Derwentflyfisher

Sarurday 4th February 2012

2012-02-04T17:21:00.002Z

Well today John & I carried out our river monitoring task, its the first time in 2 months that
we have been able to carry it out as the river Derwent has been running so fast with all the rain
in December and January. The temperature today was -2.5% it was very cold on your hands.

Sunday 14th January

2012-01-15T17:35:00.003Z

Well we had so much rain during December i just wanted to try our my renovated Aerial Trotting reel, so today David & I booked beats 2/3. David is Chairman of the River committee of our club and a very good friend. The temperture was about 4 under and quite frosty. The water was clear we both fished for about 2 hours but neither of us connected with any Grayling. We finished at about 16.00 we had a drink then we both headed for home. It was just great to be in the river, when I haven't fished for a while you miss it very much !!!!!

31st December 2011

2011-12-31T17:13:00.002Z

To all followers of the Derwentflyfisher blog

I wish you all a happy and safe New Year for 2012.

Tight lines from Derwentflyfisher

Saturday 26th November 2011

2011-11-27T16:04:00.003Z

The months are passing very quickly at the moment so it was time to meet up with John again
to carry out River Monitoring on the Derwent, the river looked in very good condition the water
was very clear and there wasn't so many leaves coming down the river. We both had things to do afterwards so we didn't have a fish after the Monitoring.

Sunday 20th November 2011

2011-11-20T20:14:00.004Z

Today we had the Grayling Society on beats 2 to 10 on the DFFC club water for their Grayling Day on the River Derwent, they also had 10 fisherman on Bubnell Fishing Fishing club water as well. We all meet in the Bridge Inn for Coffee at 9.00 -Brian Clark organised the day very well for all the fishermen who had come from all over. The catch returns showed that plenty of fish were caught on both parts of the Derwent. At around 16.00 most of the fishermen had returned to the Bridge Inn for soup and a meal to finish off the day. It was good to see so many fishermen having a good time.

Saturday 29th October 2011

2011-10-29T15:53:00.002+01:00

I've been on holiday all this week but spent most of the dry days building a new fence where we park our cars, I had to hire a concrete breaker to fix the posts into the ground. Its all finished now and looks good. So this afternoon I booked beats 2 and 3 for a spot of Grayling fishing, I got down to the river at about 12.00 put on my neoprene waders and put on a Klinkhamer dry and a dropper with a gold head Nymph on the end and made my way up beat 2 and very quickly caught 2 Grayling and 2 Brownies all returned safely back into the river- I realised that I need a new pair of neoprene waders as I could feel the water leaking into them all over. So at 14.00 I decided to call it a day as I needed to walk the dog. After been so busy all week it was just good to be fishing again.

Saturday 15th October 2011

2011-10-15T16:30:00.002+01:00

Another month has gone bye so this morning John & I carried out the duty of river monitoring again the river was still coloured, but it was a fabulous morning so after we finished we both had a little fish, John had a nymph on and i had a LDO dry on I very quickly caught 1 good Grayling and 1 wild brownie i decided to call it a day because I needed to go into Bakewell to collect my new glasses. And when ever I go into Bakewell I always call in to see Peter Arfield at the Bakewell Fly Fishing shop for a chat. Last weekend a purchased a 12' 6 piece float rod which I will use with the renovated Allcocks Aerial Trotting reel when the weather is frosty and cold trotting for Grayling.

Saturday 1st October 2011

2011-10-01T16:36:00.002+01:00

Today has been my last chance to fish for Trout with the end of the Trout season next Friday 7th October. So today I booked beats 2/3 and parked in Grindleford Car Park there was a football match just getting going. I waded up beat 2 with a size 16 LDO dry fly and had two
good Grayling and 1 very small Brownie. The weather was so hot and sunny so the fish tended to be in the shaded spots I got many more takes but I just didn't catch any more but the 2 hours wa a were very enjoyable afternoon. Tight Lines everyone.

Saturday 24th September 2011

2011-09-24T17:42:00.002+01:00

Today I fished with Matty & Alison watching on beats 9 and 10, Matty is 9 years old
and I think this was his first chance to Fly fish, so we started on the grass and tried casting
without a fly to start with, before wading up beat 9 watch is quite shallow on the right bank.
I caught a cracking Brownie to start but lost it unfortunately, as we waded up together I caugth
two more small Brownies before getting to one of my best spots where we caught 1 good Grayling and two more Small Brownies. We all had a very enjoyable afternoon.

Saturday 17th September 2011

2011-09-17T18:03:00.002+01:00

Today was our day to carry our River Monitoring on beat 6 we do this every month which is
very interesting. After something to eat and drink we usually fish for a while John and his guest Mike fished on beat 7, and I walked down to beat 6 and caught a Grayling on my first cast. and very quickly caught another Grayling, before the heavens opened and the rain really put an end to the fishing. The water was quite clear considering all the rain we had on Friday.

Sunday 11th September 2011

2011-09-11T17:38:00.002+01:00

Well today was a bit of a surprise I thought the wind would make fishing rather difficult, so after lunch I decided to book beats 2/3 and have a go, I didn't get down to the river until 14.00 I got tackled up in Grindleford car park there was a cricket match on which I watched for a short while. I then walked to below Grindleford Bridge and than under the bridge and waded up beat 2 there were very few rises taking place I put on a LDO type size 16 and cast across to the far side to a little rise and caught a beautiful little brownie it's good to know they are breeding well in the river. As I was wading up the beat a group of crickers were on the waters edge asking me if i could recover their cricket ball which was floating down the river, I've never waded so far across the river before, the water was nearly to the top of my chesties, I did manage to recover there ball - to there delight. A little boy had been throwing stones into the river further up, so I waded much further up river to beat 3 there were a few rises and very quickly caught 2 very good sized brownies and 2 Grayling, before calling it a day.

Saturday 3rd September 2011

2011-09-03T19:05:00.002+01:00

Well this last week has been rather busy doing jobs at home, so this morning I booked beats 9/10 for the afternoon, the conditions rather good very little wind and plenty of fish rising as I waded up beat 9, I very quickly connected with a rather large Rainbow on a olive F Fly one of
my favorite flies as Baslowfisher would say, I dispatched it and thought I would have it for tea.
I very quickly caught a another Brownie on the same fly before wading further up the beat to
one of my favorite stops where a changed flies to a Olive Upright and caugth 3 more good sized
Grayling I only fished for about 2 hours but I really enjoyed the afternoon. Going to the Country Fair at Chatsworth tomorrow which is the last day.

Friday 2nd September 2011

2011-09-02T18:15:00.002+01:00

Well Derwentflyfisher is back from his holidays in Kos in Greece now and been catching up with
a few home jobs over the last few days but managed to fish on beats 2/3 this afternoon for couple
of hours and lost a good sized Brownie first before catching two more Brownies on a black Dry Fly
with a white post, the first 1 and Half hours were wind free but the wind got up again and so I decided to call it a day, so I could finish my project on the back patio. It's funny when I've been
away on holiday and not fished for a couple of weeks it's great to be back in the river fishing again.

