Every year more and more trout anglers are discovering how exciting fly fishing for carp can be. So, I thought I’d give a brief run-down of what I use. I’ve also gone into detail about feeding strategies which play a vital part in being successful on the water. A carp feeding on the surface.Rod, reel and fly line I use a 9ft #8 weight rod which is shorter and more powerful than my trout rods. Then again, carp are usually a lot bigger than the trout I catch. A floating line with a short weight forward head is my preference. I use a Lee Wulff  ‘indicator line’ which loads my rod with just ..read more

Think of dry fly fishing and we mostly envisage an accurate cast laying out perfectly straight between the angler and the fish. We will then follow up with mends during the drift to prevent drag before our fly reaches its target. The tension will be palpable as your fly sweeps over the fish. If the planets align a sip, splash or swirl will reward the angler. From that point one either misses, looses, lands the fish! However having a straightened leader on the water is actually undesirable as the fly will be more vulnerable to drag. Performing a mend can result in the fly skating across the su ..read more

Smallmouth bass may be the ultimate fly rod species for their wide range, accessibility, and aggressive behavior. These notoriously tough predators chase feather-clad hooks with speed and power, hammering their prey with authority. A good smallmouth bite can be epic, and its why we chase them around lakes, rivers, and streams. Smallies aren’t machines, though. Their moods can swing from positive, then neutral, to quite negative, significantly impacting the fishing on a given day. As such, we should carry flies in a variety of sizes, shapes, weights, and color schemes. In doing this, we will g ..read more

After many months in development and testing we are excited to announce that we have just added six new hooks to the Fulling Mill range! Four of them are barbless, and two of them are barbed. There’s a new member of the Jig Force family, a midge hook, a terrestrial hook, a wet fly and nymph hook, a straight shank nymph hook and a streamer hook. You’ll notice that 4 of these hooks include a finish we brought over from our predator and carp hooks: non-reflective black. It gives the hooks an extra stealthy look. It also makes the hook point sticky sharp. The new Jig Force Straight Point. FM5140 ..read more

This spring we had the pleasure of traveling west and filming with Signature Tyer Devin Olsen in Wyoming, and Signature Tyer Curtis Fry in Utah on the Green River. There’s a lot of cool content we’ll be releasing from this trip, but here are the first two feature videos. Best Euro Nymphs for Trout: Signature Tyer Devin Olsen Discusses Fly Design For focused and dedicated competition angler like Signature Tyer Devin Olsen, every pattern has a purpose. In this video he dives into some of his flies and the purpose that each one serves. He talks about things like fly design principals, where and ..read more

Here in the UK we are so incredibly lucky to have access to a wide range of smaller, stocked stillwaters. They can, at times it is true, be relatively straightforward to fish. However, if you just repeatedly strip back a lure and wait for a pull it’s not necessarily always that easy. There are times when some simple tips can make such a difference. Vary Your Retrieve For starters it really does pay to vary the retrieve. The same fly can be fished in so many ways. Almost static – under a bung – is about as simple as it gets. That, or retrieved with a simple figure eight. Most usually this is a ..read more

Our hook of the month for April is our barbless Czech Nymph Hook. This hook is incredibly versatile and can be used for a wide range of nymphs and dries to achieve a curved body effect. Scuds and caddis are obvious examples here, but it’s also excellent for tying realistic mayflies as well. But don’t stop there! This is also a great hook for tying emergers and dry flies. Due to its curved shape, it allows you to tie patterns that sit deeper in the film. This makes it ideal for any pattern that represents an emerging, cripple or stuck insect. On picky fish or tricky days on the water, these pa ..read more

Who is Rachel Finn? In her own words she’s “a hopeless trout bum that has been guiding for 30 years in the Adirondacks at the Hungry Trout.” We’ll tell you what though, Rachel is a hell of a lot more than that. Rachel with a fine brown trout on the Ausable River. Flylords image. Not only has she guided in the Adirondacks for 30 years, but she guided float trips for 10 years in Alaska. She is also hopelessly in love with Argentina and has a passion for hosting trips to cool places! But let’s be honest, winter’s in NY are cold as hell and you need to find things other than fishing to fill the w ..read more

Early season is upon us again and here in Ireland the 1st of March saw nearly all our trout loughs open for business. With that some hardy anglers will start venturing forth. This time of the year gives you a chance to blow the cobwebs off and to get back into the swing of things. If you’re interested in lough fishing in Ireland, this one’s for you! The rewards of braving the March weather when lough fishing in Ireland are worth it!Wear warm clothes Before we get into the tactics one important caveat: wrap up well! The damp cold which can be a feature here in our spring will test you. I remem ..read more

As part of launching our new fly tying range we designed and produced an all-new dubbing box. It was designed and produced in the UK, just like all of the other fly boxes in our range. Our goal was to not only create a dubbing box that functions better than anything else on the market, but also one that would make storage at your tying desk much easier. So, we made them easily stackable. This will allow you to store dozens and dozens of dubbings in one place without taking up much room. Our dubbing box has 12 slots, each designed to hold an entire 1 gram pack of dubbing. Additionally, the ba ..read more