Great writer, great speaker, all round great bloke really.... The Wild Trout Trust President, Jon Beer, giving a talk at our online #Christmas Get Together (alongside our #charity raffle - hint 😉) There may be spots....See you there?

One of my favourites...

Preparing for warmer climes. Finished off with Semperfli Fly Tying fl green thread, hopefully these tinkers will tempt a few predators... #saltwater #flyfishing #flytying #tropical #sunandsand

A simple but extremely effective mayfly dun.

There's some amazing lots in this year's WTT auction, including a selection of dries, spiders and nymphs from yours truly...

My initial trout of 2023 were taken using spiders and nymphs. After weeks of rain, levels finally dropped enough to dust off the dry fly box. The first on dry fly this season was this solid lump. One of many I hope 🙏 Hardy Fishing Semperfli Fly Tying

Cute as...and what's known locally as a 'Three-er" in my neck of the woods. I'm guessing she's probably adopted one? #sheep #lamb #lambing #outdoors #sheperdess #sheperds #farming #fishing #flyfishing

Bright sun might have killed the hatch, but thankfully terrestrials turned the heads of a few fish. This stunner was tempted on a wee beetle pattern using the Hardy Fishing Ultralite 10ft 4-weight. Semperfli Fly Tying straggle string #beetles #dryfly #terrestrials #flyfishing #fishing

Easter has been kind to me that was topped off with this beauty...Hardy Fishing Semperfli Fly Tying Schoffel Country Partridge Hooks #easter #dryfly #flyfishing #fishing #outdoors #bronwtrout #wildtrout #trout

Took the Hardy Fishing LL 9'9" #3 for a stroll today along with the Eden-made net. A raging gale and bright sun saw off any hope of a hatch. However, stumbled across this handsome beast 'smutting' in a back eddy...all hale the humble midge! #dryfly #galeforce #blustery #outdoors

Bright sun brought out the grannom, but a brutal easterly kept the fish at bay. Chuffed to buggery with this lump found sipping down stragglers and stillborn on a pool tail. Semperfli Fly Tying Hardy Fishing #caddis #dryfly #breezy #sunny #flyfishing #fishing #outdoors

Well, another year older, sadly no wiser, but a whole lot more dafter...😉 My B'day campaign got off to a flyer with this beauty, which snaffled an APT, so obviously chuffed to bits. #happybirthday Hardy Fishing Semperfli Fly Tying #outdoors #dryfly #browntrout

Initially unsure whether I was being totally bonkers, or brave venturing out in the brutal winds today. That was until this beauty got me off to a flyer during a drop of hawthorn flies. The Hardy Fishing Ultralite 10ft #4 did me proud in all the turbulence... Semperfli Fly Tying #dryfly

Chuffed to buggery with this handsome beast...what a beauty. That it snaffled my #16 APT was all the sweeter. Wild trout like this need our support! The Wild Trout Trust WildFish Riverfly Partnership #dryfly #APT #allpurposeterrestrial #browntrout #wildtrout #trout #outdoors

Enjoying the rub of the green with some stunning wildies of late...#longmayitcontinue #hardy #ultralite #semperfli #redspots #outdoors #fullingmill #schoffel #partridgehooks #edenmade #wildfish #wildtrout #browntrout #flyfishing #fishing

Low, clear water and bright sun made for tough going. Absolutely beside myself with this ape, which fell to the charms of my APT. A wee bit of finesse was needed mind with the @Hardy_Fishing9'9" #3 Ultralite LL and a 0.13mm tippet #buttclenchingscrap...

Virtually spots on spots, on the broad flanks of this beauty. Without question the prettiest wild brownie #leopard so far this season... #hardyofalnwick #semperfli #hardyflyfishing #schoffel #fullingmillflies #partridgehooks #costa #wildtrout #handsome #wildbrowntrout #wildfish

Low, clear rivers are making it challenging lately. A lot of tramping and careful observation paid off in testing conditions. This NZ-esque beauty fell to a carefully presented PP All Purpose Terrestrial on the Hardy Fishing 99" #3 Ultralite LL. Cop for the shoulders on him!

A while since I've been here, for lots of different reasons. Just had to share this pristine brownie, which snaffled a dry fly 2nd cast...#wildtrout #outdoors #flyfishing #dryfly #browntrout

I see you...an owd warhorse in early spawning livery with a rugged jawline and interesting gill plate. You can't help but love brown trout WildFish The Wild Trout Trust #samlotrutta #browntrout #wildtrout #trout #troutfishing