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Flyfishing for Coarse Fish

I have fished quite a bit for coarse fish with a fly in my time. Bream, perch, roach - and pike of course. I even hooked some chub that willingly rose to a dry cast to rising trout.

A Cache of Carrie Stevens and Bert Quimby Flies

For anyone who has been searching for a few vintage flies from the likes of Carrie Stevens and Bert Quimby, there is some wonderful news. Ebay seller...

Dorado

Locally it is known as "el tigre de los rios", the tiger of the rivers, and Argentina's famed Dorado is a popular and sought after gamefish.

Read about it here

Take the F...ing Fly

THE FUNK cloaks my heart, Hazes my mind, Chokes out fun, Good friends and sunshine. All for a fish That will eat that f*king fly.

A Bonanza for the Streamer Collector

It's been a while since I've posted flies up on Ebay, and this week has seen a number of great offerings from some of the regulars and a few new...

Kayak Fishing

This book isn't brand new, but has been out for several years. My copy is even second edition. I had my eyes on the book ever since I saw it the first time just after I bought my first kayak, but only...

Threading a bobbin

Considering how simple the goal is: to get the thread through the tube of a bobbin holder, there's a surprising number of ways to do it.

Find a few tips here

Nymph Fly-Tying Techniques

The subtitle "Over 1,000 color photos of techniques and pattern styles" lured me into buying this book from 2001. 125 pages at 10 UK£ or about 16 US$ used made it a no-brainer.