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Rainbow Lakes
Wildmoorhay Lane
South Cerney
Gloucestershire
Contact: Dave McPherson
Tel: 01285 861133


River Lynher
Liskeard & District Angling Club
64 Portbyham Road
West Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2QN

Contact: Mr Bill Eliot
Tel: 01503 264173


Raker Lakes
The Lodge
Greengales Lane
Weldrake, York
North Yorkshire
YO19 6BW

Contact: Mr Brian Pallister
Tel: 01904 448793


River Mawddach
Dolgellau
Gwynedd
Contact: Sec Dolgellau AA
Tel: 01341 422706


Ravensnest Fishery
Raglan Road
Tintern
Gwent
NP6 6TP

Contact: Mr Arthur Bridge
Tel: 01291 689564


River Nar
Apple Tree lodge
Squires Hill
Upper Marham
Norfolk
PE33 9PJ

Contact: David Burrows
Tel: 01760 337222


Raygill Trout Fishery
1 Raygill Cottage
Lothersdale
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 8HH

Contact: Mr Bernard Clement
Tel: 01535 632500


River Neath
Glynneath and district AA
Glynneath
Glamorgan
Contact: Keith Harris
Tel: 01685 877739


Rescobie Loch
The Lodge
Burnside
Forfar
Tayside
Contact: Permits: Jack Yule
Tel: 01307 469471


River Nevern
Nevern
Pembrokeshire
Contact: Trewern Arms


Rhydlewis Trout Farm &Smokery
Rhydlewis
Llandysul
Dyfed
SA44 5QS

Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01239 851224


River Nidd
Pateley Bridge
North Yorkshire
Contact: Nidderdale AC


Rib Valley Fishing Lake
West Mill Farm
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 0ES

Contact: Mr Richard Vigus
Tel: 01920 484913


River North Tyne
Town and Country Shop
Bellingham
Northumberland
Contact: Manager


Ringstead Grange Trout Fishery
Ringstead Grange
Ringstead
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN14 4DT

Contact: Harold & Rosemary Foster
Tel: 01933 622960


River Ogmore
Marine & Angling Superstore
117-119 Bridgend Road, Aberkenfig
Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF32 9AP

Contact: Hon Sec Ogmore AA
Tel: 01656 722448


River Aeron
Aberaeron Angling Club
Aberearon
Powys
Contact: Sec
Tel: 01545 571013


River Ogwen
Bangor Angling Supplies
21 The High Street
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 1NP

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01248 355518


River Aire
131 Mornington St
Keighley
West Yorkshire
Contact: K&L Tackle


River Okement
Hill Barton farm
Okehampton
Devon
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01837 52454


River Alness
Albess AC
Novar Estate
Evanton
Ross-shire
Contact: Honourable Secretary


River Orchy
Inveroran Hotel
Bridge of Orchy
Argyll
Contact: Manager
Tel: 200220


River Annan
Hoddom and Kinmount Estates
Estate Office, Hoddom
Lockerbie
Dumfries and Galloway
Contact: Bailiff
Tel: 01576 300244


River Otter
Deer Park Hotel
Buckerell
Devon
EX14 0PG

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01404 41266


River Annas
Bootle
Cumbria
Contact: Duddon Sports


River Ouse (Sussex)
Old Barn Cottage
Peak Lane
East Preston
Sussex
BN16 1RN

Contact: Ouse APS
Tel: 01903 773104


River Anton
Rooksbury Mill
Rooksbury road
Andover
Hants
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01264 352921


River Plym
88 Vauxhall Street
Plymouth
Devon
Contact: D K Sports


River Artro
Newsagent
Llanbedr
Gwynedd
Contact: Manager


River Rede
Otterburn Towers Hotel
Otterburn
Northumberland
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01830 520620


River Avon, Lanarkshire
Sportsman Emporium
Hamilton
Lanarkshire
Contact: Manager


River Rheidol
c/o Aberystwyth A A
42 Erwgoch, Waunfawr
Aberystwyth
Dyfed
SY23 3AZ

Contact: P W Eklund
Tel: 01970 623021


River Axe
Higher Cownhayne Farm
Colyton
Devon
EX13 6HD

Contact: Mrs E Pady
Tel: 01297 552267


River Ribble
Ted Carters Tackle Shop
85/88 Church Street
Preston
Lancashire
Contact: Manager


River Ayr
Gamesport (tackle shop)
60 Sandgate
Ayr
Ayrshire
Contact: Manager


River Rothay
Tourist Information Centre
Ambleside
Cumbria
Contact: Manager


River Banwy
Montgomeryshire AA
Montgomeryshire
Contact: Secretary
Tel: 01938 553867


