Aye, you know it is Autumn when you get to a burn and some shopping trolleys are emerging on the banks. I arrived at the burn and quickly set up my wee Tenkara outfit. The burn was at a good height and I fished a few pools without any success. This was weird however I…
Peeing in waders?
Jeffrey Priest over at Taunted by Waters was talking about how once an angler gets to a certain age having good access (like a zip) in the front of waders can be handy as you need to go for a pee quickly. Getting to the riverbank, taking off your vest, taking down your waders, opening your…
6 fish in 26 hours fishing…
The Time – Friday and Saturday The Venues – A river on the Friday chosen as someone else writes about it on their blog and I mailed them first for a name and then for where to park the bloody car, they must have thought I was a right chancer. On the Saturday we were going to fish…
Orvis on the Kindle…
It looks as if Orvis have really embraced the old (or should that be new) Kindle generation: [amazon_image id=”B005LLY23Y” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide, Completely Revised and Updated with Over 400 New Color Photos and Illustrations[/amazon_image] [amazon_image id=”B005QWVX8A” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]The Orvis Guide ToBeginning Saltwater Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute…
Kelvin Work Party – now with added free booze and girls*
Every time there is a River Kelvin Angling Association work party there is always some excuse why I cannot attend – just like this Sundays. The wife is away to Spain on a hen gig and I am left with the kids. Anyway, I always ask for folk to take photos and send me them,…
First Tenkara Action..
So today I got a chance to try out Tenkara. If you have not at least heard of Tenkara then you must have been living in a bubble as it is the new fly fishing craze that is sweeping the states and has gradually moved over here. Tenkara as described by my fishing buddy Atkins…
Araneus diadematus
So my wife told me there was a monster spider in the back garden and wanted to know if it would bite the children. She thought it may have come across in a banana boat or something. I walked over took one look at the beast and went in to get my flamethrower. …
Rained Off.
I got to the river at around 6pm, it was up around a foot an running a dark color. There was some visibility in it as pointed out by John in the comments so I was kinda hopeful as I started. I wanted to try out the Tenkara rod that I had swapped for an ad in the…
Greetings New People! (and Urban Veterans)
Greeting new readers and urban veterans – if you are a long time reader then do not switch off as you may find out something interesting. Visitors have jumped in the last month or so and I thought I would tell you again how to access the content of Urban Fly Fisher as well as…