Throughout the winter anglers either turn their hand to river fishing in search of Grayling or to the small waters targeting large rainbows or browns, frankily anything that will take a fly! When the rivers are flooded I usually head off to Farmoor, Garnfrwydd or Felindre, just so I can wet a line and hopefully get something to pull my string… Waters such as these … Continue reading Lake Flies – Tying Videos
All anglers have their favourite flies for river trout and grayling, winter time means some quality time spent at the vice for me, restocking previously lost flies or creating new and exciting patterns. I was thinking just last night that the flies I needed most in my box, ones which had been lost or stolen (TERRY!) were actually the most simple, and effective. The Cased … Continue reading A few favourite river flies
Below are two of the most successful patterns throughout the winter on both river and lake. The HE or Hares Ear nymph needs no introduction, a great pattern for both river and lake with a little added attraction. The yellow dancer is one of my favourite small water flies and can be tied in many different variations, let me know what you think of the … Continue reading Two fly tying videos
There has to be hundreds of different ways fly tiers attached the post, tie in the hackle or even tie it off. I have developed my own style, probably much the same as other tiers, but this is the way I find tying klinkhammers the easiest and quickest. I hate using flies which take more than 3/4 minutes to tie! Especially when you loose a … Continue reading Tying a Klinkhammer
The Llandegfedd Open has been running for the past 4/5 years with some impressive prizes mixed in. A competition which allows anglers to head out on the water with their made, catch as many of the 6 fish limit they can and be in with a good chance of a prize. Prizes usually drop down to around 15th position so a decent bag of fish … Continue reading Winning a G.Loomis Pro4X – Flybox Dubbing
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