Sean’s first Day On Rutland After Lockdown
Sean Hanlon takes a boat out for the first time after lock down on Rutland water. A tough start finding the method but once dialed in a great a days fishing using hare's ear nymphs and boobies.
First Trip after Lockdown to Wal Goch Trout Fishery
After a long lock down, it was great to finally get out fishing again. I received a call from good friend Mike Williams and asked if I fancied a short evening session at Wal Goch Trout Fishery. The fishery is only a short distance from my office so what better than after a long day, a few hours fishing.
The Importance of the right eye wear
One question I get asked a lot throughout the season when fishing from a drifting boat is how I manage to spot fish rising so well and be able to see my dry flies. There are lots of tips that help, spending time on the water and honing your peripheral vision is a big help. Once you get used to seeing any movement on the water you will be amazed how fast your fish spotting skills improve. When looking for...
Jim Crawford And Wullie Leach Have A Great Opening Day On The Lake Of Menteith
Wullie and I we were fortunate enough to get a boat on what is annually one of the hottest seats in the house for the start of the trout season in Scotland. An opening day boat on The Lake of Menteith. Great catching up with friends and the usual banter of the overwintered waist lines Lol. The Lake of Menteith at the end of each season stocks heavily, usually with large fish in the 3/5lb range and for me that’s the target on...
Gareth Dixon Picks His Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies
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...
How to tie ‘The Fly Shop’s’ Candy Booby with Sunburst Straggle Throat
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 Picks His Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies
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....
Alec Bowler Picks His Top Ten Deadly Small Stillwater Trout Flies
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 Picks His Top Ten Deadly Stillwater Trout Flies
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.
Arden Pollock 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.