River Rother
Tackle and Gun
3 Eastwell parade
Tenterden
Kent
TN30 6AH

Contact: Manager


River Barle
Tarr Steps Hotel
Hawkridge
Somerset
TA22 9PY

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01643 851293


River Rye
North Yorkshire
Contact: Scarborough Mere AC


River Beauly
37 Castle Street
Inverness
Inverness-shire
Contact: J Grahams
Tel: 0463 233178


River Seaton
Liskeard & District Angling Club
64 Portbyham Road
West Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2QN

Contact: Mr Bill Eliot
Tel: 01503 264173


River Carron, Stonehaven
31 Market Square
Stonehaven
Grampian
Contact: Davids Sports Shop


River Severn, Caersws
Main Street
Caersws
Powys
SY17 5EL

Contact: Buck Hotel


River Chess
Chesham
Bucks
HP5 1TT

Contact: Latimer Park Lakes
Tel: 01494 766333


River Skirfare
Arncliffe
North Yorkshire
Contact: Falcon Inn
Tel: 01756 770205


River Churnet
Leek and Moorlands FC
Leek
Staffordshire
Contact: Hon Secretary


River South Tyne
Greggs Sports
Main st
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
Contact: Manager


River Clwyd
Foxons Tackle
Penrhewl
St Asaph
Clwyd
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01745 583583


River Swale
Richmond Angling Centre
8 Temple Square, Craven Gate
Richmond
North Yorkshire
Contact: Manager


River Clyde
920 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
Contact: Tackle & Guns
Tel: 0141 6322005


River Taf
St Clears
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
Tel: 01994 427331


River Coln
Bull Hotel
Market Place
Fairford
Gloucestershire
GL7 4AA

Contact: Manager


River Tamar
Arundell Arms Hotel
Lifton
Devon
PL16 0AA

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01566 784666


River Conwy, Betws-y-coed
Tan Lan Cafe
Betws-y-coed
Conwy
Contact: Mr G Parry


River Tanat
Llan-y-Blodwel
Contact: Horseshoe Inn


River Conwy, Llanrwst
Old Library Tackle Shop
Bridge St
Llanrwst
Gwynedd
Contact: Manager


River Tavy
Barkells
15 Duke Street
Tavistock
Devon
PL19 0BA

Contact: Manager


River Coquet
Head Bailiff, Thirston Mill
Felton
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 9EH

Contact: Northumbrian Anglers Federation
Tel: 01670 787663


River Taw
The Kingfisher (tackle shop)
22 Castle street
Barnstaple
Devon
Contact: Manager


River Cothi
Fishing and Shooting supplies
33 King Street
Carmarthen
Dyfed
Contact: M Lewis


River Tawe
Fieldsports
Station Road
Ystradgynlais
West Glamorgan
Contact: John Glynn Davies
Tel: 01639 843194


River Dane
Prince Albert AS
Macclesfield
Cheshire
Contact: Hon Sec


River Tees
Adams Fishing tackle and guns
42 Duke Street
Darlington
Co Durham
DL3 7AJ

Contact: W P Adams
Tel: 01325 468069


River Dart
Ashburton
Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ13 7NS

Contact: Holn Chase Hotel
Tel: 01364 631471


River Teifi, Cardigan
Reel Thing Tackle Shop
Lower Market
Cardigan
Dyfed
Contact: Sec Teifi Trout Assoc


River Dee
Hughes Newsagents
12 Chapel Street
Llangollen
Clwyd
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01978 860155


River Teifi, Llandysul
Lampeter Angling
57 Bridge Street
Lampeter
Dyfed
Contact: Alan Williams
Tel: 01570 422985


River Dee, Bala
Yr Eryr Sports and Tackle
31-33 High Street
Bala
Gwynedd
LL23 7AF

Contact: D Evans


River Teifi, Newcastle Emlyn
Thomas Sports Shop
Newcastle Emlyn
Dyfed
Contact: Manager


River Derwent
79 Main Street
Keswick
Cumbria
Contact: Field and Stream
Tel: 01768 774396


River Teign
Drum Sports
47a Courtenay Street
Newton Abbot
Devon
Contact: Manager


River Derwent (Yorks)
Hackness
North Yorkshire
Contact: Hackness Grange Hotel


River Teirw
Golden Pheasant Hotel
Glyn Ceirog
Llangollen
Clwyd
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01691 718281


