Klinkhamer Special
This is one of those patterns that in my opinion changed the way we think about trout and grayling fishing and gave us the ability to present an emerging fly in such a way that it is presented in the most natural manner …
Visit to Cynrig Hatchery
An article by Dr John Taylor. The Environment Agency has a statutory duty to maintain, develop and improve fisheries. This duty encompasses a wide range of activities including fish stock monitoring, research and development, habitat improvement, fisheries enforcement and general fisheries management, …
An Angler’s Guide to Scale Reading
An article by Dave Hoskins (E.A. Scientist). Although, on the face of it, the reading fish scales may sound very complicated. In reality with a little practice and the aid of a microscope scales can be interpreted successfully. Scale Collection When removing scales …
Major Classification of Flies
This article will hopefully introduce you to the main types of fly that you will see by the river and which trout are interested in feeding on. They are divided into four main categories: Upwings (Ephemeroptera) – Mayfly Roof Winged (Trichoptera) – …
Airflo Factory Visit
On Thursday 24th November 2005 some 12 members of the society were invited to attend a tour of the Fly Line factory which is owned and run by the BVG Airflo group. Our host for the day was Richard Wothers who is …
Gold-Ribbed Hare’s Ear Dry Fly
This is a great all-round dry fly pattern and can be fished from size 20’s up to 10’s. I know a number of anglers who fish with nothing else but this fly just a change of size to match the hatch. You do …
Dark Olive Wet Fly
This is a great early season wet fly pattern for when the Dark Olives are hatching. It is also the basis for many other wet fly patterns where all that changes is the colour of the cock hackle. The dressing is as follows: …
Snatcher Wet Fly
This is one of the modern still water patterns that were born on the lochs of Scotland. As with many modern patterns it can be utilised to represent many emerging naturals or alternatively it can be tied with bright and shiny materials that …
Frazer Nymph
This is another pattern that utilises the feathers of the pheasant. This pattern, however, is tied with the centre tail feather of the hen pheasant which is a lot softer than the male counterpart. This fly may be fished on the river or …
Bottle Tube Temple
There are many new types of tube on the market today but one of the more modern types are the bottle tubes. There are a number of different types some of which are made up of brass and others of aluminium. They …
