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.
A windy day at Graiglwyd Springs Trout Fishery Fly Fishing for monster trout. The two best methods on the day Olive Snake on a fast intermediate line with a slow figure of 8 or the Wotsit set at 4 feet under the indicator.
Former World Champion Russell Owen and top Uk competition angler has picked his Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies. Black Quill shuttlecock : This has to be my number one dry fly plain and simple if the fish are up in the water feeding on emerging insects of even the odd terrestrial fish love the way this pattern presents itself half in half out. I caught over 40 fish in one comp on Clywedog on this pattern last season
Change team trip to Loch Insch. It is always a struggle getting out together as a team so when the boys suggested a trip up to Aberdeen’s super fishery, Loch Insch we were all buzzing. A 5am pick up from Derek Hessett and up to Killie for Andy Dunn and then onto the fishery where we met Wullie Leach and Jock Kettles. It takes approximately 3 and a bit hours from AYR and the construction of the new Aberdeen ring road is excellent. Our...
For the last trip of the year I decided to visit Ellerdine lakes for the first time with Russ Owen. I can’t believe I have never fished here before. Russ has fished it a few times and we planned to fish together and cover all 4 lakes. The night before I was sorting my gear and made a quick phone call to Andy Taylor for some pointers. He recommended 2 methods. Method one, a floater, 2 corms and cat on...
Day of the Mojito at Tan-Y-Mynydd Trout Fishery I am lucky to live only a few minutes from the very picturesque Tan-Y-Mynydd. I had some amazing evenings in the summer fishing dry flies into the dark. This was my first visit of the winter I only had a couple of hours but I couldn't of picked a better day for it. A cold morning with blue skies and sun and a light breeze perfect winter conditions. A very warm welcome from...
SNAKE CHARMER Coming up to the Christmas break it’s always nice to get out for to throw a line, and after studying the weather forecast there appeared to be a window of opportunity between the storms. The date was now set so both myself and fellow teammate, Tony Hogg, a headed to Craigmore Fishery, Co Antrim for some much needed rod bending! When we arrived at the fishery the weather was almost as forecast with brisk southerly wind which provided a little...
Jim Crawford and Alec Bowler explain what they bring to the fly shop.
