Bob – primary blogger on the site. Fellow Yorkshireflyfishing team members have to bust him out of a secure mental health institution everytime he wants to go fishing, using ever more elaborate deceptions. Stu – occasional blogger, and brains behind…
Assynt 2011
Be prepared to climb off that grammar outrage bus and enter a world where tenses past, present and future merge before your eyes…a world where the concept of a blog becomes bloated like a festering, decomposing corpse of literary standards.…
Crabtree Angling Lake
I received an email earlier this week from David, a soldier based at Catterick who regularly fishes Crabtree Angling lake near Richmond. He had read my review of this fishery and wanted to share his own findings after numerous visits…
After 2 years comments are now working!
To get comments to work we’ve had to change the look and feel of the blog. This is hopefully just a temporary measure. However please feel free to use the facilities! More good news Assynt 2011 blog post is on…
Hotter than Hades
Was up at Beaverdyke for a couple of hours last Thursday evening, I’d been hoping for an action packed session but the bright blue sky put the fish down somewhat. Bobby was disappointed, having cycled home from work in the…
Bothy adventure
Just had an excellent weekend in Scotland, making use of one of the many bothies available tartan-side as well as doing a spot of fishing. I won’t tell you exactly where we went, sometimes naming places on the dirty interweb…
Arm aching action at Beaverdyke!
No, not vigorous outdoor onanism you sick puppy. Saturday looked like it was going to be a good day to wet a line – overcast, humid, occasional showers and very little wind. I had a leisurely morning tying a few…
Pleasant afternoon at Beaverdyke
Nothing too exciting, just a quick report and a few pictures. Tied two excellent skinny nymphs this morning. Within 5 casts I’d lost them both up a tree at in a narrow bay at Beaverdyke đ . Â I was deliberately…
Bob’s Bob Fly – an essential loch pattern
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…
Difficult day on Ullswater
There was considerable effort required to get this mission underway, rather like a Saturn 5 rocket of admin – huge stages of preparation fed the final stage of actually sitting in a boat on the lake. I absolutely had to stay in…