Just letting you know that I have a feature on fishing the River Ebbw in this months Total Flyfisher magazine – July issue. If you haven’t seen it already, have a look in your local shop and let me know what you think and if you enjoyed it. I’d appreciate your views 🙂 Continue reading Down in the Valleys – Total Flyfisher magazine
I fished llandegfedd reservoir the weekend for the rescheduled Welsh trial, weather went from one extreme, from not being let out on the lake, to it feeling like your sitting in an oven. Anyway, you can never take what happened on a practice day too seriously, with fishing, two days are never the same… something always changes and anglers must adapt. I started off on … Continue reading Keeping your flies in the zone
With the terrible weather the past couple of weeks all of our south Wales rivers have been out of condition and other activities such as fly tying has taken over. For me, a lovely little box of boobies have come together along with a few buzzers. On the odd dry day we’ve had I’ve ventured out to Garnffrwd fly fishery and holiday complex, a small still water … Continue reading Fly Fishing on Garnffrwd
Like most fly fishermen, when it rains, I get bored. Especially over the last couple of weeks anglers have been forced indoors and away from the rivers or lakes. For me, this is a time where I can sort out my tackle, replenish fly boxes and just wait for the rivers to drop to get back at em! Lately, especially the last two years, I’ve … Continue reading Boobies!
Over the last few years jig hooks have been increasing in popularity mostly due to the success European anglers have been having with jig style patterns, not to mention the great profile they give to most nymphs. I have been using jigs almost exclusively for the last 3 years with the odd exception when I want to use 2mm beads or under. They give you … Continue reading New Tiemco Jig hooks
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