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Spring Buzzer Fishing: How to maximise your success?

Spring is on the way, and that means buzzer fishing at its peak! From March to June, large hatches of chironomid pupae (buzzers) emerge, making them a primary food source for trout. This period is a prime feeding time, making buzzer patterns a must-have in your fly box. We stock a great selection of buzzers, mainly tied on Kamasan and Fasna hooks for optimal quality and performance. But having the right flies is just one part of the equation—technique, setup, and...

13 February 2025
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The Clywedog Chronicles – News and tips from the Clywedog League

As we approach November, it’s hard to believe that this weekend saw the final round of the OES Clywedog League—and we’re nearly at the end of another year of competitive fly fishing! The Clywedog League is a fantastic competition to be part of, having run for nine consecutive years, with an impressive 55 rounds held and over 25,000 fish caught. It's a true testament to how remarkable Llyn Clywedog Trout Fishery has become. The final round is celebrated with a presentation...

5 November 2024
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Airflo Open Fly Fishing Champions

Reflections from Russell Owen on the Airflo Open Final at Rutland Water

Apologies for the delay in sharing my thoughts on our recent experience at the Airflo Open Final at Rutland Water. With the dust finally settled, I wanted to reflect on the competition and the strategies we employed. As usual, we prioritized extra practice, crucial since we don’t fish Rutland frequently. We closely monitored reports leading up to the finals, particularly noting insights from the English National held the week before. This year, those reports indicated challenging conditions, with fish hard to...

25 October 2024
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Blame it on the weatherman

Overcast with a chance of drizzle was the forecast.  With this positive news, I decided to head to Pitsford Reservoir for a relaxing day fishing the dry's and perhaps the washing line with some nymphs. As we set off, there was a high cloud and gentle wind, everything looked perfect.  A recent stocking of fish had gone in at the dam, so we thought it rude not to ignore this intel and headed in that direction. I set-up with my trusty...

9 July 2024
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Airflo Open Championship 2023 Rutland Water

It was with great excitement that The Welsh Hawks set off for the grand final of the Airflo Open championship at RUTLAND water. Now this event holds a certain amount of magic with plenty of history! It first began way back in the mid-80s, back then it was sponsored by Benson and Hedges but obviously with the ban on advertising quite a few other sponsors have come and gone over the years. It's now been taken on by Airflo who...

9 October 2023
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Competition Preparation at Llyn Clywedog

I've written many reports on how a team or very occasionally individually the build up goes for a competition, but on this occasion and particularly with such a high profile match as The Fly Shop Invitational event being held at Clywedog here is a small insight into how we approach organising such an event! As the fishery goes the dates are set a year in advance with invites going out in early February to relevant team captains. Once that's sorted myself...

13 July 2023
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Fly Shop Welsh Hawks Take Gold

Fly Shop Welsh Hawks Take Gold At The Airflo Invitational

Last spring, we the Fly Shop Welsh Hawks were 2nd at the Airflo Spring Invitational, a great result but we really wanted gold.  We took that frustration out during the Autumn International match, picking up the trophy for the third time. However, we wanted our name on the Spring Trophy.  As such, the team prepared and practiced hard for the May Airflo Spring Invitational held on Rutland Water from 6th to 8th May 2022.  Practice really started a good month...

9 May 2022
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Brown Trout Hunting at Pitsford Reservoir

I have been waiting patiently for the weather to cool a little over here in England before targeting the reservoir Browns. Although it wasn’t a blisteringly hot August, it was still hot enough to make our big reservoirs a little tricky. When hunting big browns, you need the odds to be in your favour. Ideally, we need cool but also clear water. With the recent heat, Pitsford Reservoir had turned a little green with algae making targeting browns over the weed...

15 September 2021
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Change Take Silver at The Fly Shop Invitational

This morning I woke up and realised it wasn’t 5 am and Wullie & Scotty weren’t churning out flies at their vices. There was no laughing or practical jokes and Kevin’s coffee machine wasn’t churning out Latte’s. Our annual trip to Llyn Clywedog was well and truly over . We all arrived last Tuesday night, buzzing with excitement. All reports and info had been gathered and we couldn’t wait to hit the lake first thing Wednesday morning. The lake itself is...

26 July 2021
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The Fly Shop Invitational Competition – Islanders Collect Bronze

Our annual trip across the pond to Wales could not come quick enough as many of our competitions had been cancelled or postponed. We were waiting in eager anticipation to get all the gear packed up and the road trip started! After the excellent fishing on Clywedog last year we were all excited to get back out on the water. When we reached our accommodation at Hafren Forest Bunkhouse we were greeted by Sarah and Darren who were excellent hosts for...

16 July 2021
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