Wednesday 17th August 2011

2011-08-18T21:24:00.002+01:00

I took a days holiday on Wednesday this week to fish with a very old friend of mine Peter Thellusson who has a rod on Ashford Hall on the Derbyshire Wye, at started about 11.00 and
Peter showed me all the work which has been carried out to put the Wye back on course for over
100 years it's very impressive to see what has been done. Well after that i fished up on the right
hand bank until we stopped for lunch at The Bull in Ashford in the Water which was very enjoyable to have a good chat and catch up on old times. I caught 4 Grayling and 1 Brownie before lunch and after lunch 2 more Grayling the water was so clear i caught them all with a olive F Fly.

Sunday 14th August 2011

2011-08-14T20:45:00.003+01:00

Today at 9.00 this morning, I met up again with John to carry out river monitoring again
on beat 6 which took us about 1 and half hours to complete. John had to go so I fished on
beat 6 and caught 1 nice Grayling and 1 small Brownie I only fished for about 45mins before
heading for home, as I wanted to go into Sheffield for some shopping.

Sunday 7th August 2011

2011-08-07T21:45:00.002+01:00

Well I haven't fished this weekend because we were all at a family wedding yesterday which was
at the Marquis of Granby Hotel, in the Hope Valley it was a great occasion very enjoyable day and evening.
The main reason for this blog is to let you know about my Aerial Trotting reel which I purchased
on Ebay some weeks ago which needed renovating I scanned the Internet and found Steve Boncey who lives in Crowthorne, Berkshire. who is a retired engineer who renovates old reels to a very high standard so I dropped it off with him some weeks ago and last week it arrived by registered post and I could not believe the standard of it- it was like a new reel- fantastic job.
Steve can be contacted via his website vintagefishingtackle.net
So this afternoon I called into Peter Arfield's shop in Bakewell and he put on some backing and then 100 yards of 3lb line so I now have a reel ready for this winter on a frosty winter day trotting for Grayling.

Monday 1st August 2011

2011-08-01T22:14:00.002+01:00

I can't believe this year is going so quickly, work is just so busy at the moment which is great really,
so after tea tonight the girls were going to the pictures so I thought it would be a good idea to book
beats 2/3 for a fish the temperture was still quite high 24 ish so I set off about 20.00 hrs and was in the river by 20.20hrs. There were a few fish raising when I waded up the beat from Grindleford
Bridge and soon connected with 3 good Brownies on LDO dry again I then waded further up beat 2
towards to end there's a nice pool with plenty of fish raising by 21.00 and very quickly landed 3
more Brownies before calling it a day at 21.30 difficult to see the fly any later. I very satisfying
and enjoyable evening.

Monday 25th July 2010

2011-07-26T11:20:00.003+01:00

Well tonight i managed to get down in the river at about 20.00 hrs
and there were a few fish raising on beat 2 as a waded up the beat.
I only fished for about 1 hour and caught 3 really good Brownies on a dry LDO. The evening is the best time to fish at the moment.

Saturday 23rd July 2011

2011-07-23T19:05:00.002+01:00

I met up with John this morning to carry our our second River invertebrate monitoring session
at 11.00 which was very successful, after which we both tackled up to fish beats 6 & 7 John went
to bottom of beat 6 and I fished up beat 7, and very quickly catch my first Brownie of the week on
a LDO dry size 16 there weren't many fish raising up the beat I then managed another Grayling on
the same fly I waded up to the top of beat 7 with nothing else to catch, so I called it a day and met
up with my better half at Hassop for a coffee.

Saturday 9th July 2011

2011-07-09T18:36:00.002+01:00

Today my very old friend Rod and David joined me beats 2/3/4 for the afternoon, when we arrived there were a few fish raising we all split up and fished different bit of the river. It wasn't easy
this afternoon that wind was blowing again and the fish don't like it when it's windy ! I managed
just one really good Rainbow at the start of beat 2 and that we it, Rod had a small Brownie also
on beat 2. I think I will start just going in the evening for now on.

Friday 1st July 2011

2011-07-03T17:32:00.002+01:00

Sorry the blog is a BIT LATE but had rather a busy weekend well on Friday my good friend
John joined me on beats 8/9/10 for the day as a guest on the Derbyshire Derwent, we started
at 10.00 in the morning at the bottom of beat 8 and both of us worked our way up the beat very
few raises but no takes before lunch at the Plough which was very good and enjoyable. After
lunch we fished up beat 9 and I had 3 good Rainbow Trout and John had 2 on but lost them. It
wasn't an easy afternoon from a fishing point of view but it was just great to have a day on the
river.

Saturday 25th June 2011

2011-06-25T13:54:00.002+01:00

Today the Derwent Fly Fishing Club had a working party starting at Leadmill Bridge
to remove all the Himalayan Balsalm before it starts flowering, we had about ten volunteers
and manaaged to fill 4 number one tonne bags. We will have to arrange another saturday in
the not to distance future to have another go.

Thursday 23rd June

2011-06-23T17:39:00.001+01:00

Well today the girls have gone to Wimbledon and I took the day off to look after the dog!!
so this afternoon I booked beats 2/3 and fished for about 2 hours the phone kept ringing
with emails and calls but I still managed to catch 4 good Brownies on a LDO dry again.
There was plenty of fly life today with LDO and a few Mayfly still coming off. I met the River Keeper as I finished and we had a good chat. I still keep forgetting to take my camera on my
fishing trips - I promise to take it next time.

Saturday 18th June 2011

2011-06-18T17:23:00.002+01:00

Two of my pals had arranged to go to the Fly Fair at Stafford Show Ground today,
unfortunately I had to many jobs to do this morning: I may give it a visit on Sunday.
This afternoon I booked beats 9/10 I knew the weather was going to be fine/rainy
for most of the day but after a rather hard week I just fancied a fish !!
I fished for about 2 hours and finished up with 4 Brownies and 1 Grayling again on
a size 16 LDO dry, there were still Mayfly and Large Dark Olives coming off the water
when is wasn't raining It was just a very enjoyable afternoon !!

15th June 2011

2011-06-15T21:52:00.002+01:00

Well tonight was a interesting evening all the committee members met in the hut on beat 2, we
always have our meeting in the hut in June, and then most of us have a fish afterwards. Whilst the
meeting was taking place there were loads of rises just in front of the hut. So straight after the
meeting I tackled up and waded up beat 2 for about half an hour nothing and then i caught 5
really good Brownies on a size 16 LDO dry in the space of 1 hour a really enjoyable evening.
Evening fishing in June is just fabulous and especially after a hard day in the office.

Monday 13th June 2011

2011-06-14T18:50:00.003+01:00

Work is just crazy at the moment i managed to get home for 18.30 last night and thought
I fancy a fish so i grabbed my gear and shot off to the river, I booked beat 2/3 which is
just above Grindleford Bridge. There were a few fish rising when I arrived at about 18.45
so I cast to them with my favourite fly LDO dry but nothing. The river was a bit coloured
after all that rain on Sunday I only fished for about 45 mins just when i was thinking about
calling it a day I managed a cracking Brownie that took me a while to pull in he just didn't
want to say hello !! It was my first evening fishing trip.

