” The boy reached into the net and cleared the hook and leader from the trout and lowered the net back into the water. ‘ Thank you’, said the boy. ‘Thank you very much. I hope you live forever. ” David Seybold Waters Swift and Still
BBC NEWS | Wales | North East Wales | Weight flies inside angler’s eye
BBC NEWS | Wales | North East Wales | Weight flies inside angler’s eye YEeeeeeaaaaaghh!
Eh what??? its the end of the damn season???
Where the hooey did the season go? One minute we were all moaning about the hot weather and dead fish and the next I am walking down to nice little part of the Kelvin and suddenly not only is it autumn it is also the last day of the season. I caught nowt by the…
Wedding Invitations!!
So my wedding invitations are away winging there way to people near and far. Of course the whole wedding was handily organised for the end of November! About the only other thing I got a say in was the choice of buffet food for the evening guests: mini pizzas!! I am getting hungry already! My…
Last fish caught?
You know, I might just have caught my last trout of the season today, well from the Kelvin anyway. I fished one of the tributaries and it was pretty dour, the water was at a good height but there was just no action at all, no fly life and no rises. I headed down to…
Last minute fishing!!!
Sometimes last minute fishing trips can be quite good, anything can happen, you can turn up and there is a lovely hatch or you are there just at that point when the trout just seem to want to eat just about any old fly (generally any old fly is the one I use anyway). The…
Fly fishing in Iraq!
You have got to hand it to this guy. Whilst working and fighting in Iraq fly fishing would not be in the forefront of most peoples minds, but hey… he packed a fly rod and it just so happened Saddam Hussein’s former palaces have lakes packed with fish so what are you going to do?…
Getting the willies whilst fishing!
So I decided to do a spot of loch fishing as The Kelvin and its tributaries are completely out of action. I took a walk (a hike?) up into the Old Kilpatrick hills where there is a loch not owned by any club but has some small trout in it. There was a small burn…
Fly Fishing Retailers Trade Show | Outside Online
Fly Fishing Retailers Trade Show | Outside Online I do believe Tea Stick Rods were there as well!
Fishing Fly Stuck in Eye
Fishing Fly Stuck in Eye I am pretty sure most people have seen this link by now, a reason why people shoudl ensure they wear some kind of eye protection. The fly looks like a Pheasant Tail Nymph, which reminds me that I should rie up some for next season!