The Dry Fly mead took a bit of getting

took a bit of getting used to but proved ultimately to be a liberating and unexpected experience

Church Stretton

Batty catches bass with lures

Pheasant Tail Nymph

The Dry Fly mead took a bit of gettingThe dry fly has long presented a design challenge to the angler. In the early 1900s, the best fishing minds, most prominently Halford, applied themselves to creating perfect replicas of the natural insect which would sit high on the water surface. Then came Colonel Harding and his watertank. This lead to the theory that trout do not see flies as we do: therefore dry flies should be tied to create the right impression, as seen from a trout's underwater