Afar Fishing

17/06/2021

The River Findhorn is insanely pretty – it’s one of the rivers that you have to fish at least once in your lifetime. Famous for its gorges and small pools where you have to scramble over rocks and down steep banks to reach the pools, it's proper wild fishing. We headed to the Lower Dounduff beat in late May and it did not disappoint.

The River Findhorn is insanely pretty – it’s one of the rivers that you have to fish at least once in your lifetime. Famous for its gorges and small pools wh...

11/04/2021

There are more books on fishing than you can realistically fit into a lifetime. These are the ones we recommend you get stuck into first...

These are the best fly fishing books out there, either as education or blissful distraction

14/03/2021

A short film by Afar Fishing to launch the new fly fishing range from Schōffel. Filmed on the River Awe in Scotland over the course of two very wet days in September 2020.

26/02/2021

This beat (on a small spate river on the West Coast) has a five-year-average of just 3 salmon and 25 sea trout. That may not excite you, but it should...

My favourite fishing happens on small spate rivers in the middle of nowhere. And the River Ruel in Scotland is just that. I spent the day exploring the Kanda...

25/02/2021

Finally, some light at the end of the tunnel – we’ll be back on the water chasing salmon soon! We’ll be sharing films from some incredible rivers this season (some big, some very small and remote). Keen to hear your thoughts, where do you recommend?

15/02/2021

20K VIEWS and counting on our wild trout fishing video! Still one of the best days I’ve had. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the Afar journey to date. There is a lot more to come this season - subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to see new films in the coming months.

This is the day that may have just converted me to a trout fisherman. Big spotted brown trout in tiny streams and remote hill lochs on the west coast of Scot...

14/02/2021

Like many of you, I’m stuck inside with all fishing on hold. So let's talk salmon fishing gear and look at what I carry when I’m on the river. I also share the 10 best salmon flies. You may or may not agree…

Like many of you, I’m stuck inside with all fishing on hold. So let's talk salmon fishing gear and look at what I carry when I’m on the river. What you’ll se...

28/12/2020

My 2020 fishing highlights, from the wide pools of the River Spey to the narrow twists of a remote Scottish burn in Argyll. I fished with some truly brilliant people – thank you to you all. I was constantly humbled by the scenery – fishing honestly takes you to the greatest locations on earth. And I even tangled with a few salmon and trout along the way; some big, some very small. Each day was a reminder that there is no better escape than fly fishing. None.

My 2020 fishing highlights, from the wide pools of the River Spey to the narrow twists of a remote Scottish burn in Argyll. I fished with some truly brillian...

05/10/2020

We caught a fish. Actually we caught a few...

The River Test in Hampshire needs no introduction – it’s the Mecca of chalkstream trout fishing. We were kindly invited by the Greyhound on the Test Hotel to...

09/09/2020

My first experience of fly fishing in Yorkshire – and what a place to break the ice. The Egton Estate Beat on the Yorkshire Esk is properly wild spate river fishing; up there with the most beautiful beats...

My first experience of fly fishing in Yorkshire – and what a place to break the ice. The Egton Estate Beat on the Yorkshire Esk is properly wild spate river ...

20/08/2020

If I Could Design A River \\ In a new Afar Journal series, we’re asking people to become ‘river architects’ and design their perfect river. Up to five beats (or stretches) that hold a special place, from any rivers in the world, in pursuit of any species, reimagined into one. To kick things off: Afar founder Patrick Tillard

In a new Afar series, we ask people to become ‘river architects’ and design their perfect river. To kick things off: Afar founder Patrick Tillard

17/08/2020

The Inverawe Beat on the River Awe is short, only consisting of six pools, but they are all wildly different in character: deep gorge glides, fast narrow runs and classic Highlands streams.

The Inverawe Beat on the River Awe is short, only consisting of six pools, but they are all wildly different in character: deep gorge glides, fast narrow run...

