Blue Zulu Fly Fishing

Go fishing…

Fly fishing tuition and guided fishing in the Cotswolds and beyond

Available now: Gift vouchers for fly fishing lessons and guided days

Fly fishing offers an immersive experience with nature. You can enjoy it at your own level and pace: from patiently stalking a chalk stream trout during the mayfly hatch to the thrill of standing waist-deep mid-river playing your first salmon

Learn from a certified Game Angling Instructor: Catering for beginners to experienced anglers, Blue Zulu Fly Fishing can introduce you to the joys of fly fishing or help improve and refine your existing technique and skills.

Based in the Cotswolds, we offer fly fishing casting lessons, guiding and instruction on the trout streams of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, salmon fishing on the Wye and Usk and bespoke hand-tied fly collections.
Gift vouchers available.

Open for winter grayling fishing October – March

Guided fly fishing for trout and grayling in the Cotswolds

Try small stream trout fishing

Introduction to salmon fishing in Wales and Scotland

Catch your first salmon

Individual and group fly fishing lessons and casting tuition

Learn to fly fish

What our customers are saying

Mark is a fantastic guide and teacher. As a novice to fly fishing I was apprehensive of where to start with river fishing so decided to go with Mark on a guided day. Mark shared his knowledge of where to locate fish and how to approach them and we had a very successful day together, I would thoroughly recommend Mark’s tuition to anyone looking to get the most from their time fishing.
JAMES D, OXFORDSHIRE

Babblings – Blog posts from the riverbank

Stuck for Christmas present ideas?

With Christmas approaching, fishing isn’t at the top of everyone’s thoughts but what could be a better gift than the promise of a day’s fishing to look forward to in the spring? Our fly fishing experience vouchers are proving popular so why not book a treat for a friend or family member? The most popular…

From bamboo to fishing rod – Part 2

Last year I treated myself to a split cane brook, custom-made by Luke Bannister. He kindly shared photographs of the rod as it took shape and in this blog post I show the final stages of the build, from hexagonal strips of bamboo to a finished rod. The last blog post showed the planed and…

From bamboo to fishing rod – Part 1

While most fishing rods today are made from carbon fibres and resin in a Chinese factory, the traditional skills of the split cane rod maker live on in the hands of a small number of artisans. One master of this art is Luke Bannister who produces beautiful rods from his workshop in Cornwall. He is…

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Fishing flies

Bespoke hand-tied flies tailored for your fly fishing friends and family. Order now

I ordered a novice pack of flies for a friend. I had absolutely no idea what he needed but after answering a few questions Mark was able to supply a custom-made collection of flies and advise on a box to put them in. Great personal service and my friend was thrilled.
SARAH S, SOMSERSET