Ok, I promised a kelvinator I would post the flies that I regularly use on the Kelvin . I pretty much use these same flies on the other rivers I fish as well. I have decided to split the series into three so watch out for the next sections over the coming weeks. Anyway, the…
Fool’s Paradise Review – John Gierach
I don’t like reading reviews of books where people say someone is “back on form” or the writer is retuning to their “classic style”. It gives the impression that the author’s last couple of books have been pretty shit and they have finally pulled their socks up and decided to write something decent instead of…
How to get Urban Fly Fisher in your inbox
As I said a couple of days ago the system that I use to deliver posts to your email is shutting down. I told you that I was going to spend some time working out how to fix it – that process took around 10 minutes. However, it means that you have got to sign…
What fly rod for the Kelvin?
One of the questions that folk ask an awful lot is what weight of fly rod you need to use for the Kelvin. Have I got to explain it? Ok – essentially the weight of a rod is irrelevant – it is the AFTM rating that you have got to look out for. Secretly fly…
Are you subscribed by email?
There are several hundred folk subscribed to this old creaky blog via email and for this I thank you a lot. However the system I use to do this is coming to an end very soon. This means that I must move on to a different way of getting my sporadic posts to you via…
Low/High/Mid/Temp?
Glasgow is back in level three meaning that I cannot in good faith visit to have a cast on the Kelvin. My office near the Kelvin is not due to be opening anytime soon which means I am goosed for some early season trout action – I have heard up until now the season has…
Late Spring
You would be forgiven for thinking that I have not done much fishing over the last few weeks however the opposite is true. I have just not done any trout fishing – well, brown trout that is. I have mostly been out and about on the estuary chasing sea trout. I have been trying out…
Get the wallets oot, it is the new season!
A week or so ago I posted over on the facebook page about how I wondered what the hell a bluetooth nano fly rod was all about? This happened because the Sportfish catalogue fell through the door and I took great delight in flicking through it at the stuff that I didn’t need. I am…
Quick “stay local” trip
Temp – under 5 degrees – flat calm.
Signs of Life
It is April and that means that everything is now waking up – the birds are in the trees (I can now hear the woodpeckers) and I spotted my first olive on my wee burn yesterday. A fallen tree branch is across the main pool however this is literally a 25min fish – I may…