Been flicking through this lovely book over the winter, full of lovely photos and interesting articles. Synopsis The World of Fly-fishing sweeps us along on a worldwide journey to experience the beauty and thrill of fishing for trout, salmon, tarpon, permit and bonefish. The fly-fishing destinations have been chosen for the interest and variety of…
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Vosseler on EBay – time to look
A few weeks back I told you about the Vosseler reel scandal Well this is a good time to start looking out for those reels. Click here to automatically search for them [tags]vosseler,ebay [/tags]
Tippet Recommendation
I am a sucker when it comes to a recommendation and last night I was given some advice that I might just take up. I was at the Milngavie Fly Tying night and Neil Sinclair (of Double Decker fame) was giving a little presentation on the types of flies he uses for competitions and in…
Fishing rods made out of carrots
I might have known – as soon as I purchase a new carbon rod (more on that in a few weeks) they bring out a new material for rods – Carrots Two Fife scientists have developed a new material made from carrots to replace glass fibre found in everything from fishing rods to car parts….
Poachers and Poaching
Been reading a lot about poachers and poaching over the last few days, this looks like another good read!
Vosseler on EBay
So there is a bit of a scandal going down with Vosseler reels in the United Kingdom. It seems that Vosseler have decided to pull a fast one on the UK supplier – In the mans own words I was given absolutely no notice that we were being dropped as agents. Vosseler demoted us to…
Lanyards
So I really enjoyed Mikes post about his new “lanyard of powerâ€. I met Mike down at the Glasgow Angling Centre when he was trying to get the materials together to actually start his lanyard project and he was looking forward to it then. Now that he has completed it (or at least went into…
Henry’s Fork II Premium Wading Shoe- First Impressions
So I have a new pair of wading boots. I received them a few weeks ago (a late Christmas pressie) and I have been trying them on every now and then just to make sure that the fit is ok for the coming season. Ever since I bought breathable waders I have been on the…
The Poacher’s Handbook
I recieved this book as a christmas present… Took me a couple of days to read it and I must say that it is simply a lovely read. It made me want to get up in the wee small hours to set up a long net to catch some Hares and then use my stoat…
What is the script with my Tippet?
I have had a bit of a bad year with tippet material. At the start of the season I bought some “Frog Hair†and really liked it. It turned over well and had a good fine diameter. For some reason it started to deteriorate rapidly. About half way through the spool I noticed that when…