…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…
It’s that time of year again…
…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…
Grayling on the Wharfe
Having had a day out with guide Steve Rhodes the previous weekend, I was still pumped up with enthusiasm and confidence for river fishing. I decided to get down to my usual stretch of the Wharfe and see if I…
A day’s guided fishing on a river
A couple of weeks ago myself and Stu spent a day on a Dales river with Steve Rhodes, long established guide with Go Fly Fishing UK. I’ll keep this short and sweet because I did a much longer ‘guest post’…
Lockwood Beck
Last week was surely one of the most beautiful autumnal weeks this country has ever seen as spanking hot temperatures and blazing sunshine rubbed shoulders with glorious fall colours. It was clear to myself and Stu that we had to…
Last crack at the browns!
I managed to get up on Beaverdyke tonight for a couple of hours. It feels like I’ve done sod all fishing since Scotland so I really had to get up there, especially as the weather was so nice. Beaverdyke looked…
Gangbang sex, fake passports and wild brown trout
So, it seems that if you Google the keywords ‘Flyfishing’ + ‘Blog’ we’re now #1. Great news because it must mean that plenty of people are hitting the site! It’s always great to receive comments as well but because the…
North Leeds nostalgia
As I’ve said before, this blog isn’t just about flyfishing and as time goes by I seem to post ever more random stuff on here. This is one such example. I Had a stroll around Adel Woods in North Leeds…
Beaverdyke Tuesday 2nd August
Chipped up to Beaverdyke last Tuesday evening. It had been a very humid day and I kinda knew things would be dead up there but fancied a drive out anyway. Fellow Roundhay Fly Fisher Andy was up there as well.…
Blea Tarn mission
Hot on the heels of our Assynt holiday, we’ve had another cracking little adventure! These days it’s phenomenally difficult to arrange a night out, never mind a weekend away. The net result of dozens of emails and several failed plans was…