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 …
Old Dogs, New Tricks
It always disappoints me to see anglers using the same techniques and flies to catch their fish year in year out. I suppose fishing like most activities is based on confidence and if something has worked in the past then there is …
Breaking the Rules, by Alan Parfitt
On the whole, we are a pretty conservative bunch in the UK in terms of the techniques of fly fishing and the patterns of fly we use. The rules laid down by a variety of angling writers are often taken by us …
