Game Fishing Guides

Ever had those days, where fish have been extremely finicky? Where they merely tap the fly instead of committing to a full bloodied take. Well in this article, we will give you 10 tips that will help you convert those taps into takes.

Bait Fishing For Trout

The majority of anglers start their fishing years, bait fishing for rainbow trout on a trout fishery. Providing us with the basics in angling knowledge, it’s the first steps to progressing our angling careers. This article, will cover off what you require to get started and how to rig up for

The idea of tapered leaders often appears confusing to beginners. After all, not only are they available in monofilament form, we have to consider polyleaders too and then there are those

Those never-ending lazy days of summer might well have every man and his dog rushing to the beach, but such sweltering conditions are rarely conducive to good trout fishing. Prolonged hot spells often restrict any insect hatches to last knockings when those anglers coming off the water at 5pm complain about heat stroke

Understandably the likes of buzzers and damsel nymphs grab the headlines in spring, but at some point in late spring, we can expect terrestrials of one kind or another to feature on the trout’s menu. And once the weather warms up, a full complement of terrestrial is on the cards, giving us untold opportunities in terms

From now onwards, August often sees an explosion of daddy longlegs on surrounding grassland and over our trout waters. These large gangly-legged insects provide a real mouthful for hungry trout and are easily imitated by the angler. Get it right and you are sure to experience some memorable fishing.

Perfect conditions

During the summer months, fishing dries is often the most favourable method. However, we can face some challenging days during the summer months with bright sunshine, soaring temperatures and high pressure. 2018 was a prime example of this, we experienced one of the hottest summers in a long time, it has definitely made

Choosing the right fly fishing rod can get quite confusing, there seems to be so many variables to take into consideration. Like, what fly rod weight? What rod length? But don’t

We like to simplify things here at Angling Active in our explanations and how to’s. The confusing and ever-growing world of sink tips though is a daunting prospect at first glance, and we can understand why you have ended up on this blog post. This post should help because we have broken it all down into fly line types

It is said that a salmon will move a long way for a fly, if the conditions are right. With your hands, count how many times you’ve had the “right” conditions this season?

So you’ve got the

There are a few simple reasons for the huge range of tippet materials available to Salmon fly anglers. This article explains why you should explore and expand what tippet you keep in your kit.

“How do I choose a spool of tippet

You’ve heard of it; you’re keen to try it out; but where do you start in Washing Line Fly Fishing?

You’ve Heard of it…

A ‘Washing Line’ is a series of flies hanging off your leader as the name suggests, suspended at both ends and