Last night saw Martin Bamforth sweep the board at the annual fly tying competition with his nicely tied Klinkhammer. The competition is split into 2 parts. First the flies are judged by the panel, pictured below carefully scrutinizing the entries. Then, after the winner of that section is announced the flies are ’peer assessed’ i.e [...]
Blimey, is nothing safe? Just been reading that Richard Wheatley went into liquidation last month. When I got into Fly Fishing I quickly recognised their fly boxes as the most desirable, something to save up for and cherish. I actually had a swing leaf bought for me as a birthday present about 15 years ago [...]
After losing my only example of the ‘Tanfield Twat’ I decided to knock up some more tonight. 2 are faithful to the original and 2 are a new variant designed to catch fry-feeders at Rutland (a potential mission for next month). I shall name the new variant the Rutland Rimjob, because I intend to use [...]
Almost there, few days to go. Assynt 2012 is about to get underway. Sweet Christmas where are the years going?! Anyway, I’ve tied up a few stalwarts and a couple of new and untested flies as a token gesture towards preparation. We have some Sedgehogs, a Mayfly, couple of Bob’s Bob flies, a Silver Dabbler [...]
Just knocked these up tonight, hedging my bets! I’ll let you know how I get on. It’s a baaad for’cast but still better than being at work
This Parachute Adams variant WILL catch you fish, providing you use it at the right place at the right time..naturally . I’ve caught a sh*tload of rainbows on it at Beaver Dyke but also had plenty of success with it on other rainbow waters. Not so good with the browns, but still no slouch. This [...]
…but I have tied a couple of flies to try get me into the groove. After all it’s not long until the start of the new season! It took me a surprising amount of time to knock up these 2 size 14 parachute emergers but I know for a fact they will both catch fish [...]
…tonight I tied the Klinks! . They ain’t perfect, consistency is a dirty word in my dictionary, clearly but I know they will catch fish so they’ll do. All are on Partridge size 14 Oliver Edwards nymph emerger hooks which seem ideal for Klinkhammers. That’s a grand total of 10 flies over 2 nights, it’s a long [...]
…when I sometimes tie a few flies to fend of the unending misery that is winter. Winter is coming. Valar Morghulis! Anyway, I tied up some GRHEs and a couple of pink bead head flies. All have tungsten beads and are primarily aimed at catching grayling. I used size 16 Drennan Wet Fly Supreme for the [...]
Tying this fly is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. First, make sure you’ve got a tight grip on your shank. Then, make sure your cock is firm but not too stiff. Finally, don’t leave a huge blob of varnish on the head. Anyway.. Whenever I go fishing for wild browns, this [...]