Sunday 5th June 2010

2011-06-06T19:58:00.002+01:00

Not a EASY day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My very good friend Baslowfisher(Colin) invited me to fish his water at Chatsworth on
Sunday when we arrived there wasn't much activity on the surface the wild was still
blowing so we both started with a Mayfly Nymph on Baslowfisher directed me to a
good spot where a soon connected with a good brownie in nice run. We fished most of
the day Baslowfisher finished up with 6 Browns and Rainbows and I managed 2 more
brownies we spotted a few Mayfly and Yellow duns coming off but there were so few
rises we kept fishing with in Nymphs.
We were thinking of fishing in the evening after having something to eat but the weather
was just not suitable. It was still enjoyable to be out with Baslowfisher on the river.

Friday 2nd June 2011

2011-06-03T20:59:00.002+01:00

My good friend John invited me across to fish the Yorkshire Derwent for 2 days although they had rain earlier in the week the general water level in between the pools was very low all the fish were
hiding to the pools. The weather has been very sunny on Thursday & Friday. On Thursday we starting fishing around 10.30 and caught 2 nice brownies on size 16 LDO dry it wasn't easy unless
you managed to find some shade under the trees and managed 3 more small brownies in the afternoon. the bird life in that beautiful valley is outstanding whilst fishing 3 kingfishers flew past,
and there were loads Dippers, Grey Wagtails. We stayed at John's flat in Filey on Thursday night
and had a fabulous meal out just along the road on the front. We didn't start on Friday until
11.30 ish it was so hot and sunny and when we arrived there was just no activity on the water. I
tackled up and walked up stream for quite a way and there was nothing happening so i walked back
and followed John below the bridge but again there nothing, so we had a early lunch and started
again about 14.00 John Caught a Rainbow and a brownie I didn't connect with anything all day.

But the 2 days rest and catching up on old times was great fun and very enjoyable.

Tuesday 24th May 2011

2011-05-24T21:22:00.002+01:00

Had a really long day today set off early for Westbury in Wiltshire and got back in good time
just before 18.00 hours and decided to go fishing for the first time this season in the evening, so i headed for beat 1 that doesn't need booking. When I arrived just before 18.30 there were a few
fish rising so I put on a LDO dry and cast to the rises nothing so I waded further up stream just
looking for a rises and casting when I connected with 2 nice wild brownies I only fished for about
an hour and really enjoyed it because this part of the river a quite protected from the wind I headed for home as a was very hungry.

Saturday 21st May 2011

2011-05-21T16:54:00.002+01:00

Sorry folks its been a long time since my last blog, main reason is a broke my 8' 6" rod and i've been very busy at work, but today I arranged with my good friend Charles to come with me on beats 14/15. when we arrived at the river the wind was blowing hard so Charles started fishing above the stepping stones and i walked well down and started fishing up stream the wind wasn't
helping I had a LDO size 16 on my new Greys Streamflex rod which I'am getting used to now.
I caught 3 really cracking Grayling below the stepping stones before catching Charles up, he had caught 5 Brownies and we both fished infront of the hut and I had a small Grayling and a super
Big Brownie we had fished from 13.30 to 16.00 and the fish were not showing themselves so
we called it a day. Very enjoyable.

25th April 2011

2011-04-25T21:16:00.002+01:00

Last day of the Easter holidays today before going back to work tomorrow so I invited my very
good friend Baslowfisher onto my club water on beats 8,9 and 10. The weather was very sunny
and there wasn't much shade on the water and there wasn't a lot fly life about other than green
fly ! it is strange at this time of year when you do not see Large Dark Olives about. We had lunch
first washed down with a beer before getting tackled up there were a few fish rising at the start of
beat 9 so Baslowfisher started casting to them, I made my way down to beat 8 and fished upstream with a LDO dry fly nothing at all was rising, so I made my way up to beat 9 where they were still rising but I just couldn't connect with them. Baslowfisher had already caught a couple a Grayling and a really good Brownie. I made my way up beat 9 to one of favourite spots and managed to catch my first fish of the day a good sized Grayling on a LDO and I seemed to miss so many today
I did catch another Grayling so all in all is wasn't a easy day but all the same very enjoyable company.

17th April 2011

2011-04-17T15:22:00.002+01:00

Very lucky today the family were going out and the Mrs said are you going fishing-I thought yes so I booked beats 14/15 for the afternoon what a day- I arrived at the river at about 1.15 and the fish were rising although there wasn't a lot a fly life about. I put on Size 16 Large Dark Olive and caught 8 Brownies and 2 Grayling very quickly, there were a lot of walkers passing by and watching me
as they walked past-It's the first time this season that the fish were rising the weather today has been very warm 19˚ degrees fabulous day.

16th April 2011

2011-04-16T17:20:00.002+01:00

I booked beat 2 today and after walking the dog and cutting the lawn, I managed to get
to the river by 1.30 there wasn't much rising at that time so I put on a Nymph and very quickly
had 3 nice grayling it was quite warm, so I moved up the beat and noticed one or two rises
so I put on a Large Dark Olive and caught 2 good wild Brownies and one more Grayling just
fished for a couple of hours very pleasant afternoon. I will take my camera next time and post
some photo's on the next blog.

Saturday 9th April 2011

2011-04-10T10:34:00.002+01:00

This weekend has been rather busy with shopping and a stag night! but I managed to get a bit of fishing yesterday on beats 6/7. the weather was great although not the best for fishing it was very bright. I tried a Large dark Olive dry on one of my favourite runs and not a show until the sun went in and then bingo my first brownie on a dry this season. The weather at the moment has brought out loads of butterflies down by the river yesterday there were loads and the spring flowers-what a day !

Saturday 2nd April 2011

2011-04-02T19:03:00.002+01:00

Well today was the first outing of the new fishing season, I was so excited to be in the river again, I met up with two of my pals David and Dennis and his grandson on beats 8 9 & 10 they went to bottom of beat 8 and I walked up beat 9 there wasn't much rising so I put on a Gold head Pheasant Tail Nymph and very quickly caught my first Brown Trout of the new season followed by another Brownie before moving to the start on Beat 9 where I caught a really nice Grayling and another Brownie. We had all agreed to stop at 12.45 for lunch in the Hut, so the morning fishing finished with a good chat and a drink. a very enjoyable morning.

Saturday 29th January 2011

2011-01-29T20:59:00.002Z

Well today I rigged up my 10' weight 4 rod for the first time with 3 Czech Nymphs and met up
with David and Dennis and his grandson, Dennis and his grandson were trotting on beats 7 & 8
so I walked up beat 9 to one of favourite spots the water had slowed down from last time and
running clear, but it was very cold just above freezing. I caught one Grayling which was a good fish, before returning to the hut for a coffee and a chat with David before he left.

Sunday 9th January 2011

2011-01-09T17:02:00.003Z

Well today was the first day in 3 months that I've fished ! I looked at the forecast last night and it looked Ok, so I booked beat 9 for the afternoon, I parked up around 13.00 the sky was blue and sunny the temperature outside was 5˚c I set up my rod for Czech Nymphing, the water was coloured and running rather fast-I fished for about a hour and did'nt connect with any Grayling, but it was really good to be out though.

