Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Mayfly time again


It's Mayfly time again.
Here is a selection which will do the job
French Partridge Mayflies,
Black Gnats
Reversed parachute Danica
and some dries.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Dibney River Conservation Trust annual Fly Fair

http://www.irishinternationalflyfair.com/
A date for your diary
June 30 - July 1, 2012

An excellent show in aid of river restoration.

You know, this sort of stuff
  http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/puttingbacktherocks.shtml

Sunday, 13 May 2012

E. Danica Flat Spent Spinner

Built for floating sidelong
- the fly, that is.


Anyone at the Dutch Fly Fair next weekend, come say hello
  

Monday, 7 May 2012

USD Olive

Late spring small stream flies



These are mainly 16s and 18's for general olive impressions
for small streams and brooks


Saturday, 7 April 2012

UpSideDown Flies

Occasionally I feel a need for a very specific design.

This is a size #18 Olive
built to roll cast up a small stream.
It is extremely water resistant by design and always lands correctly
Thus you can roll cast it in narrow confines without having to repeatedly false cast.
This enables also a less frightening approach to the prey.

Hope you like it.

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

End of the season for grayling

On my last day out for grayling before season's end
I had a treat from the bounteous stream

beauty