Starting Fishing for Sea Trout
An article by Alun Rees. Before I discuss tackle and tactics, I feel it’s necessary that I should first discuss the intended quarry. In military terms, it would be described as ‘Know your enemy’ or in this case, know your sea trout! …
How To – Set Up Your Reel, Line and Leader
We have put together a number of video clips to show you how to do the following. This is for both novice and experienced anglers alike. …
Dry Fly Fishing for Salmon on the Kharlovka River with Patrick Galvin
Whilst fishing the Kharlovka river in Russia a couple of seasons ago Patrick Galvin from Neath was fortunate enough to hook a salmon on a dry Bomber that his guide, Kola, had kindly given him. The video clip below shows the battle. …
Polish Woven Nymph
This is a very good heavy nymph pattern which is a generic pattern imitating all manner of aquatic nymphs and caddis larva. It may be fished in the Czech nymph style or by more traditional upstream nymph or downstream nymph techniques. A …
The Shuttle or Parallel Weave
This article is not about a specific pattern but it is all about a versatile body weave which can be used to form two-tone bodies very quickly(once you have mastered the technique and practised it lots) which still have a segmented appearance. I …
A November Day on the River Wye
A number of you think that I am a little crazy and some of you know that I am a little crazy but I just wanted to find out how many of you were of the same mind. A thought stirred in …
Willie Gunn Double
This is a great all-rounder of a pattern and works well on the River’s Usk and Wye. Hook: Double size to suit water conditions. This has been tied on a Ken Sawada size 8. Tag: Gold oval tinsel small or fine depending …
Ammonite Nymph, Variant
Here is a pattern which has its beginnings in the Ammonite nymph but is a simpler fly to tie and is less heavy for those occasions when the fish are up in the water. Hook: Grub hooks such as Kamasan B100 or …
Ammonite Nymph
This is a generic pattern which is attributed to Steve Thornton of Virtual Nymph. A fantastic and really talented tier. The materials required are as follows: Hook: Grub hook such as a B100 or if you want to change the profile I …
