It’s been a busy but fantastic year for writing. In the July 2026 issue of Trout & Salmon Magazine, I share my absolute favourite dry fly pattern, the CdC Chironomid/Midge Emerger. This is a pattern I've used for a LONG time, and is a real confidence pattern for me! Materials…
I'd spent three hours searching, and over forty minutes of that were spent hidden in the tall grass, waiting for a hatch that would never materialise. I counted three Danica all evening. I chuckled as a male blackbird, thinking it was a swallow, attempted in vain to catch the airborne…
In the June 2026 issue of Trout & Salmon Magazine, I explore the lighter side of fly fishing...the falling in! Join me as I share an early-season adventure, an expected baptism, and the tale of an unlucky fishing cap. A huge thank you to Editor Pete Tyjas and the entire…
I was thrilled to contribute a short essay to the Wild Trout Trust's 2026 Salmo Trutta magazine, highlighting a river that means a great deal to me - the wonderful River Monnow. I hope WTT members enjoy the piece when their copies arrive. If you love trout but aren't yet…
Representing Fulling Mill is always rewarding, and I recently spent a day tying flies at the Garry Evans Tackle Centre in Cardiff on 25th April alongside Fulling Mill Sales Manager Steve Shorrock. I had the opportunity to discuss and promote my new 2026 signature range of Fulling Mill fly patterns,…
Each April, Sportfish runs its fantastic online Spring Spectacular, featuring a huge range of videos. From the latest products on the market to fly tying demonstrations and environmental videos, the two-day event on 18th and 19th April was a great way to relax if you couldn't go fishing. This year,…
That was a blast! Trout & Salmon Magazine’s very first Spring Gathering, which took place on 28th and 29th March 2026, was a real treat! Smiling faces was the theme of the weekend, with brilliant films, presentations, fly tying and casting demonstrations, plus fishing demos right on the river. If…
Each February, the UK’s premier fly fishing show, British Fly Fair International (BFFI), takes place at the Staffordshire County Showground, Stafford, UK, and what a year 2026 was! As always, the discussions with visitors were loads of fun, with tons of awesome information shared, and everyone had a smile on…
In this video, I focus not just on an amazing caddis pattern, but on a pattern that I believe imitates a range of emerging invertebrates trapped in the surface film. Essentially, perfect prey items that trout are happy to lazily mop up. Originally devised in the 1980s by Jackie Mathews,…
With the start of the 2026 trout fishing season fast approaching, join us for a full weekend of talks, screenings, demonstrations, good food and great company! What better way to celebrate the start of the new season! I'll be joining a host of fantastic speakers at the Fox and Hounds…