During periods of high temperature, stillwaters often suffer and the Trout become tough to catch. This is just the time to try a bit of Fly Fishing for Bass.  There seem to be guides springing up all over the Westcountry promising big fish and comparing our U.K. sport to that available abroad.  This is an exaggeration, but for a few hours of great fun in exciting surroundings, estuary fly fishing for Bass is hard to beat.  Here Matthew Mottram prospects for a fish while a tall ship sails past in the background.

Alasdare first visited Nick Hart Fly Fishing with no fly fishing experience to enjoy one of our courses.  Since then he has become a serious enthusiast taking a wide range of species on fly including Trout and Grayling.  This time he fancied something really different so we set out in search of a Carp taken using a fly rod.  After several hours of patience and accurate casting Alasdare banked 2 fish, one at 12lb and another at 15lb.  The great thing about Fly Fishing for Carp is that these fish love the warm weather and will feed actively on the surface making them a great alternative to Trout when the going gets tough.