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 …
Time Spent: Cracking the Spinner Code
Words by Lee Evans. How Did I Get Here? It was gone eleven, the air temperature had dropped and I could just make out the Daubenton’s bats surveying the shimmering water. I was in up to my waist, hoping the twang of …
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 – …
The Clan Chieftain Muddler
The Clan Chieftain Muddler is a fly designed to be fished as a top dropper pattern when fishing lakes, Lochs or the Welsh Llyns for wild brown trout. It creates a disturbance either upon or just under the surface and attracts fish. The video …
The Garry Dog
This fly has been tied specifically to show some of the techniques that can be used to tie in the wing securely following the fly dressing video tutorials. Materials Hook – Ahrex double salmon size 8 Silk – Semperfli Nano Silk, white, …
CDC & Elk
This pattern is one to have in your fly box for either Trout or grayling. It can be effective on both rivers and lakes. Materials Hook – Ahrex FW 503, size 16 Silk – Semperfli Nano Silk, 18/0 (30D) Body – CDC …
Caenis – The Angler’s Curse
This pattern is a test of both patience and control. The Caenis is an up-winged fly (Ephemeroptera) and often hatches and goes through its life cycle very quickly. The insect is small but hatches in abundance and trout feed upon them avidly. …
