…They really do my head in! Tying a Czech Nymph in my eyes is very time consuming, when you consider the fact that you will probably loose it to a tree or a hefty boulder. The work that goes into such flies for it to be left behind after a few casts seems unnecessary when you could tie 3x pheasant tails, or a couple of … Continue reading Grayling Bugs
The Red Tag Jig has to be one of my most successful river flies taking fish all around Europe and most rivers it has visited in the UK. Being such a widely used pattern I always try to ‘tweek’ the tyings a bit, to offer something that little bit different. Here I have used a whole CDC feather for the body and hackle, I always … Continue reading The Red Tag Jig
With the torrential rain over the last few weeks the weather has sub-come many anglers to their tying bench, or even worse, household chores! My fly tying vice has been red hot over the last couple of weeks, enough to say that the midge jaws on my Dyna King Barracuda are finally giving up the ghost. Eight years of sterling service from a vice I would recommend to any fly … Continue reading My Dyna King Vice, It needs new jaws!
Well, It’s not so new really. It’s already three days into the new year and I haven’t picked up a rod. I’ll be planning a trip somewhere this weekend though. Meanwhile the fly boxes have been coming along nicely. A few new packages have arrived with some very enticing goodies mixed in. The most impressive piece of kit I’ve got is the Fly-Mat from http://www.flybox.co.uk … Continue reading And a Happy New Year!
I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas and Santa brought you some lovely fishing tackle?? The rivers have been up and down like a yoyo the past few weeks and right now, the only time a lot of people have off and want to go fishing they are unable to even step foot in the edge! It has put a downer on … Continue reading Merry Christmas!
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