Morning,

We all know that fishing in the first few weeks of the river season can be tricky - it's always best to approach any venture to the river before May with as much information as possible and the right flies.

This is the reason for this email - equipping you with both info, flies & leaders - take a look below at some nymphs which are as good a bet as any at this time of year, and we've also restocked all our White Label Tapered Leaders after you cleaned us out in just 1 day - we've also added some really nice 15ft ones for those of you who need either ultimate stealth or 'tight-line' with just a leader (Euro Nymphing).

Also, at the very end of this email are some more 'Early Season' tips to get you started.

As the season is now underway on most of our waters in the UK, we would like to thank you for your continued support and for keeping subscribed to our emails - it really is appreciated.

April rivers reward the angler who gets their fly into the right place - and gets it there quickly. After a long winter, Trout are holding deep in the seams and runs, not usually chasing flies that skate over their heads. Our Tungsten Nymph Selection is built for exactly this moment: properly weighted beadhead patterns that sink fast, fish clean and look like the real thing where it counts.

Our Tungsten Nymph Selections are the best-selling* (and most successful) selections we offer:

*We've literally sold tens of thousands of our Red-Neck Pheasant Tail nymphs - yes, we do keep track of them all.

Our Tungsten Nymph Selection Contains:

• Red-Neck Pheasant Tail Nymph - 2 each of sizes 14 & 16
• Copper Pheasant Tail Mary - 2 each of sizes 14 & 16
• Olive Quill Nymph - 2 each of sizes 14 & 16
• Orange-Head Pheasant Tail Mary - 2 each of sizes 14 & 16
• Hare's Ear Nymph - 2 each of sizes 14 & 16

Whilst, our Micro Tungsten Nymph Selection contains the very same patterns, but all in a size 18:

• Red-Neck Pheasant Tail Nymph - 3 each of size 18
• Copper Pheasant Tail Mary - 3 each of size 18
• Olive Quill Nymph - 3 each of size 18
• Orange-Head Pheasant Tail Mary - 3 each of size 18
• Hare's Ear Nymph - 3 each of size 18

We've also added quite a few more specialist 'early-season' nymph patterns to our website - which you may not have seen before - perfect for early season fishing:

Micro Zika Jig Nymph

£1.95

Jiggy UV Zika Midge Nymph

£1.95

If your water is pretty cloudy/coloured at this time of year, then these 2 nymphs are perfect for you - guaranteed to get noticed:

The Jiggy Batman Nymph

£1.95

Hot Head Rainbow Jig

£1.95

New & Back In Stock

These are what the trade calls "white label" - made to a solid specification, no brand attached, sold on merit rather than marketing.

Which, frankly, suits us down to the ground.

We ordered a batch (a few thousand to be precise), and you cleaned us out in just 1 day!

We're selling them exactly as they come, and we're passing the savings straight on to you.

We're selling them at only £2.75 each (or only £2.50 each when bought as a pack) and calling them our White Label Tapered Leaders. Because that's exactly what they are.

We now have our "White Label" Tapered Leaders in the following diameters and breaking strains:

We are also making these leaders available to buy in the following formats:

• Individually - for only £2.75 each
• Packs of 3 - for only £7.50; or
• Mixed 9ft, 12ft or 15ft Packs (contains 1 each of sizes 3X, 4X, 5X & 6X) - for only £10

*** Stock up on these while we still have them available! ***

Early season is always challenging, for this reason I find it's best to set my expectations before I venture out onto the water!

I'm not expecting there to be any dry fly action - although there will usually be a short window when some Olives will hatch and the posibility of some Caddis in early mornigs or late into the evening, otherwise, all the action will be nearer the river bed.

The best flies to use before the Hawthorn appear are small nymphs and spiders.

The one advantage you do have, is that the fish will not be too wary (having had no angling pressure for the last 6 months).

I usually start off fishing nymphs on a Long Leader setup (try one of our 15ft Tapered Leaders) at this time of year. These methods generally produce the goods.

I also have a few Olive Emerger patterns to hand, just on the off chance a hatch starts and the fish start looking up!

We all eagerly await the start of the river season, anticipating abundant hatches and prolific rises, but usually, it's never like that and fish are quite hard to come by in the first four to six weeks.

Try to cover as many bases as you can. If you're struggling on your local water, give the Klink 'n' Dink method a go. It allows you to fish both a dry fly and nymph at the same time and is the most effective method for searching the water when there are no obvious hatches in progress (or fish showing themselves).

Go on ... fill your boots - and your fly boxes.

Tight lines