The Urban Fly Fisher

I walk to the river. I felt uncomfortable walking home last night in my waders. Not just because I felt self conscious but because I did not like the damage I might have been doing to my studs on my boots. I changed into my waders at the river, slipping my sandshoes into my haversack [...]

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I walked to the river, it was around 5pm, and my hands were trembling I was so exited - I had not felt this exited for a while - I was not even like this on opening day. There was trout rising in the pool in front of me, I strung up my rod keeping [...]

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I looked for solitude over the weekend - after years of fishing alone I sometimes feel I need that sensation of isolation to get myself in the mood for catching trout. Sometimes I get uneasy when other people are around - I get distracted, watching what they are doing and not concentrating on where my [...]

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Its all gone Kiwi Camo
The DVD is described as
Prepare yourself for 75 minutes of pure fly fishing insanity with Trout Bum Diaries Vol 2: Kiwi Camo. In this installment, the usual suspects of the Angling Exploration Group take you on a hair-curling 4 month expedition into New Zealand’s shadowland as they [...]

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After a night of drinking and dancing (my knee is much better thank you) on Saturday night I woke up on Sunday to a severe case of what is commonly known as “hanging over”. I received a text from a pal who said he was on the Upper Clyde so decided to get in the [...]

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I think I may have found a technique to rival New Zealand droppers - a cutting stare!
The Contemplative Angler describes the method very well -
I stationed myself on a rock in mid-stream and began to regard the pool with disdain - beginning with moderate annoyance I accelerated through active pique, arriving within seconds at a [...]

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All in all it was a strange weekend of fishing. A mixture of dizzying heights and disastrous lows leaving me with a day off work and a limp - oh I have torn my breathable waders in a few places as well.
The Story
Strangely the plan for both days was to hit the White Cart, but [...]

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