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Flyfishing: A Flyfisher's Guide to Fishing in Freestone Rivers and Limestone Streams

Flyfishing: A Flyfisher's Guide to Fishing in Freestone Rivers and Limestone Streams

Madeleine Maloney
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A wonderful book for the fly-fisher of all abilities. Colin shares his incisive knowledge gained over many decades of fishing the streams & rivers of the UK. Colin is one of the most respected anglers in Derbyshire, England, and is President of the Peak Forest Angling Club which was founded in 1861, making it one of the oldest fishing clubs around. Colin has dedicated his life to catching elusive trout on small freestone rivers and limestone streams, he shares his lifetime of knowledge in this beautifully illustrated and descriptive book. If you want to know how to catch fish then this is a good place to start, if you are not catching as many or those difficult ones to catch then this is a good place to learn why. Tight Lines!

I was born in 1937 and grew up in Stockport, an industrial town near Manchester in the North of England. As a young boy I would spend many happy hours fishing for perch and roach in the small ponds and canals near where I lived. When my Grandma retired, she left Stockport and returned to Wales where she had lived as a young girl. I had never strayed very far from Stockport, so travelling through the countryside to Wales on a bus was an amazing experience. Grandma met me in the village and we walked along a country lane to her cottage.

For the first week I explored the countryside around her cottage hoping to find somewhere to fish, as I had brought my simple fishing tackle with me. I didn’t know anything about fishing in streams or rivers, so Grandma arranged for me and a local fisherman, Gareth, to fish the stream running through the village. The small stream was fast moving and the water was so clear you see the bed of the stream. Gareth then passed me his rod. I was instructed to make a short cast upstream, allow a few seconds for the line to sink. With no float to indicate a take, I was told to lift the rod tip if I felt the slightest tug on the line. Gareth was a kind and patient man, he stayed with me until I caught my first brown trout. He lent me his rod, so I could fish for the rest of my holiday.

Eventually I was able to fulfil one of my dreams to live and work in the countryside, and moved to live in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire. My sons had both left home, and with them both able to look after themselves, as well being taught successfully to fish - I had more time and intended to take my fishing seriously! I joined the Peak Forest Angling Club which has fishing rights on the River Noe and Bradwell Brook, as well as joining the Darley Dale Fly Fishing Club and fishing their stretch of the River Derwent at Rowsley in Derbyshire. I was lucky enough to have many kind friends who invited me to fish on their club waters both near and far. Shortly after I became secretary of the Peak Forest Angling Club and spent many years helping improve the conditions of the river and securing a healthy membership; eventually retiring to be honoured as the Club President.

For the past twenty years I have been helping fellow members of my fishing club with their fishing, both on and away from the river. On our retirement my wife and I moved to a house just next to the lower beat of the River Noe. This gave me the time and opportunity to chat to members when they arrive to fish. As with all clubs, quite often members were either new to fishing, or new to fishing on rivers and small streams, and were always seeking guidance on how to catch more fish more often!

My initial plan was to produce an angling guide for members of the Peak Forest Angling Club to help and advise the less experienced river anglers to become more proficient. As I started writing I became aware of all the knowledge I had acquired over my fishing career.
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Vince Middleton
Release
November 22, 2019

Flyfishing: A Flyfisher's Guide to Fishing in Freestone Rivers and Limestone Streams

Madeleine Maloney
5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
A wonderful book for the fly-fisher of all abilities. Colin shares his incisive knowledge gained over many decades of fishing the streams & rivers of the UK. Colin is one of the most respected anglers in Derbyshire, England, and is President of the Peak Forest Angling Club which was founded in 1861, making it one of the oldest fishing clubs around. Colin has dedicated his life to catching elusive trout on small freestone rivers and limestone streams, he shares his lifetime of knowledge in this beautifully illustrated and descriptive book. If you want to know how to catch fish then this is a good place to start, if you are not catching as many or those difficult ones to catch then this is a good place to learn why. Tight Lines!

I was born in 1937 and grew up in Stockport, an industrial town near Manchester in the North of England. As a young boy I would spend many happy hours fishing for perch and roach in the small ponds and canals near where I lived. When my Grandma retired, she left Stockport and returned to Wales where she had lived as a young girl. I had never strayed very far from Stockport, so travelling through the countryside to Wales on a bus was an amazing experience. Grandma met me in the village and we walked along a country lane to her cottage.

For the first week I explored the countryside around her cottage hoping to find somewhere to fish, as I had brought my simple fishing tackle with me. I didn’t know anything about fishing in streams or rivers, so Grandma arranged for me and a local fisherman, Gareth, to fish the stream running through the village. The small stream was fast moving and the water was so clear you see the bed of the stream. Gareth then passed me his rod. I was instructed to make a short cast upstream, allow a few seconds for the line to sink. With no float to indicate a take, I was told to lift the rod tip if I felt the slightest tug on the line. Gareth was a kind and patient man, he stayed with me until I caught my first brown trout. He lent me his rod, so I could fish for the rest of my holiday.

Eventually I was able to fulfil one of my dreams to live and work in the countryside, and moved to live in the Hope Valley in Derbyshire. My sons had both left home, and with them both able to look after themselves, as well being taught successfully to fish - I had more time and intended to take my fishing seriously! I joined the Peak Forest Angling Club which has fishing rights on the River Noe and Bradwell Brook, as well as joining the Darley Dale Fly Fishing Club and fishing their stretch of the River Derwent at Rowsley in Derbyshire. I was lucky enough to have many kind friends who invited me to fish on their club waters both near and far. Shortly after I became secretary of the Peak Forest Angling Club and spent many years helping improve the conditions of the river and securing a healthy membership; eventually retiring to be honoured as the Club President.

For the past twenty years I have been helping fellow members of my fishing club with their fishing, both on and away from the river. On our retirement my wife and I moved to a house just next to the lower beat of the River Noe. This gave me the time and opportunity to chat to members when they arrive to fish. As with all clubs, quite often members were either new to fishing, or new to fishing on rivers and small streams, and were always seeking guidance on how to catch more fish more often!

My initial plan was to produce an angling guide for members of the Peak Forest Angling Club to help and advise the less experienced river anglers to become more proficient. As I started writing I became aware of all the knowledge I had acquired over my fishing career.
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Vince Middleton
Release
November 22, 2019

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