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 …
March Brown Dun, by Lee Evans
In this video, Lee Evans ties a March Brown Dun pattern. Have a go and let us know how you get on. Tail: Moose Mane Body: Ginger Quill Wing: Spun CDC Thorax: Squirrel WHY NOT JOIN US? The Gwent Angling Society is …
March Brown Wet Fly
Hook: Varivas 2410 wide gape or any wet type fly hook size 10 or 12 Silk: 8/0 primrose wispa Tail: fibres from a partridge tail Rib: silk floss which has been spun Body: Hares mask from between the eyes Beard: Partridge neck …
March Brown Dry Fly
Hook: Partridge Patriot Fine Dry (SLD) size 12 or 10 Silk: Primrose 8/0 wispa Tail: Brown micro fibbetts Rib: Brown 3lb maxima Body: A 2:1 mix of March brown superfine and Orange sulphur superfine dubbing. Wing: Lemon wood duck tied as a …
Know Your Fish Food – Part 1 – March Brown (Rhithrogena germanica)
This article has been put together with the kindness and generosity of the family of the late Michael Wade. I should explain that Michael was a GP in Risca and was interested in the insects and fly life that trout feed upon in …
Duck Dun Patterns
Dave Collins gives his reasons for using this pattern. Whilst I first fly-fished back in the mid-sixties, I didn’t really get back to fly fishing regularly until the late nineties and didn’t tie my first fly until 2001. By then, I had …
The March Brown (Rhithrogena germanica)
The River Usk was a renowned early-season river for both brown trout and salmon where many would travel from around the world to fish this wonderful river. One of the aspects of this success particularly for brown trout was the unbelievable hatches …
Spring Trout Fishing on the River Usk
What a fantastic time of year this is. The end of the winter has almost come with the usual upsets in the weather but the long dark nights are starting to draw out and those feelings of excitement at catching the first …
