Way behind?……..Never!
Well ok I am way behind on the blog updates but nothing has changed, I’m consistent at least! My excuse is I have been fishing a lot and having/attending parties – a reasonable set of excuses I feel! I fished the river twice last week, both times in very low water and completely new water to me. It was great both times, the first I only managed the one small fish but lost loads including a nice fish over a pound. Second time around I picked up a couple during the day on one of my flexifloss bodied klinks, nothing spectacular but again missed a nice fish when it got dark. Jim of...
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I spent last night tying up some parachute Adams flies in size 14, 16 and 18. I’ve got a list of patterns I’ll be needing for New Zealand and seeing as I will be leaving in 3 weeks, I have some serious tying to do! Here’s a wee preview of the parachute adams:
Read MoreWe’re all go on the fishing front!
I haven’t posted in a while because my time for the past two weeks has been spent 3 days on a fishing trip, followed by sleep, then work for a week, followed by sleep, then fishing, followed by sleep, then work, sleep, fishing, sleep – I think you see the pattern! I have been physically exhausted! I spent 3 days fishing in Argyll after the pike day on the canal and had a great start to my trout fishing this season, loads of fish landed, nothing terribly big but great fun all the same. Took most of the fish on small deer hair emergers. I then had a day at a loch that I’m...
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