The Light Hare’s Fur Parachute Emerger – A Fly for All Seasons? (16/02/2025)
The Light Hare’s Fur Parachute Emerger – A Fly for All Seasons? Published Sunday 16th February 2025 Written by David Collins How often do we hear, “I’ve probably caught more fish on this fly than any other” or “It’s my go-to pattern”? …
Fishing in Wales – River Usk at Ty Mawr, with Gwent Chair, Lee Evans
Join our Chair, Lee Evans, on one of our River Usk beats as he shares information about the club and then demonstrates some dry fly fishing during a hatch of Yellow Mays back in 2024. …
A Season in Wales: with Charles Jardine, Gwent Angling Society Member
In this video from the Fishing In Wales platform, we join club member Charles Jardine on the banks of our River Monnow beat, where he talks about his experiences of fishing in Wales, after a day’s grayling fishing. …
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2023
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2023 Following on from the success of last year’s Open Day event, we are excited to announce the launch of this year’s Gwent Angling Society Open Day. Last year’s event was a truly wonderful day for members …
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2022
Gwent Angling Society Open Day 2022 After several years of delays due to Covid-19, we are so excited to be once again able to announce the launch of this year’s Gwent Angling Society Open Day. Our last event in 2019 was a …
Casting and Fishing Skills Clinics 2021
Our 2021 Casting and Fishing Skills Clinics will be starting once again next Monday 10th May, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, at our water at Ty Mawr, Gilwern, near Abergavenny, and will take place every two weeks thereafter. Run by fully qualified …
5 Tips for Small Stream Fly Fishing Success
Fly fishing a small stream or brook can be a daunting prospect if you have never fished one before. It can be a difficult challenge at times, but by keeping things simple, you can catch lots of fish and really enjoy yourself! …
Feathers and their Uses
This article shows the different characteristics of feathers used in fly tying to create flies. The video essentially deals with cock/rooster and hen feathers which are either in cape or saddle forms. Watch the video below to learn more about one of the …
The Comparadun Universal Baetis
This is a general use pattern that imitates Olives and other upwinged flies that hatch on running water. It can be fished as an emerger, as a dun or as a spinner. This particular tying has been done in the Universal Baetis …
The Deer Hair Wing Ducks Dun
This fly is a general pattern for Olive baetis flies found hatching on many rivers. It uses deer hair as a wing. The fly was tied as it was requested during a fly tying tutorial run by the club. Materials Silk – …
