Stocking up for winter
I suspect my winter fishing this year might be a bit of a hit or miss affair so will need to console myself with some evenings in front of the vice tying flies.
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Tag: Fly Tying
Dabbling
As I said in my last post activities have been restricted to fly tying recently though I had a spot of treatment this week that hopefully might allow me to get out for a wee while at the weekend, especially Saturday being the last day of the official season. It would be nice to get a last Brownie of the year.
Read MoreWet flies for a rainy day
Not really up to fishing just now, and the weather is pretty dire anyhow, what with the recent rainfall and pretty high winds here today. I have been gradually building up a few fly boxes hopefully for boat fishing next season. I am concentrating on the wet fly and nymph box just now, taking a bit inspiration from the Hillend Dabbler’s cracking flies and have been watching a few of Davie McPhails You Tube videos to tie a few patterns of his as well as some I have just done myself.
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Tying for River hopes
I was supposed to be off to Wales for a couple of weeks holiday this weekend coming but events conspiring against me mean that at best I can’t now get away until the first Thursday into what was supposed to be a fortnight’s break.
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The Unfamous Pheasant Tail Nymph
I tie my own particular “style” of PTN and I have utterly no doubt that its been done before me by someone else and possibly even has a name, and its not my intention to discredit anyone else’s effort or make out that this is something special.
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