Large Dark Olive Tying Video
Lee Evans ties a Large Dark Olive pattern. Have a go and let us know how you get on. Tail: Coq De Leon Body: Peacock Quill Wing: Spun CDC
Slim Jim Fly Tying Video
Lee Evans ties The Slim Jim. Hook: Size 16 jig hook with 3mm Pink Pearl Bead. Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, Grey Ribbing: Thin Pink Wire Dubbing Mix: 1/2 Rabbit + 1/4 Ice Dub UV Brown [...]
UV Brown Nymph (Drab Duracell)
Lee Evans ties his favourite nymph - UV Brown Nymph, a drab version of Craig McDonald's Duracell. Hook: Size 16 jig hook with 3mm Copper Bead. Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, Grey Tail: Coq de Leon Ribbing: Thin [...]
Key species on the menu for fish in the Usk and Wye catchments
Key species on the menu for fish in the Usk and Wye catchments An article by Dave Collins The list below is not intended to be comprehensive, and comments made are deliberately brief and for [...]
A Chinese Puzzle
A Chinese Puzzle An article by Alan Parfitt I don’t know what stimulus reminded me about this fishing episode the other day but I thought to share an unusual fishing experience from several years ago. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]