Saturday 18th December 2010

2010-12-18T17:48:00.005Z

Well folks it seams ages since I've fished with all the high water then all the snow
fishing for Grayling just hasn't been a top priority.
I think it will be next year before I fish again, so I would like to thank all who follow
my fishing blog a very Happy New Year.

Tight Lines - Derwentflyfisher

Sunday 31st October 2010

2010-10-31T15:49:00.002Z

No fishing today- Went to the Fly Fair at Trentham Gardens with my good friend Baslowfisher,
we were both surprised at the lack of numbers compared with last year. It did make it easier to
go round all the stalls and fly tyers from all over the world, and it did give a chance to have a good chat with old fishing friends from around the country. we both puchased bit and bobs
for tying had lunch and headed for home-very enjoyable.

Sunday 17th October 2010

2010-10-17T13:08:00.002+01:00

You just couldn't get a better Autumn day than today, just had a quick hour over lunchtime on beat 9 the sun was shining the trees are changing colour what a fantastic day. again with a size 16 LDO dry had 4 good grayling, and a under size wild brownie, the river is looking so good at
the moment I cannot understand why more people don't fish for grayling.

Sunday 10th October 2010

2010-10-12T21:15:00.002+01:00

Sorry it's a bit late letting you know how I went on over the weekend, I've been away in Scotland on business for a couple of days and this has been my only chance to catch up- I
fished last Sunday on beat 9, and it was a cracking day- the sun was out, just fished in my
shirt with the sun on my back it felt great and the fish rising to my LDO dry was very rewarding
I only fished for 2 hours over lunchtime and finished up with 7 Grayling and 2 Brownies.
The only problem at the moment are the leaves and twigs floating down the river. The river
Derwent is in great condition at the moment, so really looking forward to some more Grayling
fishing this Autumn.

Saturday 2nd October 2010

2010-10-02T16:56:00.002+01:00

Today for me, was the last opportunity to fish for trout before the end of the trout season
on the 7th October- and after all that rain yesterday I didn't think it would be very good.
I had already booked beats 14 15 & 16 as I had planned to fish with a fellow committee member
David. But last night the river keeper rang to say the river was very coloured and high and he suggested moving further up the river so I changed to beats 19 20 & 21 as the higher beats can
be clear when the lower beats are coloured. We parked up at the farm got tackled up and we
couldn't believe our eyes ! The water was clear and fish were rising, David headed off downstream and I started from the pool just infront and very quickly had 3 Brownies to a
size 16 LDO dry I waded up beat 19 I hadn't fished this beat before and finished up with
a further 6 Brownies still on the LDO. We only fished for a couple of hours but as we were
working our way back to the cars the local farmer with sons were trying to round up a rather
big Bull that had crossed the river and was in the wrong field. Fortunately the Bull managed
to cross back over the river and up the bank to the right field. The farmer was very relieved.

Sunday 26th September 2010

2010-09-26T19:24:00.002+01:00

Well today was very special, ten years ago when I started fly fishing and fly tying
I was given a great amount of help and assistance from Clive Hallam who became
a very good friend. So today I booked beats 8 9 and 10 and invited Clive to join me.
And what a day we had I just couldn't believe it-the weather was cool only 12 degrees
and the wind was blowing but we had a fantastic afternoon fishing with dries all afternoon.
We must have caught well over 30 fish between us Rainbows, Brownies and Grayling
all to rising fish- what a afternoon - is strange when you invite a guest you so much
want them to have a great day on your river and today we did. Thanks Clive for a
coming it was great to fish with you.

Saturday 18th September 2010

2010-09-18T17:21:00.002+01:00

Well the weather is getting cooler and the temperature today made a difference
only a few fish rising, the river is running clear now - so I walked up beat 9 to one
of my favourite spots and managed to connect with 4 nice Grayling on a size 16
LDO Dry, I only fished for a couple of hours from 12.00, as I had some jobs to
do in Bakewell later on.
Autumn is coming, the trees are changing the Grayling are getting ready for the
extended season and the Brownies are hiding.

Thursday 16th September 2010

2010-09-16T17:33:00.002+01:00

On holiday again today after walking the dog and going for a coffee with the Mrs
I thought lets go and see what the river looks like. I'd booked beats 6/7 when I
parked the car and looked down on the river up was very coloured and plenty of
water coming down I thought it wasn't going to be very good- How mistaken was
I, I couldn't have been more surprised I walked down beat 6 to the pool just above
the water fall and started with a Klinkhamer and had 4 Brownies very quickly they
seem to go off the Klink so I changed to a LDO and very quickly finished with 2 more
Brownies, 4 Grayling and 1 cracking Rainbow to finish off the afternoon. I only fished
for an hour and half cos I had some jobs to finish at home. A very enjoyable and
surprising afternoon considering the conditions.

Wednesday 15th September 2010

2010-09-15T17:21:00.002+01:00

On holiday today so booked beats 8/9/10 with a very good friend in the village
when we arrived the rain was coming down, the wind was blowing and the river
was quite coloured and much higher than I've seen all season. We kept together
and walked up to one my favourite spots where I thought we might catch something.
And sure enough we did mainly on dries under the trees - Klinks, Double Badger, F Fly.
I finished up with 5 Brownies and 3 Grayling, Charles spotted a good rise and cast to it
and what a cracking Brownie it was -best fish of the day, so it wasn't the best conditions
with all the rain and wind but it was a very enjoyable afternoon with a old friend.

Sunday 12th September 2010

2010-09-13T11:25:00.004+01:00

Yesterday was just a fantastic day for fishing, Andy from the Orvis Shop in Bakewell

joined me on beats 14/15/16 and what a day we had - fish rising all afternoon from 12.00

I started just above the stepping stones and Andy wanted to go to the start on beat 14

and fish up stream, when we stopped for a bite in the hut we both had managed 12 each

good Grayling and just as good Brownies all on a mixture of Klinks,LDO, Double Badgers etc.

What an afternoon ! The recent rain has certainly made a difference to the river.

The pic's above were my best two fish.

Saturday 4th September

2010-09-04T17:21:00.002+01:00

Didn't managed to get down on the river until 14.30 today on beat 9, and for
about an hour I couldn't catch a thing and conditions were quite warm and
only a few fish were rising - they were coming up but just not interested in my
LDO, so I moved further up the beat put on a klinkhamer and very quickly
had a very good Brownie and 4 Grayling I finished around 16.00 and headed
for home.

Tuesday 1st September

2010-09-01T19:44:00.002+01:00

I had a very early start this morning been in Kent most of the day on business
and it's been a super day, so when I got home I thought yes book a beat - most
of the beats had already been booked except beats 2/3 , so I booked them and
managed to get in the river by 18.15 and very quickly connected with a good
Brownie on size 16 LDO, I then waded up the beat and cast to a big rise and
this large Rainbow grabbed the LDO with such a splash and what a cracking
fish - it was so good to be back on the Derwent we are so lucky to have such
great fishing on our doorstep the temperture started to drop so I decided to
have a quick pint at the Devonshire Arms- What a Day !

