| EMBSAY | Yorkshire fly-fishing reservoir near Skipton (*my base) (6) |
| EASTBY | No problem about consumption near Skipton (6) |
| EMBAYS | (Of a coastline) shuts in - my base (anag) (6) |
| YORKS | County (abbrev.) location of Swinsty fly-fishing reservoir (5) |
| GRAFHAM | Water, Cambs. fly-fishing reservoir/SSSI (*farm hag) (7) |
| FEWSTON | Yorks. fly-fishing reservoir in Washburn Valley (*two fens) (7) |
| ACID | Corrosive liquid in cooling unit is my base desire (4) |
| BOLTON | N. Yorks Heritage Railway on old Skipton-Ilkley line (6,3,6,5) |
| CRAVEN | District in North Yorkshire, site of towns including Skipton, High Bentham, Grassington and Settle ( |
| CLARKE | Brian, fly-fishing legend/author (*a clerk) (6) |
| EAMONT | Fly-fishing river, major Eden tributary (*no mate) (6) |
| SPOOLS | Fly-fishing reel parts (6) |
| STREAM | A shallow, fast-flowing water good for fly fishing (5,6) |
| MARINA | ___ Gibson, fly fishing instructor, UK Ladies Spey champ (*airman) (6) |
| BERNIE | ___ Maher, English Euro Fly-fishing Champs captain, 2022 (6) |
| WADERS | Tall boots for fly-fishing; or, water birds such as sandpipers (6) |
| MAGGOT | It develops into fly fishing bait (6) |
| BLAKEY | Jack ___, in England Youth Fly Fishing team for third time (*by lake) (6) |
| PARTON | Steve ___ fly-fishing legend /float tube pioneer (*tarpon) (6) |
| CHURCH | Surname of Hall of Fame inductee - 1960s speci pioneer /1980s team fly fishing champ (6) |
