A Black River Story
A Black River Story by Alan Parfitt Gwent Angling Society has the good fortune to manage the fishing on about 3 miles of the upper river Sirhowy and a small section of its members have [...]
Gwent Angling Society Casting and Fishing skills clinic
The Casting and Fishing Skills Clinic started once again. The next clinic will be at 10am this coming Sunday 8th April 2018 at Ty Mawr, Gilwern on the river Usk near Abergavenny. You do not [...]
The Zlon Dry Fly
The Zlon Dry Fly Materials: Hook: To suit the hatch. On this tutorial I have used an SLD barbless dry fly hook size 14: Silk: White uni thread or 14/0 white sheer Tail: Coq de [...]
The Quill Bodied CDC Dry fly
The Quill Bodied CDC Dry Fly: Materials: Hook: Partridge SLD fine dry barbless or similar Silk: White uni thread 70 denier or similar Tail: Coq de leon fibres Body: Stripped Peacock tail herls Thorax: Fox [...]
The West Wales Rivers Trust Doethie and Upper Tywi Restoration Projects – a summary
The West Wales Rivers Trust Doethie and Upper Tywi Restoration Projects – a summary An article by Brian Jones. The following is a brief summary of remediation work carried out on the River Doethie tributary [...]
Black and Yellow Intruder style Salmon Fly
Materials Needed: For the Mount Thread: Veevus GSP 30d thread Waddington Shank or Intruder shank length of choice Wire: Hareline Senyo's thin Intruder wire (Colour of your Choice) Eyes: Optional but normally 3.3mm dumb [...]
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Tying the Quill Bodied Emerger
Tying Materials: Silk: 70 denier uni-nylon coloured white Wing: CDC either natural or dyed (4 feathers) Hook: Partridge Emerger size 16 (or size to suit the hatch) Tail: Coch De Leon Fibres Body: Either natural [...]
The Real Threat to your Fishing!!
A Real Threat To Your Fishing Forever If you are an angler who fishes in Wales, whether occasionally or it is your main pastime, I have to tell you it is all under threat. This [...]
Comments from Across the Sea Part 1
Comments from Across the Sea Part 1 An article by Lars Mehl Lars Mehl Introduction: I´m from Denmark and in total I have been fishing now for more than 50 years. I have [...]
Greenwell Spider
The Greenwell Spider Materials: Hook: Partridge spider hook size 14. It can be tied on 16's and 12's as well if desired. Silk: Pearsalls Primrose Silk waxed with dark cobblers wax. Rib: Fine gold wire. [...]
March Brown Dry Fly
The March Brown Dry Fly Materials: Hook: Partridge Patriot Fine Dry (SLD) size 12 or 10 Silk: Primrose 8/0 wispa Tail: Brown micro fibbetts Rib: Brown 3lb maxima Body: A 2:1 mix of March [...]
March Brown Wet Fly
How to tie the March Brown wet Fly The March Brown Wet Fly Materials: Hook: Varivas 2410 wide gape or any wet type fly hook size 10 or 12 Silk: 8/0 primrose wispa Tail: fibres [...]