Sunday 29th August

2010-08-31T18:45:00.004+01:00

One of the 11

This is first chance I've had to update my blog, as a treat for my 60th Birthday

we spent this last weekend at The Arundell Arms at Lifton in Devon and what

an amazing hotel it is with so much history and over 20 miles of river fishing available.

the food was just fantastic.

On Sunday morning one of the instructors AAPGAI Tim Smith, very friendly suggested

I fished beat 14 on the River Ottery which is actually in Cornwall, it was only 12 miles from

the hotel past Launceston and up towards North Petherwin really out in the sticks. The beat

was about 1 1/4 miles long so I walked to the bottom of the beat and fished back up, with

the steep banks and some off the water was to deep to wade I had to keep bobbing in and out

out the river I was fishing with my 7' 3" rod which was just the right length with all the overhanging trees. I started with a Klinkhamer and finished with a LDO, I had 1 Grayling

and 11 Brownies - what surprised me there was quite a wind blowing but the fish were still

rising. I had a really fabulous afternoon on the Ottery.

Sunday 22nd August 2010

2010-08-22T18:50:00.002+01:00

Well today I didn't manage to get down to the river until 15.00 on beats 6/7
and when I arrived a few fish were rising but I didn't connect with any so I
moved down to beat 6 with a F Fly on soon connected with a nice Grayling
I then moved up to beat 7, there's a very run looking run and it's quite narrow
the wading is quite tricky I manged to get in a good position with LDO caught
a cracking Brownie and just when I was about to take the hook out he unhooked
himself and he was off. I know rain is forcast for later but this afternoon was very
enjoyable by the river, there were loads of Peacock butterflies as I walked up and
down the beat.

Tuesday 17th August

2010-08-17T22:03:00.003+01:00

Had a very early start this morning so tonight I booked beat 9/10 when I arrived at the river the wind was still blowing across the water so there

wasn't much rising I waded right up beat 9 and only managed 1 Grayling to LDO until I reached my favourite spot picture on the left, this is a very good run on the far side I put on double badger and had a good brownie and another

Grayling, I waited a while then I put on a

Spinner and had another Brownie and a beautiful

young Rainbow when you are pulling them in they look so blue in the water. A very satisfying

evening.

Sunday 15th August

2010-08-17T21:51:00.002+01:00

My very good friend Baslowfisher invited me on to the Chatsworth water
on Sunday, we started just below the works which is just before the new bridge in
Baslow. We started fishing around 14.00 just above a deer boom and the plan was to
fish until 17.00 then return for the evening rise at 18.30, I had a very successful afternoon
with 2 Rainbows, 5 Grayling and 5 Brownies taken mainly on LDO and Olive Upright
when we returned in the evening there wasn't a lot happening so we finished early
and headed for the Devonshire for a pint. Thanks to Baslowfisher for a very enjoyable
day,

Derwentflyfisher is back

2010-08-09T17:22:00.002+01:00

Just returned from a week in Berlin with the family very enjoyable time, still on holiday
for another week so plenty of fishing ! Booked beat 9/10 for this afternoon and when I arrived
I took cover under the trees as the rain came down but thankfully not for long. I than waded up
beat 9 with my birthday fly from Peter Arfield, Bakewell Fly Fishing shop this morning and very
quickly had 1 Rainbow and 3 Grayling in the faster water I then moved further up and changed the fly to a LDO and managed another Grayling and the most beautiful Brownie, really brown
with wonderful spots a really enjoyable afternoon fishing.

Sunday 25th July 2010

2010-07-25T17:36:00.002+01:00

Had quite a relaxing morning reading the papers on the patio-very enjoyable then
at about 13.00 thought I fancy a fish so when I arrived on beats 6/7 there wasn't much
happening really on the surface I put on a F fly and lost it in the tree behind me during
my first cast !! a tried a LDO dry and very quickly had a Brownie on which got off whilst
pulling him in. I then moved down to beat 6 still with the LDO on, to a good little run
where I cast and this cracking Brownie turned on the fly it was bit of a surprise because
this run doesn't usually hold big Brownies. After that a tried a nymph in a area below
the waterfall with no success and called it a day. I think the evening time is the best time
to fish at the moment.

Friday 23rd July 2010

2010-07-23T21:54:00.002+01:00

Well folks I've been in Ireland most of this week on business whilst travelling round I passed
a few Fisherman mainly spinning on the river Mayo in the north it looked a good looking river. So tonight I fished on beat 2, I started at 20.00 and only fished for one hour there were only a few raises when I started to wade up the beat, the first fish was a really good Rainbow on a Olive F fly and the next two fish were small Brownies they were very lively I called it a day and called into the Bridge for a pint on my way home.

Sunday 11th July 2010

2010-07-11T18:57:00.002+01:00

I worked yesterday, so going fishing today seemed like a treat so I booked beat 7
because it is quite sheltered from the wind and I waded much further up the beat
than ever before and I found it very rewarding my first take was on Olive F Fly which
was a good Brownie I than changed to a Stuart Croft sedge pattern and caught two
more Brownies before heading for home.

Wednesday 7th July 2010

2010-07-07T22:36:00.002+01:00

After all the light rain today I booked beat 7 tonight and managed to get down in the
river by 19.30, there was much happening at first just a few rises I put on # 16 Olive
F Fly and very quickly had a nice Grayling that just released it's self before I could do
it. I then moved up stream to a stop where being left handed is not much good so I started
casting down stream and trying to get the fly up stream to where the fish were rising
I managed 3 good Brownies when a got the fly in the right spot. It was a funny sort of
evening as there wasn't much fly life.

Saturday 3rd July 2010

2010-07-03T17:32:00.007+01:00

Well this afternoon I was on beat 9, when I arrived there was a strong wind blowing

down stream, I waited for a while before I waded up the middle of the beat casting

to the odd rise with no success with a #16 Olive F Fly the wind was really keeping the

fish down, I waded further up and the wind dropped and the fish started to rise more

still with the same fly I caught a super small brownie, followed by 2 Grayling.

I noticed a rise right under the bank on far side I cast across and a fly got caught on a branch, fortunately a fly dropped off just above the rise and this brownie grabbed the fly it was a cracking fish he was a bit camera shy so I didn't get a shot. I only fished for 2 hours and finished upwith 4 Grayling and 5 Brownies a cracking afternoon

1st July 2010

2010-07-01T22:04:00.002+01:00

Well tonight I booked beats 6/7 and didn't get to the river until 20.00 and there wasn't
much rising I fished through two pools and not a pull. Isn't it strange how two nights in the
same week can be so different, it then started to rain for about 5 minutes and then the wind
got up and I thought it was going to be a blank evening so I moved up stream where it is a bit
sheltered by which time it was 21.00 so I put on a rusty spinner pattern to a rise down stream
and a take was so gentle I almost missed the take and the brownie was my only fish of the
evening. Not a lot but I enjoyed just being down by the river. !

