Ultralight fly fishing involves one and two weight fly fishing rods used for a variety of species. In this video, a two weight fly rod is used to tackle carp at Bake Lakes in Cornwall.
A short trip to Hatchlands to try out a one weight fly rod and a simple to tie maggot fly.
A simple maggot fly against a worm-baited drop shot rig. Which will win?
26th February, 2022 at Hatchlands Trout Farm, Rattery near Dartington
26th February, 2022 at Hatchlands Trout Farm, Rattery near Dartington
How to tie a pulley rig. Includes revised grinner knot and pennel rig tied using a knotless knot.
The T-Knot - A stand-off loop which is used here to create an excellent scratching rig which makes use of the T-Knot and luminous tubing. It is good for use with beachcasters and fish baits - amongst lots of other things
Martyn went to Hatchlands Silver Lake on a day when the water was the colour of mud, using simple but effective tactics to scratch a few fish.
A taste of fly fishing for trout at Hatchlands Trout Farm
Target to catch a ten pounds carp on an ultralight fly rod. Video contains fly and secure, easy to tie knot.
Martyn sets sail on a short fishing trip aboard African Queen out of Dartmouth, fishing for plaice across the Skerries Banks.
Martyn tests his luck on a short evening fishing trip, fly fishing for carp at Riverside Caravan and Camping Park, South Molton.
Testing out my new rod - a Century T700 Eliminator - and a new rig that I am working on - the cascade pulley.
Detailed instructions on how to tie two of the strongest and best knots available to anglers. (The 'revised' grinner is more commonly known as the reversed, three turn, tucked blood knot but, here in the South West, most people simply call it the revised grinner.)
Detailed instructions on how to quickly and easily tie the bimini twist, one of the strongest and best knots available to anglers. A simple, homemade tool works wonders!
Detailed instructions on how to put together the cascade pulley rig, a long distance rig that I have recently designed.
A short trip to Hatchlands Trout Farm, at the beginning of February, 2023, to try and catch a carp or two on a one weight fly rod and a simple to tie maggot fly.
Pole fishing in the sea is actually a lot of fun and a great way to introduce younger children to sea angling, catching a variety of species. Here Martyn tries the method at Brixham Harbour.
Getting afloat can be great fun at all times of the year. Here Martyn sets sail on the African Queen, out of Dartmouth, for a most enjoyable day after a few bigger fish.
Float-fishing for mackerel is great fun but you will catch a lot more if you know how to prepare the bait properly. Here Martyn shows a really efficient and economical way to do it.
Martyn and Michael try pole fishing with prawns at Brixham Harbour in an attempt to up the size of the fish that they have been having on the poles.
Martyn went to Menorca for a week's family holiday. Here he passes on some tips and details of the fishing that he managed to get in.
Light tackle comes into play when the chips are down with powerboat races and a mediocre tide.
Tenkara fishing is designed for small fish in small streams. How would it do at Hatchlands, a trout fishery full of voracious stockies?
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A few hours at Slapton Sands in a lull between storms, testing out some prototype rigs to see how they got on.
Martyn and some of his Baywater friends spend a morning after bull huss and smoothhounds.
Martyn demonstrates how to make a T-boom and use it in a paternoster for one of the most tangle-free tackles ever.
Martyn and some of his Baywater friends focus on catching smoothhounds with very light tackle.
Martyn demonstrates how to make a bight rig and use it with LRF tackle to hook fish that you would otherwise struggle to catch. There is some underwater footage too.
Part 1 of Martyn's first solo trip to Menorca. Some methods and baits that might help you catch if you are thinking of visiting the island yourself.
Martyn travels to the left of Cala Blanca, trying out his light tackle strategies on the fish that live there. He experiments with both the T-Boom rig and the Bight rig.
On my holiday to Menorca, I tried out an ultralight travel pole, a ridiculously light little thing, just to see what would happen. As it turns out, quite a lot with my float fishing strategies evolving the more I found out about the colourful little fish that live there.
ISO Tsuri, or rock float fishing, is an Asian style of fishing that is taking off in many parts of the world. Martyn bought himself a couple of ISO Tsuri outfits and then set about customising this style of fishing to the Torbay waters that he fishes, trying it out at Goodrington Promenade in Paignton, Devon.
Guided fishing trips by Martyn Green, Angling Trust Level 2 Tridiscipline (Sea, Coarse and Fly Fishing) Coach, Coach Educator and author of 'The Challenge ...' series of sea fishing books, etc.
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Recently, Martyn has been working with Plymouth Fishing & Seafood Association, teaching youngsters how to fish at West Hoe Pier. Here he details some of the strategies that they have been trying out along the way.
The drill rig uses a drill or power screwdriver and a simple, bimini twist tyer to make, both quickly and easily, some really effective, really cheap little booms. These are used for a really efficient, cheap as chips, paternoster tackle which is great for Winter fishing. Here Martyn shows how it is done.
A very short video just to give a taster of what fly fishing for coarse fish with an ultralight - 1# - rod is all about. The video was filmed at Hatchlands Trout Farm, on the Silver Lake.
(Bear in mind that a 1# rod is designed for brook trout weighing around half a pound!)
(Bear in mind that a 1# rod is designed for brook trout weighing around half a pound!)
Martyn bought himself a couple of ISO Tsuri outfits and then set about customising this style of fishing to the Torbay waters that he fishes, trying it out at Babbacombe Pier with a young companion on Christmas Eve. Their aim was to catch a few mackerel. This is how they got on, including the tackle and the bait that they used.
Video Projects
Recently, I have started making some videos and placing them on YouTube. As the collection grows, it is my hope that there will be something there for everyone, especially since I am a tridiscipline coach, holding qualifications in coarse, game and sea fishing. At the moment, it is early days but hopefully there might be something here to catch your interest.
(Please note:
I am not monetised and gain no revenue from any of my videos.)
I am not monetised and gain no revenue from any of my videos.)
Over the last few years, I have become increasingly interested in Maxcatch and the range of rods that it produces. Today, I decided to test out the Premier 5# fly rod, a budget priced rod that I liked the look of and had heard good reports about. This is how it got on. The video also features the no-name knot and the blood bight loop.
One spot that I have never fished is the Eddystone Reef so, when my friend Tim Newcombe and his son, Antony, invited me aboard their trusty and distinguished boat, the May Queen, I jumped at the chance. It may have been a bitterly cold day in January but that wasn’t going to stop me finding out what was lurking below the waves at this very famous mark.
Children's Stories
Before I 'got into' fishing, as a child, I was fascinated with rockpools, crabbing and all the other seaside activities that my generation took for granted. That route is not so clear cut now so, for families with small children, I thought that I would try and spark a little interest with rockpool safaris, stories and fishing videos designed for youngsters that might find fishing a bit exciting. They take a while, because I do everything myself, including all the artwork, but I hope that they find them appealing and perhaps a start in their own journeys to become the next generation of anglers.
Many years ago, I imagined that there was a lobster living in a big pool at Preston Beach in Torbay, South Devon. I called him Lenny and used to tell tales about him in my assemblies at school. They went down well with the children, who I was trying to interest in the rockpools as a first step before getting them into fishing. This was one of the first stories that I told and, I hope, may be nice for people with younger children to watch.
When I saw an ultralight rod on Temu, with a matching reel bringing the complete outfit to less than twenty pounds, my curiosity was piqued. Would it be a disaster waiting to happen or could it be something else altogether, yet another way of putting the fun into fishing? This was something that I had to try for myself.