Mr. George M. La Branche &. Colonel Ambrose Monell,

Dry Fly pioneers

Dry Fly for Salmon Today: A Call for Revival

While some anglers currently pursue salmon with dry flies on rivers like the Dee, it remains a rare sight in Scotland, England, and across Europe. This is unfortunate because dry fly fishing offers unparalleled excitement and challenge.

Based on extensive experience fishing in rivers throughout Scotland and Scandinavia, I understand that dry fly fishing isn’t suitable for every river. However, it can be a viable option on many rivers, providing an alternative approach for anglers seeking new challenges.

Mr. George M. La Branche &. Colonel Ambrose Monell,

Dry fly pioneers – Mr. George M. La Branche and Colonel Ambrose Monell was pioneers in the world of dry fly for salmon – Their fishing was done with bushy palmer-hackle flies, fished at dead drift over known salmon lies.

Read about salmon on dry fly

Discover the complete story of La Branche’s expedition to the Dee’s Carinton beat in 1925, as he ventured to test his bushy dry flies on the resident Carinton fish. Go to our page on the subject

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Jesper Fohrmann

Jesper is the chief designer and fly tier at Fishmadman. He also writes most of the content for the Fishmadman website and newsletters.

Topwater fishing is his passion, and as an outdoor writer, he has been writing about the subject for magazines and books across Europe and North America since the early 1980s.