River Derwent, Shotley Bridge
Royal Derwent Hotel
Allensford
Shotley Bridge
Co Durham
Contact: Manager


River Teme, Knightwick
1 - 4 Sevenside South
Bewley
Worcestershire
Contact: Stan Lewis
Tel: 01299 403358


River Derwent, Whatstandwell
Derwent Hotel
Derby Road, Whatstandwell
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE 4 5HG

Contact: Manager


River Test
Greyhound Hotel
Stockbridge
Hants
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01264 810833


River Dove, Rocester
Rocester
Staffordshire
Contact: Mr Appleby
Tel: 01889 590347


River Teviot
6 High Street
Hawick
Borders
Contact: Permits: Stotharts
Tel: 01450 372231


River Dove, Uttoxeter
Doveridge Sporting Club
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01889 565986


River Thames, Radcot
Radcot
Berkshire
Contact: Radcot AC


River Dwyfawr
Sheffield House
High Street
Criccieth
Gwynedd
LL15 0EY

Contact: R T Pritchard & Son
Tel: 01766 522116


River Tone
Topp Tackle
63 Station Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 1PA

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01823 282518


River Dwyryd
Tackle Shop
Hafan, Fford Peniel
Ffestiniog
Gwynedd
Contact: Gareth Price
Tel: 01766 762451


River Torridge
Summerlands tackle
3 Golf links road
Westward Ho
Devon
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01237 471291


River Dyfi
New Dovey Fishery Association
Machynlleth
Powys
Contact: Hon sec
Tel: 01654 702721


River Towy
Hamdden Ltd
Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7HP

Contact: Golden Grove Fishery
Tel: 01874 614657


River Dysynni
Abergynolwyn
Towin
Gwynedd
Contact: Sec Estimaner AA
Tel: 01654 782632


River Twrch
Glamorgan
Contact: Tawe and tributaries AA
Tel: 01639 632070


River Eamont
4 Great Dockray
Penrith
Cumbria
Contact: Sykes Tackle Shop
Tel: 01768 862418


River Twymyn
Bryn-Llugwy
Llanbrynmair
Llanbrymair
Powys
SY19 7AA

Contact: Mrs D R Lewis
Tel: 01650 521385


River East Allen
Allendale Post office
Allendale
Cumbria
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01434 683201


River Tyne
Angling Centre (tackle shop)
123/5 Clayton Street West
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumberland
Contact: Manager


River East Cleddau
Llancefyn
Dyfed
Contact: T&PJ Murphy
Tel: 01437 563604


River Ure
Worton
North Yorkshire
Contact: Kings Arms Hotel


River Eden
5/6 Lowther Arcade
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8LX

Contact: Murrays Tackle Shop
Tel: 01228 23816


River Ure, Hawes
Lowis Country Wear
Riverside House, Bridge End
Hawes
North Yorkshire
DL8 3NM

Contact: Manager


River Ehen
45 Main Street
Egremont
Cumbria
Contact: W Holmes
Tel: 01946 820368


River Usk
PM Fishing Tackle
12 Monk Street
Abergavenny
Gwent
Contact: Manager


River Esk (Cumbria)
Outward Bound School
Eskdale Green
Ravenglass
Cumbria
Contact: The Bursar
Tel: ................281


River Wear
Anglers services
45 Claypath
Durham
Co Durham
Contact: Manager
Tel: 0191 3847584


River Esk (Yorkshire)
65/67 Haggersgate
Whitby
North Yorkshire
Contact: Whitby Angling Supplies
Tel: 01947 603855


River Wear, Upper Weardale
Bluebell Inn
St Johns Chapel
Co Durham
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01388 537256


River Ettrick
9 - 11 High Street
Selkirk
Borders
Contact: Permits: Macdonald
Tel: 01750 21398


River Wenning
Estate Office
Ingleborough estate
Clapham
North Yorkshire
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01524 251302


River Exe
Lance Nicholson Tackle shop
High St
Dulverton
Somerset
TA22 9HB

Contact: Proprietor
Tel: 01398 323409


River West Looe
Liskeard & District Angling Club
64 Portbyham Road
West Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2QN

Contact: Mr Bill Eliot
Tel: 01503 264173


River Farm Fishery
Fontley Road
Fareham
Hampshire
Contact: The Proprietor
Tel: 01329 841215


River Western Cleddau
Country Sports Shop
3 Old Bridge
Haverfordwest
Pemrokeshire
Contact: Manager


River Fowey
Liskeard & District Angling Club
64 Portbyham Road
West Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2QN

