When we were out fishing the other day Steven stumbled upon a dead sheep. Well, when I say stumbled I mean he was fishing away happily and noticed a funny smell – a rotting sheep was amongst some reeds on the bank. We all had a good look at it through our trusty monocular (boy…
April 1st gag on FlyFish Magazine ?
Hang on a moment – I was re-reading my favourite blogs and came across this post on the most excellent FlyFish Magazine  Classic ! I notice that no other bloggers in my little genre decided to try and pull the wool over anyones eyes, I did not even blog but waited until the next day to…
April 1st – Spring Trip
What a strange day we had fishing yesterday. We decided to hit our other favourite river for a full day session. We arrived on the water at around 0900 and it was cold- the sun was out and it was a clear blue sky (always a bad sign) but there was a cold wind. It…
Marriage Counseling
A husband and wife go to a counselor after 15 years of marriage. The counselor asks them what the problem is and the wife goes into a tirade listing every problem they have ever had in the 15 years they’ve been married. She goes on and on and on. Finally, the counselor gets up, goes…
That Friday Feeling
Another night at my fly tying class last night, very interesting. On the way back home I got to discussing with Alex another river that we fish and just how special it actually is. The river is split with reeds and islands and weed beds making the currents form hundreds of small pools, riffles and…
The Complete Fisher
I see The Complete Fisher has had a new front end making it into a hub rather than simply a forum. Looks nice 🙂
The Clyde – two weeks early
A short report. Hit the Upper Clyde yesterday with a pal. It was bright sunshine with a chill in the air. There was a few Large Dark Olives coming off the water but did not see any trout rising at all. As you can see, Allan is about as stealthy as Emanuelle when it comes…
Websites related to the Clyde
I always like finding fly fishing sites to do with the rivers off the River Clyde. When I started Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin all those years ago i was very lonely all by myself- now a quick run through gives us this little list.. Urban Fly Fishing on the Kelvin – sister site…
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…
‘Best of Brit Blog Awards’
I recieved an email today telling me I have been nominated in the ‘Best of Brit Blog Awards’ in the Sports section. ‘The Best of Brit Blog Awards 2007™(BOBBs) launched on the 22nd February to find and reward the UKs most talented writers on the blogosphere. Ask.com, one of the UKs leading internet search engines,…