Got myself some Sow Scud dubbing, like it! This is the second of these I tied tonight, first one was too skimpily dressed as I forgot my hook was a size 8 but this doesn’t look bad. Can’t wait to…
Assynt err Gairloch blog 2016
“Well this could be the last time This could be the last time Maybe the last time I don’t know.” Once again I find myself finally getting round to documenting this year’s annual Assynt Gairloch fishing holiday whilst the leaves…
Thanks Bruce
..for helping me and my mates do what we love best.
Another weird day on the Aire!
Yesterday was a welcome day off and seeing as the clocks are about to go back I decided to try get the most out of the day by getting out on the BCAA stretch of the River Aire. You…
Pitsford/Eyebrook weekend
As many of you know I am a member of a Leeds based fly fishing club known as the Roundhay Fly Fishers which was formed when a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t…
Achiltibui solo
To the casual observer it may seem as if I’ve done sod all fishing recently bit this simply isn’t the case. I am however struggling to find time to write the blog. But here, now, chores done, packed lunch…
News from Star Carr
We’ve been contacted by Shane from Star Carr fishery over in East Yorkshire who advises the following: Please be advised the Starcarr Trout farm and lakes site was sold in March 2016 and we are now the new owners We…
Verbose (b)logging
The title is a bit of an IT related pun which I’m rather pleased with but anyway, the relevance is I’ve somehow managed to write a big fat blog post about probably one and a half hour’s fishing and one fish.…
Fish of a lifetime
The Icelandic updates are coming in thick and fast but Oh My God look at this 13lb wild brownie Stu’s dad Martin caught on the fly today, what an absolutely magnificent specimen. It took 15 minutes to land and was 75cm…
More news from Iceland
Stu has sent back another report and it seems he’s having a whale of a time. Just look at this stunning 4 lb wild Icelandic brownie with a tail like a goddamn snow-shovel! Looks like he’s also managed to squeeze…