Avoid a nap whilst fishing!
Occasionally I am in the habit of taking a nap whilst fishing but never again after reading this and definitely not in a fur hat. This article appeared in the Daily Telegraph.
Get a Fly Casting Lesson
Some say that I might be biased being Chairman of GAIA but I really do believe that we should all take casting lessons if you plan to be a fly fisherman. Having done so you then need time to practice, going fishing is not enough you need to go practice. Fly fishing has a technical requirement similar to a golf stroke, if you wish to …
Italian Lessons
Raffaele Mascaro is an FFF Master two handed instructor and runs an Italian web site called Speyband. I have been enjoying a series of video clips that he has been posting on YouTube the latest is about piled anchors and bloody l’s something that I suffer from. Pre school, Italian was also my only language but it rarely gets used …
Paul Procter at Milngavie Fly Dressers
Paul came to the Milngavie Fly Dressers last evening and gave a demo. Always a delight to watch him tie and font of knowledge about all things trout fishing. How he keeps being original and writing for trout fishing mags I will never know. I asked the question and the answer was simple “go fishing as often as you …
Missed opportunities in the Trossachs
A fishing associate Roger Drapper, past President of the Western Angling Club has recently got me thinking. (incidentally in 2010 I was the president of the West of Scotland Angling Club and annually the 2 clubs get together for a competition at the Lake of Menteith, the WOS normally win of course). Roger has launched …