Monday 31 August 2020

Flytying Inspiration

Flytying inspiration comes from various sources such as books, magazines, websites, friends and more than ever these days...youtube flytyers such as Davie McPhail and Martyn White aka Flickingfeathers .
I used to collect T&S and FF&FT for years and have boxes of them in the loft.
However I stopped buying them as they were getting repetitive and be coming more of an advertising vehicle more than anything else.
However last week I bought a fishing magazine for the first time in  years! Just to read during my lunchtime at work.
I purchased The Autumn edition of T&S which I found to be as expected very dull with not a lot to interest me, apart from one article which caught my eye on a fly pattern called the mandarin crippler.
Always a sucker for tying big bushy patterns I read this page with interest as I liked the look of this as it suited my style of fishing and I fancied having a go at tying this pattern.
However I don't have the exact materials as described in the article I tied a couple up in a similar style!

 

Sunday 30 August 2020

Chasing Rainbows

My fishing buddy and I headed up to Hillend on Friday morning as we had booked a boat! However when we arrived it was far too windy for our liking. So we made our apologies and headed into West Lothian chasing rainbows for a first time visit to Drumtassie! On a 4hr C&R ticket!  My mate and I both got 2 trout each. My 2nd fish was my last cast of our day and what a lump of a fish it was! Not sure of exact weight but it gave me a great scrap! The photo doesnt do it justice but when you compare it with the others you get an idea of the size! Both my fish were caught on a gaudy Greenish/Olive Lure while my mate caught his on a wee drab nymph pattern!








Wet day oot @ the Black Loch







Due to Covid this year I have a plethora of holidays to use up from work so off I went to The Black Loch on Thursday with my mate for a day out on the boat! 
We managed 9 fish for the boat. My mate got 6 while I fooled 3. I was most surprised to hook and land a roach too! That was a first for me!
A very enjoyable day for the both of us however we did get soaked a few times in the heavy showers that passed over Limerigg. When the wind picked up we called it a day! 

Heres' to better days ahead!

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