Tag: Dartmoor

Great places to go fishing in Devon and Somerset

fly fishing upper teign

If you had just a day to go fishing and could only pick one venue, where would you start? It’s a tricky question, but one I often have to answer as a fishing guide here in the South West. Ultimately, the answer depends on what you love best. You might want completely wild fishing, or… Read more

From Chew Valley perch to chub on the fly

As excellent as so much of it was, another summer feels like it has been and gone all too quickly. Everything is damper and cooler as I sit here in the last evening light and reflect on recent events. I feel weirdly both fulfilled, but also as if I could and should have taken a… Read more

Free fishing on Dartmoor’s Avon Dam

wild brown trout fishing Dartmoor Avon Dam

With a baby due in just over a month now (so, God help me), I’ve been trying to snatch every chance going to make the most of the calm before the storm. As usual, my tastes have been pretty mixed, too, with both local match fishing (more on this in my next post) and some… Read more

Dartmoor Fly Fishing & Summer News

Dartmoor fly fishing two bridges

Of all the places you might choose to go fishing in Devon, Dartmoor has to be one of the most spectacular looking. Apart from the numerous tourists who dip their feet in the water each summer though, you don’t see too many other anglers. Trying to buck that trend, I joined fellow angler Zoe Latham… Read more

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