Contact: Mr Bill Eliot
Tel: 01503 264173


River Wharfe, Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey
North Yorkshire
Contact: Tickets from Estate Office
Tel: 01756 710227


River Frome
Wessex Fly Fishing
Lawrences farm
Tolpuddle
Dorset
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01305 848460


River Wharfe, Burnsall
Burnsall
North Yorkshire
Contact: Red Lion Hotel


River Glaslyn
Penrhyn Guns
High Street
Penrhyndeudreath
Gwynedd
Contact: Manager


River Wharfe, Grassington
Grassington
North Yorkshire
Contact: Black Horse Hotel


River Glass
Newsagent
16 Balconie Street
Evanton
Ross-shire
Contact: A & M Alcock
Tel: 01349 830672


River Wharfe, Ilkley
Station Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 8HA

Contact: Tourist Info centre


River Greta
Village Pet Supplies
High Bentham
North Yorkshire
Contact: Proprietor


River Wheeler
Grosvenor St
Mold
Clwyd
Contact: Grosvenor Pet and garden centre
Tel: 01352 754264


River Gryffe
Newsagent
Main Street
Bridge of Weir
Strathclyde
Contact: M Duncan


River Wye Fishery
Edensor
Bakewell
Derbyshire
DE45 1PJ

Contact: Mr David Oakley
Tel: 01246 582204


River Hodder
Jam Pot Cafe
Slaidburn
Lancashire
Contact: Manager


River Wye, Bakewell
Haddon Hall Estate
Derbyshire
Contact: River keeper
Tel: 01629 636255


River Inny
Liskeard & District Angling Club
64 Portbyham Road
West Looe
Cornwall
PL13 2QN

Contact: Mr Bill Eliot
Tel: 01503 264173


River Wye, Builth
N J Guns
Builth Wells
Powys
Contact: Manager


River Irfon
Neuadd Arms
Llanwrtyd Wells
Powys
Contact: Manager


River Wye, Hereford
Hattons Tackle Shop
64 St Owen St
Hereford
Hereford
Contact: Manager
Tel: 272317


River Irt
Holmrook
Cumbria
Contact: Lutwidge Arms Hotel
Tel: 01946 724230


River Wye, Rhayader
Nant-y-Mynach Farm
Nantmel
Powys
Contact: J Price
Tel: 01597 810491


River Irthing
Melkridge House
Melkridge
Haltwhistle
Northumberland
NE49 0LT

Contact: Haltwhistle & District AA


River Wyre
Garstang Fishing and Shooting
6 Pringle Court
Garstang
Lancashire
Contact: Manager


River Itchen
The Rod Box
London Road, Kings Worthy
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 7QN

Contact: Proprieter
Tel: 01962 883600


River Yarrow
Yarrowford
Borders
Contact: Permits: Post Office


River Ithon
Wayfarers
Ddole Road Enterpise park
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
Contact: Manager
Tel: 01597 825100


River Ystwyth
c/o Aberystwyth A A
42 Erw Goch, Waunfawr
Aberystwyth
Dyfed
SY23 3AZ

Contact: P W Eklund
Tel: 01970 623021


River Jed
Kenmore Toll
Jedburgh
Borders
Contact: Permits: First and Last Shop


Riverside Trout Lake
Ffrwd Farm
Caerphilly
Glamorgan
Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01222 867513


River Kennet
Barton Court Fishery
Kintbury
Newbury
Berkshire
Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01488 658905


Roadford Reservoir
Lower Goodacre
Okehampton
Devon
Contact: Angling and watersports centre
Tel: 01409 211507


River Kent
Kendal Sports
28/30 Stramondgate
Kendal
Cumbria
Contact: Proprietor


Rockbourne Fishery
Rockbourne Road
Sandleheath
Fordingbridge
Hampshire
SP6 1QG

Contact: The Proprietor
Tel: 01725 518603


River Leader
Westfield Street
Earlston
Borders
Contact: Permits: Mr W Lothian


Rocklands Mere Fishery
Chapel Street
Rocklands St. Peter
Attleborough
Norfolk
NR17 1UJ

Contact: Jamess Harrold
Tel: 07900004953

Email: rocklandsmere@safe-mail.net
Website: www.rocklandsmere.co.uk

River Leet
Market Square
Coldstream
Borders
Contact: Permits: Coldstream AA


Rooksbury Mill Fishery
Rooksbury Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 2LR

Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01264 352921


River Liddle
Bailey
Roxburgh
TD9 0TR

Contact: Bailey Mill Farm Holidays & Trekking Ctr
Tel: 01697748617


Rose Park Trout Fishery
Trezibbet
Altarnun
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7RF

