Day 1 and 2
As of writing I now have the first two days of my 2012 trout season under my belt and keeping in line with my last post’s theme I didn’t bother trout fishing! It wasn’t a hard decision; trout by all recent reports are a bit picky depending on weather and insect hatches, not to mention they will get almost all of my attention in later months, pike on the other hand are hunting in the shallows getting ready for their upcoming spawning season. Yesterday I had actually planned to go pike fishing but I slept in by a mere 6 hours so thoughts turned to somewhere a bit more local to...
Read MoreThe trout season opens in T-minus 35 minutes!
If you live in Scotland that is! Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to get out on the water until next week so it only seems fit that I share a video that has absolutely nothing to do with trout fishing! Great video and makes me really want to go Bonefishing, think I’ll start drawing up plans. There’s nothing quite like not being able to get out trout fishing and dreaming on bonefishing instead. Also, check out this website – www.lemouching.com Loads of great fly fishing updates, pictures and videos – it’s well worth a read. That’s it for now,...
Read MoreDr Slick mitten scissor clamps
What’s the coolest gadget you’ve bought for the start of the trout season this year? Is it a new pack, a new rod, maybe some new fly tying materials? Well mine is definitely the new pair of snips I picked up yesterday – the Dr Slick mitten scissor clamps. I’ve known about these for a while as my friend Alan has used them for years and I’ve always thought they looked good but I didn’t really want to pay for them, they’re not cheap at £16. Yesterday I took the plunge, although in my defence I did have some gift vouchers from Christmas to use! The...
Read MoreIt was a masterclass in fly tying (and fishing)
I have a few friends that are members of the Milngavie Fly Dressers club and when one of them mentioned to me that Paul Procter was doing a demo I felt I had to jump at it! If you haven’t heard of Paul, firstly where have you been living? And secondly get researching – he is a wealth of information in all aspects of fly fishing from casting, to fishing techniques and fly tying, and he freely gives away many tips through his blog and other resources. I’d been looking forward to this evening all week, a nice break from the monotony of work and hopefully the kind of demo where...
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