Look at em’, all standing to attention like soldiers, like a trained fighting force – the elite! Like the SAS – all ready to attack the rivers full force. Just waiting for their orders although in this case it will be an order to land gently possibly several feet away from a rising trout –…
Category: Fly Tying
Neil “Trout Machine” Sinclair – Thur 28th Feb at Milngavie Library
Neil “Trout Machine” Sinclair is giving a talk along at Milngavie Library tomorrow evening (Thursday 28th February at 7pm). The event is organised by Alberto Laidlaw through the Milngavie Fly Dressers Club.Neil fishes for the Scotland Team (although we don’t hold that against him) and he will be giving away his usual pearls of wisdom…
Tying Time…
So tonight I suddenly realised that the season is around 39 days away. I also suddenly realised that all my big talk about tying up plenty of flies for the start of the season was all….well….big talk. Actually, I did start around a few weeks ago and tied up some nymphs but it was a…
Good Vibrations
Vibrations – that what I need in coloured water to attract those Pike. You see, they have a long lateral line to detect the slightest vibration and once located the prey doesn’t stand a chance. The dorsal fin works in conjunction with the ventral and tail fins to provide the incredible acceleration we love to…
Live around Glasgow – Demo in Milngavie
If you have never been to a demo let me tell you a little story – my first tying demo was a few years ago now and was Charles Jardine – I can honestly say my fly fishing knowledge not only increased because of the talk but also because of the people I met that…
Winter – it is on its way…
So the season is ended and now thoughts have turned to other matters – fly tying, grayling and Pike, although not necessarily in that order. Usually by the end of the season most people are quite glad for the rest but somehow this year I remain restless. The plans made last year only seem half…
Milngavie Fly Dressers – Thursdays – Be there or do something else !
You know the finale of the season is approaching when you look out the window and notice it is getting dark at half past eight at night. The other sign is that you start getting emails regarding fly tying evenings which will be starting up for the winter. Again I will be popping along to…
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…
Stepping Up A Gear With Deer Hair
I think I may have nipped this tying with deer hair problem in the bud. I have been trying to tie proper comparaduns and emergers with deer hair wings for a couple of seasons now but they just don’t seem to come out right – either the wings are too long or not thick enough…
Choose a River, any River !
Had a very good session at our little fly tying night last night. It was a presentation by David Downie (Dangerous Dave if you are a Rainbow at the Lake of Monteith). He tied up his “bread & butter” flies for catching record breaking fish as well as showing us how to tie up some…