Contact: Roy or Anne Buford
Tel: 01566 86278


River Lledr
Post Office
Dolwyddelan
Gwynedd
LL25 0NJ

Contact: Manager
Tel: 01690 750201


Rosebush Reservoir
c/o Hamdden Ltd
Llysyfran Reservoir, Clarbeston Road
Haverfordwest
Dyfed
SA63 4RR

Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01437 532723


River Llwchwr
72-74 Wind Street
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 3DR

Contact: Tightlines Direct
Tel: 01269 595858


Rosslynlee Fishery
Roslin
Edinburgh
Lothian
Contact: Permits: Gibby Scott
Tel: 01968 679606


River Lugg
Meadow View
Dinedor
Hereford
Hereford
Contact: J H Andrews
Tel: 01432 870301


Roughlee Trout Fishery
Pasture Lane
Rough Lee
Barrowford, nr Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 6NR

Contact: Mr Steve Strickland
Tel: 01282 613416


River Lune
7 Great John St
Lancaster
Cumbria
Contact: Stephen Fawcetts Guns and Tackle
Tel: 01524 32033


Ruston Reaches
East Ruston
Saltham
Norfolk
Contact: The Proprietor
Tel: 01692 536736


River Lyn
Brendon
Devon
Contact: Brendon House Hotel


Rutland Water
Normanton Fishing Lodge
Rutland South Shore, Edith Weston
Oakham
Leicestershire
LE15 8HD

Contact: The Manager
Tel: 01780 86770


River Lyne
Market Square
Coldstream
Borders
Contact: Permits: Coldstream AA



 
Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques
Nymph Fishing
In many cases the descriptions of wet fly fishing overlap with nymph fishing, such as judging lies and depth. However some separate consideration is required as nymph fishing is a deadly method that requires a sixth sense and an acquired skill. Nymphing works well with brown trout but is more common in richer lowland waters stocked with rainbows. Knowledge of insect life stages and types is very important, traditional wet flies often imitate nymphs and hatching insects in broad terms and are fished accordingly, but nymph fishing alone can be pursued as a separate aspect of fly fishing where each nymph is tied specifically to match and fished deliberately so.



The angler is looking to imitate different nymphs and each of these will move in the water in different ways (see entomology). Some nymphs, such as those of midge (buzzers), will rise up straight through the water in stages, pause trapped in the meniscus and then hatch. Most nymphs can only move slowly and the angler is looking to retrieve in a series of very short pulls or slow twitches. In other cases nymphs move in short fast bursts of action such as those of the pond olive with fairly lengthy pauses in between. While a few nymphs like those of the damsel fly can move very powerfully like fish. Yet again another nymph may move steadily or another jerkily. The nymph fisherman will vary his retrieve to suit, if he sees no fish rising he will start by fishing a general nymph like a pheasant tail, stick fly or hare's ear, slowly near the bottom or near weeds. If flies are hatching the angler will let the appropriate fly sink and then draw it up to the surface steadily.

Usually it helps to use a floating line for nymph fishing to help detect takes which can be delicate, and if you want the fly to work deeper to use a long leader and count the fly down until you start snagging the bottom, then fish just above this point. Sometimes it is easier to pinch a small lead shot on the leader about 6" to 8" from the fly, this will also tend to work the fly up and down near the bottom which can be very attractive to fish. Takes can easily be missed with such slow imitative fishing and where it is permitted some form of indicator might be used, this could be a coloured portion at the tip of the fly line, a small piece of white plastic or by using a very buoyant fly on a dropper and experimenting with leader lengths to the point fly. Don't be afraid to tighten into any slight unusual movements.

Nymph fishing itself does not only represent the nymphal stage of insect life, "nymph" type flies are fished in short jerky motions to represent shrimps, beetles, leeches and other life and as with most fishing a purist approach is less productive than mixing wet flies, dry and nymphs and ringing the changes or fishing teams. As indicated earlier in most "stillwater" fishing wet fly and nymph techniques overlap. On small stocked waters the fish will get used to all sorts of offerings and here a further flexibility of approach is advisable, vary your retrieve, make it erratic, short twitches, pauses, longer steady pulls etc. Alternatively try a figure of eight retrieve, this makes for a smooth movement because normally when you pull the line with your fingers this translates to the fly as steps of movement, but the figure of eight involves a steady catching up of loops in the palm of your hand. Another deadly method is to drop a weighted nymph to the bottom in front of a trout and then lift it up right right in front of it, the fish will be induced to take the fly.


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