12/08/2020

Salmon Fishing On The River Camel \\ In a quiet and beautiful corner of Cornwall, winding a 25-mile course from the gentle uplands of Bodmin Moor into the Camel estuary by the hubs of Rock and Padstow, is one of the rare gems in the UK where the salmon fishing season runs into December...

One of few places where you can chase fresh salmon in December.

05/08/2020

Fly Tying \\ To watch the Gone Fishing fly tyers in action was utterly mesmerising. In a spacious converted dairy barn in Kenya, materials are combined to make the flies that will be cast into the faraway waters of Iceland, Cuba, Patagonia, British Columbia, New Zealand and Scotland. I was lucky enough to spend the day here, meeting the team and documenting their work.

Documenting fly tying in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley following a chance meeting.

01/08/2020

My favourite fishing happens on small spate rivers in the middle of nowhere. And the River Ruel in Scotland is just that. I spent the day exploring the Kandahar Beat, where the river is no wider than a single-track road.

My favourite fishing happens on small spate rivers in the middle of nowhere. And the River Ruel in Scotland is just that. I spent the day exploring the Kanda...

28/07/2020

A GHILLIE'S VIEW \\ Each day starts the same way. A little before seven o’clock, Tulchan Estate ghillie Roddy Stronach pulls on his boots and walks to the river on a winding track that descends steeply through tall spruce and silvery birch. He’s been doing this same routine for 16 years, but every day is a little different.

A day on the river with Tulchan Estate B Beat Ghillie Roddy Stronach.

25/07/2020

The River Orchy in Argyll is up there with the most beautiful rivers in the world. It’s wild, intimate and a lot of fun if you catch it on its day. I opted for Upper Craig, as this is where the river is at its most narrow and varied: short, fast pots; rocky swirls; and pools no wider than a few metres. Be warned: the midges here are a DIFFERENT level.

The River Orchy in Argyll is up there with the most beautiful rivers in the world. It’s wild, intimate and a lot of fun if you catch it on its day. I opted f...

21/07/2020

Trout Fishing In Kenya \\ Think of the wildest fishing you know. Then double it. The fishing within these elevated lands in Kenya is as untapped as it is remote.

Deep in East Africa’s wildest lands are streams and lakes offering incredible fishing that is as exciting and unique as it is untapped.

17/07/2020

Sometimes everything aligns. The weather is spot on, fish are moving, the water is the perfect height – it’s not a matter of whether or not you’ll catch, rather when you’ll catch. Sure, these days are becoming fewer and further between, but they happen.

Sometimes everything aligns. It’s not a matter of whether you’ll catch, rather when you’ll catch.

14/07/2020

The day that may have converted me to a trout fisherman. New film from a day chasing brown trout in remote lochs and small streams. The action was constant. The scenery was epic. And we didn’t see another person all day. Seriously, have I been chasing the wrong fish for 30 years?

This is the day that may have just converted me to a trout fisherman. Big spotted brown trout in tiny streams and remote hill lochs on the west coast of Scot...

12/07/2020

The Lochy is one of those rivers you just know about if you’re into salmon fishing - it has a legendary reputation for big fish and insane scenery. And it doesn’t disappoint.

I’ve wanted to fish the River Lochy since I got into fly fishing. It has a legendary reputation for big salmon and epic scenery, running in the shadow of the...

10/07/2020

Small Stream Trout In Scotland \\ There is a crazy beauty to Assynt that stops you in your tracks; expanses of craggy moorland so vast that they curve with the earth, peppered with lochs of all shapes and sizes and carved by thousands of narrow burns quietly weaving their way towards the sea. For the intrepid angler, there is a lifetime of exploration to be had here...

Brown trout fishing in the Scottish Highlands, where thousands of trout can be found in streams no wider than a bathtub.

09/07/2020

The Afar journey starts on the top beat of the River Awe in Argyll. In blazing, un-wader-friendly sunshine. This is a great stretch of water where I learned everything I know about fly fishing.

The Anderson Beat on the River Awe is where I learned everything I know about fly fishing. It's where I caught my first brown trout, my first sea trout, and ...