The Easy Sculpin
I’m quite excited about this post – probably because I’m really excited about trying out the end result! I like things in fly fishing that are a bit out of the ordinary, a bit out-the-box in their thinking and perhaps most importantly; things that look cool! With the details contained in this post you’re going to be able to change the “What fly are you catching on?” show and tell session with one dam cool streamer. The idea, the photographs and the tying instructions are all courtesy of Paul Rankine who has kindly given his permission for me to post this....
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...
Read MoreSeriously cool flies
It’s been a while since I put up a fly tying post so I thought I’d rectify that tonight! Unfortunately not my ties, although I’m definitely going to give them a shot. After I write this I’m going to finish my flies for the Sexyloops board swap and perhaps tie up a few pike streamers. The flies here are from Jay Zimmerman in the United States. So without further-a-do I present the: Clown Show Caddis Banksia Bug Iceman Midge I hope you like these flies as much as I do and give them a...
Read MoreSome flies from last night
I’m heading pike fishing with Paul today so last night had me tying up a few more pike patterns. The water was murky last time I visited the canal so tied up some high vis patterns in the hope one of those toothy critters feels peckish or pissed off! I can feel it, pike fly fishing is looming closer to success for me! Report to come later on how it...
Read MoreSeeing improvements
In all things that we do, especially those activities we enjoy; we generally improve. Fishing is no different and the longer we do it the more we learn about the aquatic environment, the behaviour of our target species, fishing techniques, other wildlife and so on. I’m seeing great improvements in my pike fishing at the moment! The first outing as you might recall ended up with me drawing a blank and my brother picking up a nice jack pike. However my outing the other night saw me almost reach the milestone of “first intentional pike on the fly!” Heck, I’m even tying my...
Read MoreInteresting Things 1
I’m planning every-so-often having a post about some interesting things I have found and here comes number one! Up today is one of the best looking flies I have seen in quite a while and an account of quite an epic summer trip across the Fiordland mountains. Click on the pics to follow the links. The Fly – The Fiordland Trip – Hope you enjoy these two as much as I...
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