Fly Fishing Podcast - Small Stream Dries

With some unexpected overnight rain, the river has risen suddenly. David breaks out his trusty euro-nymph outfit to try and target some Grayling in difficult conditions!

Winter is well and truly here. With freezing temperatures and a light flurry of snow, David heads out on to the river in search of that wonderful winter fish, the Grayling!

Fishing a streamer upstream and hooking trout on the dead drift is a super exciting method. In this episode, David fishes some ideal fast pocket water on a river flowing through a woodland gorge. It's a hot summers day, Will the fish be up for it?!

In this episode David has travelled north to fish for Salmon & Sea Trout. A passionate Salmon angler, David is fishing on the back of high water and hoping to hook one of these elusive fish. Will there be a running fish or a resident in one of the large holding pools, waiting to grab a fly?  Listen to find out! 

After a hot spell, the river has cooled down, and there is a bit of extra water. It sounds like great conditions for exploring some new bits of the river! Join David as he investigates a few new pools on a lovely summer afternoon.

In this episode, David explores a beautiful limestone stream in search of some Mayfly feeders. After a few tremendous prior evening rises, will the fish be up for another evening of epic Mayfly action? 

After a small winter break, the Peaks Fly Fishing Podcast is back for a new fly fishing season! In this episode, David moves further north to try and tempt some wild browns on the dry fly.

The river is lapping onto the meadows and holding colour. In less-than-ideal conditions, David ventures out to try and catch his first fish of 2023, one of the good head of Grayling found in the river. Will the rod get bent or will it be a pleasant walk on a Winter day?!

Recorded in late summer during the Trout season, it's another day of tough conditions with low water and bright sunshine. This time David searches some of the likely Summer runs for Trout & Grayling with Euro tactics. It's a stunning day to be on the river, but will it be a day of bent rods?

In this episode David ventures onto the river with a streamer outfit to try and tempt some bigger fish. It is a cooler wet day but just after the summer heatwave - will the fish be back on form?