Catch Up
I’ve fallen behind with my every day in May posts which is no surprise really but at least I do have some good excuses! Carrying on from my last post I gave a lesson on Saturday morning which went well, my client did a great job and was very fast to put my advice into practice. He came looking for a tune up and to improve his roll casting so over the course of the morning we developed his roll cast, polished up his overhead loops and also started double hauling. I’ve genuinely never seen anyone pick up double hauling so quickly and so such a high standard right from the get go. If...
Read MoreSpaghetti
So how do you manage your spaghetti? We all know fly lines are one of the most amazing contraptions on the planet for tying knots, they are better than any purpose made tool you can buy, they just do it, you don’t even need to ask them! The leader ties knots, the fly line sometimes ties knots, the runningline at your feet always ties knots and then there’s those times when you take a line off a reel but don’t spool it onto a spool or winder…. and well, you’ve guessed it by now – it sometimes ties a knot just to test your anger management. I’ve got so...
Read MoreMaking loops and shooting heads
I know I missed yesterday’s post but I had to study for an exam and absolutely nothing interesting happened that I could take a photo of. Tonight I decided that as a post exam present I’d go out and make some loops and also mess around with some shooting heads. I can reliably inform you that a 30′ length of T-14 attached to 20lb amnesia running line will end up further away from you than you can comfortably see – it’s just insane! I was using an #8 weight, once I get my #9 built I’m sure it will be sweet on that too. Going to be a fantastic tool for hitting...
Read MoreLoops and lessons
The loop is something that has captured the imagination of many, for some it is a by product of the effort to get your flies to the fish, there’s not much thought about it, it is just part of the process; for some it is the focus of everything, a good loop is the key to good casting and attempting to master control of it is what keeps many of us searching and learning as full control is but an ideal but we can always improve; some even see it as an art form, you’ve no doubt seen many lovely pictures and cinematic shots of unrolling loops. Whatever you see it as, it’s the...
Read MoreGAIA Scottish Open Day
The Scottish region of GAIA are holding an open day event on the 22th of April in Stirling. The event is a CPPD day for members and all members of the public are welcome to come along. There will be an opportunity for one-to-one tuition from instructors, a number of workshops, demonstrations, casting games with prizes as well as the opportunity to try out all sorts of tackle. I even get to make a shameless plug here as I’m giving a demo on single handed speys along with Brian McGlashan. Here’s the flyer for the event, if you’re interested let Brian know as soon as...
Read MoreFishing, beer, lots of laughs and the BFCC
If anyone has been following this blog for a time, you will remember about a year ago I fished with Steffen from the Sexyloops board whilst in New Zealand. We fished for a week with limited success on a particularly heavily fished river – Steffen Part 1. Apart from the lack of fish landed for a week’s fishing we had a great time and a few weeks ago Steffen informed me of his plans to come over to Scotland to fish for 10 days. He arrived on the 1st of September and we set off the following day. I should warn you now, this is going to be a long one. First plan was to head to Durness...
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Scott is a fly fishing instructor come blogger come fish bum! Armed with a fly rod, he spends most of his time chasing all kinds of fish in both fresh and salt water. He's enjoys nothing more than the adventure of fly fishing that brings together the excitement of the unknown and the satisfaction of success. Disappointment of course creeps in now and again but the best planning in the world couldn't keep that at bay! With a fly rod in hand and a license to travel anything is possible. 