Last week we were up in the Highlands for our first family holiday. As many of you know, every year since 1997 I have penetrated Scotland to various degrees for a week of angling adventures. Sometimes we entered only a…
Been waiting 4 months for this!
As some of you may recall my priorities have somewhat changed this year due to becoming a father. Since the end of April I have not wet a line or even tied a fly although I can’t blame it all…
Annual fishing holiday…
Well it’s finally happened. After 22 years the unbroken run of annual fishing holidays has finally been broken! A tradition that began in a rain battered caravan in Moffat and culminated in luxury cottages in the North West Highlands has…
Leighton fishing well!
Roundhay Fly Fishers stalwarts Kev, Lenny and Andy paid a visit to Leighton reservoir over the weekend and by all accounts had a cracking day. Seeing as I am struggling to find time to go fishing at the moment I…
Pike on’t’ deads again
No fishing all Winter, this simply won’t do. With the coarse season about to end I simply had to get some in and Saturday was the day. Grayling or pike? Pike! A good hour was spent on Friday night assembling…
Hooray hooray I’m in a new club today
There’s a fishing club in Yorkshire I’ve been wanting to join for years but the waiting list is as long as your rod. However, through a series of sabotaged brake pipes/threatening phone calls/bribes I’ve managed to work my way to…
Koona t’chuta, Solo?
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older, Shorter of breath and one…
Star Carr going coarse fishing only but…
We’ve had a comment on the page about Star Carr that suggests this fishery is now coarse fishing only. I have emailed them for more info and it seems they are indeed going coarse only but if you are quick…
Annual Flytying competition
This Thursday saw the annual Roundhay Fly Fishers flytying competition and the pattern chosen was a CDC buzzer on a size 14 hook, an almost guaranteed fish catcher on the right day. I love scruffy seal fur thoraxes on…
Hang on in there
Well the weather’s not so good for fishing unless you are some sort of mentalist but here’s a nice pic to get you fired up for Summer. Anyone recognise where it is? I’ve not been here since 2005 but after…