An Early start was needed leaving the house at 5.45 am for the trip to Forbes of kingennie for the final heat of the Scottish national Stillwater championship to try and qualify for the semi-final after a long drive I arrived at 8 am. Having fished kingennie a few times I had already decided I was going to fish a di 3 40 plus with a yellow dancer on point and a red tag olive worm on the dropper.( Olive...
It’s always a good feeling for myself and Gaz to get out for the first time in Clywedog after all the preparations in getting the fishery up and running for the season. Pre season stock, boats back on the water, engines and bits and bobs around the fishery then straight into opening day. Neither of us get much sleep the night before but it always comes round with the weather more often than not having it’s say on...
Gazza Dixon is a former Brown bowl Champion multi caped Welsh international fly fisher and part of the hugely successful Welsh Hawks Fly Fishing team. He is also the head ranger at the Amazing Llyn Clywedog Trout Fishery and lives and breaths fishing. He is not only a very talented fly fisher but a great fly tyer and innovator he is always working on the next top pattern. Black and Gold Humongous If I could only fish one fly...
Description by Wayne Jones I am not sure where this come from Gareth Jones from Airflo I think. Its great addition to the candy booby and works really on the hang when fished on the top dropper. I can really see why this is so effective on the hang it just has lots going on. It is easy to see why so many competition anglers have these types of fly in their arsenal. You wont regret adding a few of...
Wayne Jones is a multi capped Welsh international fly angler and part of the very successful Welsh Hawks Fly Fishing Team. Wayne is also the founder and owner of the Fly Shop and found it very hard to pick just ten patterns, but these ten patterns have all caught lots of trout and had some great results in the competitions . Small Eyed Candy Floss Booby If I had to fish one fly on the large Reservoirs this would be it....
Top scottish small water competition Fly Angler Alec Bowler Picks His Top Ten Deadly Small Stillwater Trout Flies Hot head lurcher A versatile pattern which can be fished on a floating line with a slow figure of 8 or on a fast or slow glass depending on water depth. With the movement of the legs it works just as good under an indicator works best in coloured water. A versatile pattern which can be fished on a floating line with a slow figure...
Jim Crawford is a top competition fly angler. He is part of the very successful Change FF fly fishing team. He has many achievements from winning the Bob Church classic to 3 team gold medals at the Anglian Water international Loch style team championship. Jim Crawford Picks His Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies.
2 time brown bowl winner and top fly fishing competition angler Arden pollock Picks His Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies Yellowhead db - A great fly for the middle of the cast fished at all depths, but particularly good as part of a washing line set up on a midge tip either fished static or very slowly. This is one of the flies that helped clinch the brown bowl on Menteith.
Some underwater footage and catch shots at Tan-Y-Myndd Trout Fishery. Best Methods Indicator with a Flesh Egg or Yellow Wotsit. Dry Fly with a Gazza Special. Great to be catching on dry fly in January.