Tuesday 29th June 2010

2010-06-29T22:11:00.002+01:00

Booked beat 9 today I didn't get to the river until 7.45pm tonight there were quite a few fish
rising, so I started with a olive F Fly and the first fish was a real fighting Rainbow that just didn't want to come in, I kept wading up the beat still with the F Fly on and had a Grayling and 2 Brownies all good fish. I climbed out and walked up to one of my spots and changed the fly to a
rusty spinner and had 4 more Brownies before calling it a day 9.15pm. A really enjoyable fishing evening.

Thursday 24th June 2010

2010-06-24T22:09:00.002+01:00

Didn't decide to go fishing until 20.30 tonight, and when I got to the river in the middle of beat 6
there wasn't much rising, the odd mayfly was hatching and loads of midges I tried a F fly, Sedge, managed one brownie on a Olive upright before changing to a rusty spinner and moving
up to beat 7 where I caught 5 more brownies in the cutting. It was very eventful tonight I had a very low flying helicopter pass over some many times.

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

2010-06-22T22:11:00.002+01:00

Been in the office all day today, just as I was leaving I thought might be good tonight so
had a look what beats were free - only beat 2 near to home, so arrived at about 20.15 there
were not many fish rising- a few mayfly still hatching but the fish weren't taking them. I waded up beat 2 with a spinner on, just casting to what was rising not a lot really. I connected with a
couple of really good brownies, one I had difficulty getting my hand round him to unhook it !
I waded further up still with a spinner pattern and just I was pulling the fly away a cracking
rainbow took it, it jumped out of the water 4 times before I decided to take them home.
I knew my dog would be waiting for the last walk of the day so I called it a day !

Monday 21st June 2010

2010-06-21T19:57:00.002+01:00

Well today is the longest day and the start of summer time, when I arrived at the river the temperature was 26˚ the time was 17.30 I went the the river early today because I was up very early this morning, there were no mayfly showing and not alot rising, I was on beat 2 just above Grindleford Bridge, the first brownie was undersize taken on # 12 one up one down mayfly when they are so small they look very attractive, and second brownie was a really good fish again on the mayfly and the third brownie was a small one. I only fished for 1 hour before I was flagging
and hungry and ready for home.

Sunday 20th June 2010

2010-06-20T16:40:00.002+01:00

THE MAYFLY ARE STILL HATCHING !
The weather forecast today was much better than yesterday, the temperature was 20˚ and very sunny. I was on beats 6/7 where there is loads of tree cover, my first brownie was on
# 16 LDO, just as I was putting it back in the water I noticed another rise and splash to a mayfly
so I changed to the one up one down mayfly pattern and managed to catch 3 more brownies and one grayling as I was walking back to the car past beat 7 a good size fish was rising, so I cast down stream to him and whallop he took it a cracking 20" brownie above only fished for two hours very enjoyable afternoon.

Saturday 19th June 2010

2010-06-19T18:20:00.003+01:00

Today was the Grindleford Carnival so when I arrived on beats 2/3 at about 2.30pm, the Carnival was in full swing complete with band and loads of supporters so the fishing along side was a bit noisy and the wind was blowing and it was quite cold only 14 ° no fish rising so on with size 16 gold head turkey biot body nymph and managed to catch one very small brownie about 6" long and 10 mins later a very good brownie, this one only had one eye, it looked very strange. I waded up beat 2 towards to start of beat 3 and there was just nothing happening, so I called it a day and headed for home.

Tuesday 15th June 2010

2010-06-15T22:06:00.002+01:00

I wasn't sure whether the river would be fishable tonight, when I walked the dog last night
and looked over the old bridge in Baslow the river looked very coloured after all that rain on Sunday. When I looked tonight I thought yes it's worth a go, so at 7.30pm I landed on beats 6/7 which are between Grindleford and Hathersage and the mayfly were still very much all over, the river still had a bit of colour which is very handy on beat 7 as it's narrow and easy to spook the fish, there are some very large fish in the stretch, so on with size 12 mayfly and first cast a really good Brownie and very quickly 3 more Brownies on the same fly, then I had a cracker of a fish on which broke my 5X tippet, so I moved down onto beat 6 still with the mayfly and had 3 more Brownies and 1 Grayling. Overall a very enjoyable evening !!

Sunday 13th June 2010

2010-06-13T21:55:00.002+01:00

MAYFLY BONANZA

What a contrasting weekend yesterday was a lovely day we were at the races in York-3 winners from 7 races ! Today I managed to cut the lawn before the rain spots, and this afternoon I booked beats 9/10 when I arrived there were loads of mayfly around and the
fish were definitely on to them, as I walked down to the river I noticed a rise just at the
top of beat 8, so I walked down the beat and waded up to a good casting spot. I put on a size 12 mayfly one up one down, I got this pattern from my good friend Baslowfisher. It is a cracking fly. I cast up stream about a meter about the spot and waited then wallop this rainbow took the fly what a fabulous fish over 2lbs. I then walked up beat 9 to one of my favourite spots and
the mayfly were still everywhere I had 4 more Brownies on the mayfly before the rain started
and it hasn't stopped since than.

Friday 11th June 2010

2010-06-11T21:34:00.002+01:00

Well what a change tonight booked beat 6 arrived at the river 7.30pm- there was fly life every where loads of spinners and loads of mayfly, so on with a size 12 one up one down mayfly and what a time-only fished for 1 and half hours and had 7 brownies 4 of them were really good fish all on the mayfly.

Thursday 10th June 2010

2010-06-10T20:30:00.002+01:00

Just fancied a fish after work today, booked beat 2 managed to
get to the river around 7.15pm. I was just looking up stream
waiting for a rise and a water vole made it's way across the
river. There were only a few rises as i waded up my first brownie
was taken on a small nymph but the last one was on a LDO again.
The wind was quite strong and it was cold so I called it a day.
When is this weather going change-and warm up !

Sunday 6th June 2010

2010-06-06T18:31:00.003+01:00

Just managed to get out for a hour later on this afternoon on beat 2 which is

just above Grindleford bridge, there were quite a lot of Mayfly coming off but

the fish weren't taking them ! I started with a size 16 LDO and connected with

3 Brownies very nicely, before the spots started and the wind got up. I only

planned on fishing for a short time so called it a day. When driving back home

I noticed Baslowfisher in the garden so called in for a coffee and a chat - everything

from flies to railways and steam trains.

The pictures above are from yesterday day out !

Saturday 5th June 2010

2010-06-05T19:43:00.004+01:00

Baslowfisher & Louis Noble, APGAI

A great day out with friends

This morning I picked up Baslowfisher, and we meet Louis Noble at the Plough Inn in Hathersage for a days fishing on beats 14/15/16 . It was great to see Louis as we

both hadn't seen him since last year. The fishing wasn't easy today they just weren't rising

to much, but we all managed to catch on a combination of Nymphs, Mayflys and F Flies, Louis had 9, not sure how many Baslowfisher finished up with, certainly more than me , my total was 4, 2 good Rainbows, 1 Brownie, and 1 Grayling. We stopped for lunch in the Hut and polished of a good spread washed down with red wine a really enjoyable time. After lunch Louis continued where he had left off, so Baslowfisher and I waded up river casting to the occasional rise and switching to a Nymph some of the time. We all carried on fishing until 18.00 until Louis decided it was time to head home, we continued for a while before the spots started and we thought it was time to call it a day - That means going to the pub for a pint !

