The Usk Grub
This pattern has earned a reputation around the world for its fish taking ability. As I understand it is the first recorded tying of a shrimp pattern and was the basis for the shrimp patterns of Ireland and not the other way …
Willie Gunn Tube
This is a very successful pattern for salmon in many rivers throughout the British Isles and Europe. The dressing is as follows: Tube: From 1/2″ to 2″ either aluminium or copper. Silk: Black Tag: Gold oval tinsel (small in this example) Rib: …
Colours for Sea Trout Flies
An article by Alun Rees. Have you ever wondered why blue is such a successful colour when used in Sewin flies? I’m sure you haven’t thought about it that much. After all, what trout flies contain blue materials in their makeup? There’s …
From Casting Clinic to First Salmon
An article by Mark Roberts. As you may or may not be aware the society decided three years ago that we had to have a qualified coach in the club for insurance purposes when running the open days at Ty Mawr. Subsequently, …
Silver Stoat Tube Fly
Before I explain the details and dressing of this fly I thought bit prudent to explain what sort of device that is needed to tie them. I have spent many years looking for the ultimate tube vice and the truth is I …
Know Your Game Fish
An article by Alan Parfitt. They say you should never apologise but as a philosophical anarchist, I have the licence to do whatever I like. With that in mind, I will start by explaining that although I am trained in “Scientific” things …
Frazer River System Salmon Spectacular
An article by Malcolm Parry. What would you consider to be a good run of salmon on return to the river of their birth? Would it be 5,000,10,000, maybe 50,000? How about 50 million, no that’s not a misprint, but is the …
A Day on the River Wye for Grayling
Just before Christmas 2005, I got a phone call from Alan Parfitt to the effect. “I am going stir crazy and I have to get out away from Christmas shopping lists and jobs to be done before the festive season starts. Let’s …
Parf’s Peeing Caddis
This is the dressing for the pattern that is discussed in the forum on the subject of Grayling. It really is a deadly pattern and is just as effective on trout. It can be fished either Czech nymph style upstream nymph or down …
Salmon Fishing on the Magaree River
An article by Graham Anthony. Having experienced the delights of fishing for Pacific salmon in and around Vancouver last year, I decided that this year’s adventure would be for the predictably more challenging Atlantic salmon of eastern Canada. Looking at the map did not …
