Fly fishing in Scotland Blog

In fly fishing, one cast done well beats ten done poorly. Whether you’re lifting line from the water for a new presentation or delivering a fly accurately at range, the overhead cast—and its close cousin, the pick-up and lay-down—is the foundation everything else is...

Why Silence Might Be the Most Powerful Tool in Fly Fishing Most fly-fishing content focuses on flies, rods, techniques, and locations. But there’s one factor that almost nobody talks about—and yet every experienced Highland guide knows it instinctively: Silence...

Why It Looks Technical — and Why It’s Actually Simple Spey casting often intimidates anglers before they ever pick up a double-handed rod. Watch an experienced caster on the river, and the movements look precise, compact, almost choreographed. It’s easy to assume Spey...

How You Fish Scotland is raising the bar for guiding, safety, and experience As the 2026 fly fishing season approaches, You Fish Scotland is already deep in preparation. While winter settles across the Highlands, our work behind the scenes never stops. From advanced...

Fly Fishing, Fresh Air, and Quiet Moments with You Fish Scotland For many, Christmas is full of warmth, laughter, and busy rooms. For others, it can feel heavy, lonely, or overwhelming. Expectations run high, memories surface, and the noise of the season can make it...

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, cutting across age, background, and lifestyle. At You Fish Scotland, we work with people from all walks of life, and one thing has become abundantly clear over the years: time spent fly fishing in the outdoors can have...

This picture appeared in the 2019 Fly Fishing Made Easy issue of Fly Fisherman and was originally titled "Reading the Water: Twelve Locations That Will Deliver in Creeks, Rivers, and Streams. Reading water is one of the most important skills in fly fishing. Whether...

Ladies' Fly fishing: the future of fly fishing." For generations, fly fishing has been viewed as a male-dominated sport. Even today, women make up roughly 14% of global anglers—a number that should and will grow. Across the world, organisations, guides, and...

“A fly reel only holds the line.” For decades, one old saying has echoed around rivers and lochs: Maybe that was true in the 1950s — but not anymore.Today’s fly reels are precision-engineered tools that influence balance, casting rhythm, retrieve speed, line...

Why river trout fishing — with dries, nymphs, and even single-handed Spey — is the Scottish experience too many anglers overlook. Introduction: A New Kind of Scottish Trout Fishing Most Scottish anglers grow up on the lochs — drifting long drifts from a boat, pulling...

If you've spent any time rummaging through your vest or chest pack, you’ve probably pulled out a random spool of tippet, stared at it, and wondered: “Was this the one I meant to use… or was it for something completely different?”Don’t worry — every angler has done it....

The human side of fly fishing — and why your weird little habits might actually make you a better angler. If you’ve been fly fishing long enough, you’ll know this truth: Every angler has a pre-fishing ritual… even if they refuse to admit it. Some will blame...