Fly fishing: A lesson in concentration

I was totally overwhelmed by the response to the blip of the double sunset yesterday. I have been replying to as many comments as I can, but I haven't quite finished replying yet, so please bear with me. Thank you so much.

It has been a warm mixed day here. I had intended to go to Haddon Hall which is a couple of miles down the road. On arrival, they wouldn't let me in with a tripod, so I came home empty handed.

However, the weather today did bring one fisherman (?) out to fish this afternoon. The river Wye runs through our property, and as it divides into two mill races and a mill leat, it has four fishable stretches.

We have 12 rods fish the river and this lady is a superb fly fisher! She is the only lady who fishes here and is far better than all the men put together!

I've pasted a bit more information on the river below. It is ecologically a superb river. It has the only naturally occurring breeding Rainbow Trout in the Uk. There are also Brown Trout & Grayling to fish.


The Derbyshire Wye is certainly one of the very best Trout fly fishing rivers in England. It flows through extremely scenic Derbyshire Dales countryside and being a limestone area the water is highly alkaline and of excellent quality, consequently the insect life and fly hatches are absolutely top class. Expert entomologist Stuart Crofts maintains that at the moment it is indeed the best river in the UK for fly life. The river starts near Buxton and flows through the lovely old market town of Bakewell before joining the River Derwent at Rowsley. It is a reasonably small river and offers outstanding fly fishing opportunities.


The Derbyshire Wye has an excellent stock of wild Brown Trout and Grayling but is perhaps most famous for its wild Rainbow Trout, reputedly it's the only river in the UK with a natural stock of breeding Rainbow Trout. The Rainbow Trout have been in the river for well over 100 years and are some of the most beautiful Rainbow Trout you will ever see....and whilst they are mostly of a normal size (10" - 18") they have been caught in recent years up to 10lbs in weight.

Thank you once again.