomach!! I deposited them into an adhoc aquarium and took some snaps whilst they made their ill-fated attempts to hatch out into adults. They never made it to the final stage of transformation but it was still fascinating watching them try! As a size reference I’d say they were about equivalent to a Kamasan B100N sizes 14 to 16!! Get tying!

Looking for quality fly fishing near Leeds and Harrogate? Yorkshire Anglers have memberships available for the coming season. Members have access to two reservoirs and a stretch of the River Wharfe near Otley.

The two reservoirs are situated in a truly beautiful location, 8 miles from Harrogate, 15 miles from Leeds. The banks are accessible only by anglers and this makes for an intimate private fishery!

For more details about membership opportunities contact Phil Bamforth on 0113 2817137.

For more images of the reservoirs have a look at the following pages on our main site:

Beaverdyke Reservoir

John O Gaunts Reservoir

This is my first attempt at using Stu’s new-fangled blog software, can’t be that difficult, surely?! Before I kick off I’d like to wish all our visitors a very Merry Christmas and tight lines for the new season.

Today I decided to get some fresh air so I’ve spent a couple of hours on the Yorkshire Anglers’ stretch of the river Wharfe in Burley-in-Wharfedale. The weather was quite pleasant, sunny but chilly, and water was at a good level. Seemed particularly chilly when I waded in up to my waist….retractable undercarriage was in operation. I fished a couple of pools Czech nymph styleee but other than a few tweaks and tugs my efforts were fruitless. I blame it on the strong upstream wind which was blowing my leader all over the shop making bite detection very difficult. You should always, always have an excuse for blanking. I have plenty.

I’ve posted a couple of pictures from today, including one of myself because I’m sick of seeing Stu’s ugly mug all over this website. I look real pretty in my hat don’t I? Feel free to download and print it out to stick above the mantelpiece to keep the kids away from the fire.

We recently had a day’s guided fishing at Malham Tarn with Steve Rhodes from goflyfishinguk.com.

You can read Bob’s article on Malham Tarn on our main site here.

Here are a few pictures of what was an excellent days fishing:

Hello, welcome to the brand spanking new Yorkshire Fly Fishing Blog!