The Urban Fly Fisher

Driving a few hundred miles up the road to Scotland to England I managed to see first hand the countryside changing to one covered with snow. The borders were probably the worst and the news went on about people being trapped in cars and only to travel if absolutely necessary. However that was a few [...]

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Sitting here on hogmany browsing around thinking about the new year - we have only around 70 odd days to go before the new trout season opens. I would like to think I would get some pike fishing done over the next month however it now looks like the weather will be against us all. The [...]

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Santa Claus, Christmas Eve - thoroughly pissed off!!
The wife refused to have sex with him before he left for work, those bloody elves are demanding more money as usual for hardly even a days hard graft (for the love of God they want four breaks a day) and to top it all the computer discs [...]

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That’s it lads – we are almost there! The winter solstice is upon us and from now on the days will be fair old drawing in. I think this is a special time for the dedicated trout angler as it signifies a turning point in the long dreary winter – a faint glimmer of hope [...]

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None essential items used in the catching of fish that I do not actually need but still require:

Lypsyl - ever since I was around 15 years old I used to get cracked chapped lips in the cold or heat. I then started to use lypsyl to keep them moist and…well….un cracked. This has [...]

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If you have never been to a demo let me tell you a little story - my first tying demo was a few years ago now and was Charles Jardine - I can honestly say my fly fishing knowledge not only increased because of the talk but also because of the people I met that [...]

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I have lots of work to do - I have one essay due in around 2 weeks and even though I have a good plan guess what am I thinking about constantly?
Yup - Pike slamming into my horrors down on the canal.
I think about it when driving, when falling asleep, in meetings, at my desk, in [...]

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