Thursday 3rd June 2010

2010-06-03T22:27:00.002+01:00

Today was the first time this season for a spot of evening fishing, I arrived
on beat 6/7 around 19.15 and to my surprise there weren't many fish rising
I waited until 19.45 and then it started LDO spinners and the occasional Mayfly
the first I've seen on Derwent Fly water. I meet Baslowfisher the other night on
Baslow Old Bridge and there were a few Mayfly showing. Well tonight my first
fish was a small wild brownie taken on a size 16 Olive F Fly but the high light of
the evening was a 3lb brownie again on a F Fly but this a absolutely cracking fish
I was so pleased I went to the Bridge Inn for a pint to celebrate.

Tuesday 1st June 2010

2010-06-01T17:03:00.002+01:00

WILD TROUT ONLY DAY
Finished the gardening project this morning-and booked beat 21 for this afternoon
which is wild trout country. After the weather forecast for today I didn't fishing would
be on the cards well I arrived about 14.00 and starting wading up the beat and the fish
were rising, last night a tied some size 20 all brown flies so with some 6x off I went.
I disturbed a moorhen with her nest right in the middle of the river with 3 eggs in it,
just above the fish were rising and I cast and caught 4 beautiful wild trout it's not as easy
to keep the fish on with small flies ! I waded further up towards the bridge changed to
size 16 LDO and had 3 more a very enjoyable time on the river. The only company today
was a dipper and three grey wagtails.

Bank Holiday Monday

2010-05-31T18:18:00.002+01:00

Baslowfisher came round earlier today with Mrs P for a chat and a coffee, also helped with
getting Clustrmap on my blog -much appreciated. Well I thought I might go fishing today
booked beat 2 and when I got there-not a lot rising I waded up beat 2 with a LDO dry and not a
pull. so changed to Olive F Fly and managed a small brownie and this cracking rainbow a lovely
fish - he was a bit camera shy !
I had a mallard family with 8 little ones as company today and a water vole that kept popping
in and out.

Sunday 30th May 2010

2010-05-30T17:52:00.002+01:00

After yesterday's weather and no fishing I had to give it a go today
even with that wind !! got to the river about 12.15 and the wind was
blowing hard, on beat 7 it can be quite sheltered a couple of brownies
were rising I covered them with LDO and they were my only two.
I'm on holiday all this week so hoping for some good times down by
the river.

Thursday 27th May 2010

2010-05-27T21:53:00.002+01:00

Well I've just got home from walking the dog and I'm really cold
I went to the river tonight about 7.00pm and there wasn't much
happening the water was cold, I was cold, there was quite a bit of
fly life-spinners and midges but only the occasional rise ! I finished
up with 3 brownies 2 on LDO and 1 on a gold head nymph. A difficult
evening overall I finished off in the pub.

Monday 24th May 2010

2010-05-24T21:57:00.002+01:00

Left work on time today and managed to get down to the river by 19.00
on beats 6/7 and there was a lot of fly life-loads and loads of spinners just
above the water, the fish weren't taking them though ! I had a size 16 Olive
F Fly on which looked just right on the water, and had 4 very nice wild brownies.
I had the Grey wagtail for company again tonight he liked the spinners. At
about 20.30 the weather started to change, the wind got up and all the fly
life disappeared and I was getting rather hungry by now and the dog would
be waiting for the last walk of the day.

Saturday 22nd May 2010

2010-05-22T15:58:00.002+01:00

Well what a day - fantastic weather we can't complain of it being to sunny can we !
Booked beats 9/10 arrived at the river 12.30 had my lunch next to the hut, the fish
were rising under the shade of the trees. First fish to a olive F Fly it was a Rainbow
had 2 more Brownies before moving upstream changed to LDO and finished off with
1 Grayling and 4 more Brownies. I really enjoyed it this afternoon.

Tuesday 18th May 2010

2010-05-18T20:47:00.003+01:00

Well it's eventually warming up folks, fished for the first time this season early evening
on beat 2, my first fish was a cracking rainbow, it kept jumping out of water then it
went down stream-what a fish, managed 2 grayling and 1 brownie all on size 16 LDO.
I think we are all in for a great time now the temperature is rising !!

Saturday 15th May 2010

2010-05-15T13:36:00.002+01:00

All the family are away today, so booked beats 6/7 arrived at the river 11.00am
and the fish were rising, although there was cold wind again blowing down the river
from time to time-When is it going to warm up ! Fished for a couple of hours had
5 grayling on a size 16 LDO and 1 grayling on a nymph moved up river to beat 7
cast to a rise and a large brownie took my fly and broke my 5x tippet.

Wednesday 12th May 2010

2010-05-12T20:03:00.002+01:00

Well folks I'm in southern Ireland on business staying in Mallow
which is on the Blackwater river, I've just finished my meal and
had a good walk around the town and walked over the bridge the river
looks very clear-although very windy and not a lot rising. Nobody
fishing yet as with back home things need to warm up a bit.

Sunday 9th May 2010

2010-05-09T13:59:00.002+01:00

Managed to slip away for a hour on beat 2 just above Grindleford Bridge
when I first arrived there were a few fish rising still had my Olive Upright
on they came up but they weren't interested, changed to a LDO and had
4 wild brownies not large but nice fish ! The wind then came blowing straight
down the river it was cold so decided to call it a day.

Saturday 8th May 2010

2010-05-08T15:00:00.002+01:00

Well I can't believe it today just got back from the river the weather forecast for
today wasn't good the temperature was 9.5˚ the wind was blowing -not easy to cast
then the rain came again. Do you want the good news ! Arrived on beat 9 about 12.00
there wasn't much rising so on with size 16 turkey biot nymph 2mm gold bead and a bit ice dub
round the bead and 3 grayling very quickly all a good size. I then moved up river to one of favourite spots there were 1 or 2 rising so put on an size 14 olive upright for the first this season and what a cracking time in just 1 and half hours 6 grayling and 4 brownies two of the brownies were really nice fish.

Olive Upright
Hook size 14
Thread Light Cahill
Tail As wing
Wing Cream poly yarn
Body Light brown/Olive dub
Hackle Cree/or Grizzle Bleached

Again this is one of Calvert/Crofts Flies for Pennine Rivers.

Monday 3rd May (Bank Holiday)

2010-05-03T13:32:00.002+01:00

Well hasn't the weather changed-only 9° today, I booked beat 21, and fished 3 pools with a nymph and not a pull, the weather was very windy and cold so I moved down to beat 1 which is just below Grindleford Bridge it wasn't as windy and I soon caught 3 grayling on the same nymph before the heavens opened again-I took cover under the bridge till it stopped and then called it a day.

