There are many factors that make a for great fly fishing event and surprisingly most of them do not revolve around the fishing. But if the Trout fail to make an appearance the atmosphere after a long day on the water can get a little frosty. Fortunately with the balmy weather playing it’s role, at the 2nd leg of the TOPS Corporate Challenge, the Trout came out to play, giving all the festive ingredients of […]

We’ve been hunting one animal or another with limited success since we could walk on two legs and chasing down anything that swims as soon as we conquered our fear of water. All that has really changed is us swapping the satisfying meal for the satisfaction of a good picture and letting it roam free. So I always find it very amusing when any angler tries to compete with another, as it can only be […]

Great casting is simply lost on the fish. That isn’t to say that a good cast doesn’t catch Trout, it’s just a reminder that the graceful art of a tight loop presented with pinpoint precision does not always translate into an obliging take. Case in point was the third leg of the TOPS Corporate Challenge where the fixated fish were to be found within a rod length of the bank, requiring all your patience and […]