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Restocking The Boxes: Winter Tying Sessions NO.3 The Pheasant Tails

So for the third installment of our winter tying sessions, I am going to show you three pheasant tails you should not be with out for the 2019 season. By now most of you know that my patterns are…

Restocking the boxes: Winter Tying Sessions No.2

So here is my second installment of the 'Winter Tying Sessions', this time we are looking at some of my most effective Hare's Ear patterns from the 2018 season. For me the Hares Ear nymph and it's…

Restocking the boxes with some great and trusted nymphs: Winter Tying Sessions No.1

So over the next few weeks and months I am restocking my fly boxes with my most trustworthy patterns for next season and as I come across thew good ones Ill post them here in our Winter Tying…

Its All in the Head....What matters most the body or the bead head?.

Recently I posted a question on social media: "What is more important to you the body of the nymph or the bead ?" The results were close enough with 46% voting that the bead is most important and 54%…

Black is Best for Times when the hot spots stop working.

A lot of very effective nymphs are used and tied on a daily basis that have either shiny flashy bright beads, hot collars or hot floss tags and butts; glowing trigger points and flashy dubbing's.…

What is the best tungsten bead to use: Choosing the right beads to catch more fish.

I think of all the questions I get asked this is the one most common "Whats the best beads to use" , and to be truthful I ask that question to myself all the time when I am fishing. The best…

Choosing a New Fly Rod? Pick up the Syndicate Pipeline and Join the family

I get asked a lot over the last year or so about Syndicate Fly Fishing and their rods so I just decided to give you the story behind why I choose to use these rods above all others now and why you…

Want a Dry Fly that will catch you a lot of fish? The Lopped CDC Olive Dry Fly

With temperatures finally starting to come back to normal and with some consistency, the fishing is getting to where it should be early to mid May. Over the last few days I have been on the rivers…

Fly Tying with Piscari-fly

This nymph has been really producing cracking fishing for me at the moment and I hope you get the same results. Make sure and try out different colour beads with different colour floss also.  I…