Ripon Yarns

Rae Borras enjoys some good old-fashioned river fly fishing on Yorkshire’s River Ure near Ripon, in this episode of The Game Fishers Diary. It wouldn’t be the Ure without its local characters; veteran bailiff Ken Mason and guide Fred Bainbridge, who offer to show Rae the ropes on this picturesque little stream. The water is low, so the team opt for the approach of drifting nymphs through the faster channels. After countless beautiful little Trout and Grayling, Rae hears a shout from upriver, where Fred has spotted some absolute monsters in a tiny backwater. When all is said and done, Rae retires to the bank to exploit ken’s 50 years of experience for a fisherman’s tale or two.