Ok – so you bought the book I suggested yesterday – you will be reading up on all the insects you will probably meet by the river so you will actually have some kind of idea what fly to put on – but what about the times you do not actually see any insect activity…
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25 days until the season opens – buy this book!
Seriously, if there is one book you are thinking of buying then buy this one – until next week when I tell you to buy another one. (The image is an affiliate link to Amazon) Essentially the book breaks down the UK hatches into Spring, Summer and Autumn detailing what artificial flies you can use…
RKAA Sucks!
Slagging off the people that are in control of your fishing appears to be in vogue these days (plus I need to try and get together my hosting fees) – so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon in my own, dare I say, capitalistic, style – yes that is correct you can now “buy the T-Shirt”…
Christmas is coming…an idea to slash the possibility of dodgy fishing presents!
It is December and we are now well on the way to Christmas! This leaves us as anglers a problem – well meaning relatives that attempt to buy us something to do with our hobby however actually buy us something pretty crap. People that know me know I loathe a spendthrift – which is pretty…
Check it out – a Kelvin Job!
Willie Yeomans (the River Clyde Scientist who is obsessed with Crayfish and who thinks I need to start jogging) posted in the forum about a new post that has arisen for someone who would like to become a “Kelvin Catchment Trainee” Job title – Natural Communities Trainee: Kelvin River Catchment . Based in Glasgow. Natural…
Fly Fishing for Dummies?
I hear lots of people complaining they do not know how to fly fish – here is a recent addition to the dummies collection – finally one dedicated to fly fishing. You can click the book to buy from Amazon.
The things you find on Amazon…
Oh man – with Christmas coming up I am sure all the relatives are wondering what to buy the folk that fish – they could do a lot worse/better than this sweet belt buckle -: That looks like one pissed off fish that’s all I can say – a reviewer on Amazon stated the only drawback was…
Scott Loudon Fly Casting Tuition
You might not have noticed this but I tend to spend a lot of time on the net trawling through fishing forums – I also love the fact that people have read this blog and become involved enough to actually post comments and email me. I also love it when someone I have watched develop…
Pike Tips – Mastering Pike on the Fly
Here is a great book about Pike fly fishing tips – I keep it in my loo for essential reading:
First week of the season eh?
Loads of people are going on about this being the first week of the season – it does not look like it to me to be honest – I mean it is bloody freezing out there, well not freezing like -15 however a pretty chilly 8-10 degrees – and it has only been like that…