Recently I’ve been using a spinner fly pattern which has been tempting many of the larger specimens which inhabit our South Wales rivers. It also played a great part in the success of the Welsh Rivers team on the River Taff at the end of June: see the writeup here. This fly pattern has got me out of a few sticky situations recently, with many … Continue reading How to tie a Red/Sherry Spinner
Firstly I must apologies for the lack of posts on here recently, it’s been due to a mixture of different competitions all seeming to creep up in one hit – with time spent behind the computer, other than for work purposes is usually replaced with the fly tying vice to stock up on the latest and most effective patterns. A lot of my free fishing … Continue reading Wales Take Gold on the Taff
We all know how effective the popular Apps Bloodworm can be especially on small stillwaters where fish are regularly stocked. Fished under the bung, on the point of a team of flies or stripped on a floating or sinking line, these flies have the movement and colour to attract even the most finicky of trout. If you haven’t yet tried them, I suggest you follow … Continue reading Apps Bloodworms
Over the last week Facebook has told me that anglers around the UK have started to see the very first of the Mayfly! This is an exciting time of year, when the mayfly start to hatch trout seem to change their finicky ways and attack the mayfly with anger and excitement, splashing at the surface either taking them or drowning the fly to make it an easy … Continue reading It’s Mayfly Time!
Just a heads up that there’s an article in this months Total Flyfisher on how to catch specimine trout from running water written by myself and featuring Terry Bromwell. The article describes our basic setup for targeting these big fish, along with their locations in the river and how to go about targeting them. It’s an interesting read for the avid river angler, just look … Continue reading Monster River Browns
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