West Country Fishing

Starting Fly fishing

OK, so you want to take up Fly Fishing. Where do you start? What does it cost? Where can I get help? We firmly believe in providing high quality experiences when learning new, or improving your skills.
Below the photographs are lists which will give you an idea of what to start with. If you would like a copy of my "Starting Fly Fishing" booklet, please email me .
mailto:lmdgreen@btinternet.com

The old biblical proverb of “ give a man a fish and feed him for a day or teach a man to fish and he will feed himself for life” is somewhat appropriate for Fly Fishing for Trout, traditionally we have always eaten our catch! In addition, Trout fishing is one of the ways to slow down, relax and take the time to come to terms with the world around us. This guide has been written to help you do just that, we would like to take you on a journey, from a position of having little or no knowledge of Fly Fishing, to confidently approaching a lake or river in anticipation of both enjoying yourself and hopefully catching a few fish.

Tight lines to all of you!

David Green

Bristol 2023

Kit List for Lakes

•Rod - rated AFTM 6-7

•Lines - AFTM 7 Floating (weight forward)

• AFTM 7 Sinking (weight forward) eg Wet-Cell 2

•Reel and spare spools

•Braided leader connectors

•Leader material, eg flourocarbon 8lb and 6lb B/S

•Landing net

•Priest

•Sinking compound (Fullers earth and washing up liquid)

•Floating compound (Mucilin, Gink)

•Fly box and Flies - see attached list

•Bag, for kit and Bass bag for fish

•Sunglasses

•Hat

•Rod Licence

Kit List for Rivers

•Rod - rated AFTM 5

•Lines - AFTM 5 Floating (Double Taper)

• AFTM 5 Sinking (Double taper) eg Wet-Cell 2

•Reel and spare spool

•Braided leader connectors

•Leader material, eg 3,4 & 5 Lb B/S

•Landing net

•Priest

•Sinking compound (Fullers earth and washing up liquid)

•Floating compound (Mucilin, Gink)

•Fly box and Flies - see attached list

•Bag, for kit and Bass bag for fish

•Sunglasses

•Hat

•Rod Licence

Flies

Type/Size
Buzzer – Black, brown,
Red, green orange
Sedge Pupa, orange, amber,
Diawl Bach various colours,
Montana
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Olive Nymph
Damsel Nymph
Hoppers – Black, Claret, ginger, red
Gold ribbed Hares ear nymph
Lures, white, orange, olive
Boobys, Black,white,orange,coral,
Blob
olive
Viva
Goldhead lures, black,white, orange,olive
Muddler Minnow

Dry Flies 14 and 16s
Wickhams Fancy
Soldier Palmer
Kites Imperial
Iron Blue
Mayfly
Light Olive
Black Gnat
Hawthorne Fly
Greenwells Glory

Book list

The Pursuit of Stillwater Trout Brian Clarke
Trout Flies of Stillwater John Goddard
Matching the Hatch Pat O’Reilly
The Trout and the Fly, A new approach John Goddard and Brian Clarke
My way with Trout Arthur Cove
Practical fishing knots Lefty Kreh

Nymph fishing in practice Oliver Kite