Saturday 1st May 2010

2010-05-01T16:16:00.003+01:00

Large Dark Olive-Calvert & Crofts Style

After a rather busy week, I couldn't wait to get

down on the river today the temperture wasn't as warm as the past weekends but the fish were

still rising to LDO's -there was quite a hatch over the lunch time period again. Using Large Dark Olive dry fly managed to land 3 good brownies

and 3 grayling before the rain came.

Hook size: 16

Thread: Olive

Tail: As wing

Wing: Mid grey poly yarn

Body: Olive dubbing

Hackle: Furnace

THIS IS A CRACKING FLY - TRY IT !

Sunday 25th April 2010

2010-04-25T14:44:00.005+01:00

Today I fished on beats 9/10 just for about 1 and half hours from 12.00, after I had put on all the gear and was walking down the river bank a water vole was swimming across towards me

it disappeared into the bank side out of view. There's a very good run on beat 9 where I caught all the fish today 5 in total 4 grayling and 1 brownie all to LDO dry.

As I walked back to the car a Mallard family was just below me keeping close to the edge of the river.

Saturday 24th April 2010

2010-04-24T15:59:00.002+01:00

Again today I fished on beats 6/7 for a couple of hours, when I arrived there was cool wind blowing down the river which was keeping the fish down and the river level was quite low, the
wind subsided and the LDO were coming off again - the catch above was my best brownie
which fought like a rainbow a really good heavy fish, finished with 4 grayling and a rainbow all on
#16 LDO dry.

Sunday 18th April 2010

2010-04-18T16:05:00.002+01:00

Well I managed to fish again today in between doing jobs like cutting the grass
and planting the early potatoes, lunch time is the best time at the moment
between 11.30 and 1.30 on the river, I lost a good rainbow then caught 7
grayling not a brownie in sight, again on a size 16 LDO the fish had a bit of
competition today with a Grey wagtail taking large dark olives. I only fished
for a hour and as I walked back to my car the wild garlic and wild primroses
looked great -Aren't we lucky

Saturday 17th April 2010

2010-04-17T15:57:00.002+01:00

I booked beats 9/10 today the weather has been very sunny and still not
enough shade until the leaves come out - but the fish were still rising the
first was a really good rainbow over 2lbs cracking fish ! followed by 3 brownies
and 3 grayling all taken on size 16 LDO dry. All in all a very enjoyable afternoon.

Saturday 10th April 2010

2010-04-10T17:47:00.002+01:00

My first outing of the new season was last Tuesday late afternoon
- it wasn't the best time to go but I just wanted to have a cast after
such a long wait. I booked beats 6 & 7 today and the weather has been
just what we all have waiting for. The river came alive with LDO's coming
off just after lunchtime and managed 3 Browies and 2 Grayling and lost 2
all on a LDO dry. All the fish were in great shape - the water was a bit cool
for breathables.

Saturday 3rd April 2010

2010-04-03T11:39:00.002+01:00

Just walked the dog along the Derwent past the new fish pass
and the partly construsted new weir that is taking shape now at Calver.
The river in is flood and very coloured with loads of water flowing
down, I don't think it will be fit to fish until later in the week. That
assuming we don't get any more rain !!

Friday 5th February 2010

2010-02-05T18:41:00.002Z

Well folks it's been a long time since my last blog- I just couldn't resist this one I've been in Ireland on business for 3 days and passed over so many

fantastic looking rivers and drove past this Salmon I turned back to take this photo ! I've caught Salmon but not this big ! Not too long now to the new season.

Saturday 17th October

2009-10-17T19:09:00.002+01:00

I've been rather busy with the family today, so I didn't get down to the river
until 15.00 and to my surprise the fish were raising, second cast a cracking Brownie
and within no time another two Brownies all good fish all taken on size 16 all brown dry
fly. No sign of any Grayling. Only fished for an hour before the temperature was
dropping and unfortunately I lost my wading staff. I forgot to put and strap round
my neck.! Will have to look for a new one.

Monday 5th October

2009-10-05T17:18:00.002+01:00

This will be my last blog of the Trout Season 2009, today being on holiday I invited my

Chairman to fish as my guest on Derwent Fly water and we met at 10.00 in the car park for beats 8/9/10 it was only 4 degrees I thought no rising fish and how wrong could I be. We both

had a cracking morning until 12.30 when we stopped for lunch at the Plough very nice. After

lunch it wasn't quite as good but we both finished up with 7 each Grayling/Brownies and 1 Rainbow.

This was my best Brownie of the day.

Sunday 4th October

2009-10-04T17:57:00.003+01:00

Well folks today was the day when Derwentflyfisher and Baslowfisher fished together

at Chatsworth. We had a very enjoyable afternoon started with very special Hancocks pork pie and beer before fishing a rather deep stretch - we were both up to our arm pits before

moving up river to shallower water. We walked up through the park and fish all the good spots

I finished up with 3 Grayling and 3 Brownies, all taken on the all brown dry fly again. Not sure how many Baslowfisher caught but his best fish was a cracking Rainbow I'm sure there will be a picture on his blog. we stopped about 17.00 and finished to day off with more special pork pie

and beer. Thanks Baslowfisher a great afternoon.

Friday 2nd October

2009-10-02T16:07:00.002+01:00

Decided to book a couple of days holiday and make it a long weekend, booked my
favourite beats 6 & 7, when I arrived at the car park and looked down at the river
lots of leaves - very autumnal. The rain just kept off and managed to fish for an hour
and half had 3 good Brownies and lost one all to my all brown fly, it really has been a
cracking little fly this season. The leaves are a bit of a problem but a river is in very
good condition.
The end of the Trout season is not far away now- 7th October. Then its Grayling till
the end of the season.

Saturday 26th September

2009-09-27T15:41:00.002+01:00

Well folks- with the shorter evenings now the weekends are the only time to get down to the river. So today I booked beats 8, 9 and 10 and the weather forecast was very good for this time of the year. I was joined by a Friend from the village and we started at the bottom of beat 8 and
fished our way up the river in turns, I was just into my first fish a good sized brownie when I had the company of one water vole swimming directly across the river - they always swim in such a straight line. We had a very enjoyable afternoon, my guest finished up with 3 Rainbows
6 Brownies and my count was 1 Grayling and 5 Brownies, and as we were walking back to the car the Red Arrows flew over- really making it a special day. So we finished off with a couple of
bottles of Becks !!

Saturday 19th September

2009-09-19T18:49:00.003+01:00

Well folks - this is Baslowfisher Nymphing, my

great friend joined me today on Derwent Fly Fishers

water and we had a great day together, He caught

rather more fish than I did, I managed 1 Rainbow 3

Grayling and 3 Bownies a very enjoyable day.

finished with a couple a beers !!!!!!!

Saturday 12th September

2009-09-12T18:05:00.002+01:00

I had jobs to do this morning so this afternoon I thought lets go fishing !
and what an afternoon and first hour was a bit quiet with just one small
Grayling I must say it was a bit bright and sunny. Managed to move up
under the shade of the trees and things really started to happen. In the
next hour I had 5 Brownies and 4 Rainbows what a absolutely cracking
afternoon, I said September was going to be a good month.