Hum ho – just back from a cold day after Pike – more on that later. Thought I would let you know about some up coming reviews regarding the rods and reel I use for fly fishing for pike. Vision Koma Reel Loop Pike Booster Rod 9 foot for an 8/9 Esox Lucius Pike Fly Rod…
Category: Reviews
Orvis Superfine “Trout Bum” 804-4 Fly Rod Review
So I have now used my Orvis Troutbum 8 foot 4 weight for the best part of a season – I had been looking for a nice four weight for lazy days on the Kelvin as well as something for low water conditions on the Clyde. It must be said that I am no expert…
Loop Evotec CLWC
My fishing buddy bought one of these reels a few weeks ago – needless to say he wishes he had not bothered. I love the tag on the Loop Page “Be tough on your Evotec CLWC. It will love it” Purchased one of these recently. I’ve had six sea trout with it, but no thanks…
Fish Bum 1: Mongolia River Wolf – Review
I have a confession to make – I received this DVD ages ago but due to one thing and another I never watched it until now. That’s the problem when you get stuff to review you can’t just hang around you have got to do it. When I buy a fishing DVD or movie I…
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…
Review:In the Company of Rivers: An Angler’s Stories & Recollections
I love getting sent books by authors; it gives me a warm fuzzy glow inside that someone actually might value what I say about their writings. Writers sending bloggers books to review is quite a new thing and I have got to admit it is a perk I quite like. However I have been dreading…
Review: The Trout Bum Diaries – Volume 2 – Kiwi Camo
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 attempt to…
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…
Book Review – Philadelphia on the Fly – Tales of an Urban Angler by Ron. P. Swegman
How do you review a book that you like? I know what I don’t like in a fly fishing book these days- basic how to books, books that are stating the obvious, books on fishing that have very little actual fishing in them – do what so you look for in a book on fly…
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.