I have a hole in my waders – not just one in fact but a few. The three main ones that are causing my gip are – both feet and a rather nasty one at my groin. The last one makes me look as if I have wet myself when I take them off –…
Category: Products n’ services
Orvis Podcast
So I am going away for a beach holiday next week. I have been strictly informed that the rods will not be accompanying me. However with rather nice timing Orvis are now producing podcasts – a podcast is spoken word info that can either be downloaded or streamed directly from their website. It is then…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
I have just finished reading “Salmon Fishing in the Yeman” – it was one of those books that have been floating around in my consciousness for a while now so I decided to add it to my wishlist for Christmas. It is a pure work of fiction about a fishery scientist who is asked and…
I reckon a new 8 foot 4 weight is on the cards…
I have decided I need a new 8 foot 4 weight for next season – as much as I like my current Greys 4/5 weight, it being a two piece does my head in. Additionally it is always nice getting a new piece of kit. Seeing as how the old sponsorship deals are not exactly…
Review – Fishpond Aussie Clippers
These little clippers were great – electric blue, small (ish) they fitted on my lanyard perfectly and cut through mono very easily – I tried them with 20lb mono and they cut through it with ease. I would expect so to for £7. I wanted a new pair of nippers as my old ones ……ach…
Orvis Customer Service
Let’s talk about Orvis shall we. I bought my Orvis boots at the start of the season, a pair of Henrys Fork II Premium Wading Boot – I was pretty annoyed as the last boots I bought from another company fell apart pretty quick so decided it was time I bought a top of the…
Popular Fly Fishing Books and DVD’s
As you are aware I have no adverts on this site, I have ran ads in the past and did not like the way they are so in your face. I know I am never going to make much money from my blog but what I do get now and then is the offer of…
Dizzying Heights And Disastrous Lows
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…
Ron. P. Swegman
Over on the right hand column there you can see books that I am currently reading. I will be posting a review very shortly of the current book but in the meantime head over to the authors lovely little corner of the net and check it out.
Original Genuine Chadwicks 477
 There is some original genuine chadwicks 477 wool on ebay. This is the wool that is used to make Sawyer’s Killer Bug which is a simple maggot-like pattern, yet seemingly for those that can get a hold of this wool it lives up to its name “Killer Bug” every season. Sawyer said, “The successful attraction…