One of questions we are asked most often in the shop, is how to clean a fly line, and how to make it last that wee bit longer.
Here is a fantastic two part video from argubably the best fly line manufacturer in the business, Rio Products. Enjoy!!
Cleaning A Fly Line – Part 1 from Sol Duc Buck on Vimeo.
Here is a fascinating article from sent into us by Joseph Moulton.
Fish meal pellets
Recreational angling is arguably one of the most important past times in the UK and indeed across the world. However in changing environmental and economic climates it is important that the fragility of not just wild habitats and ecosystems but also stocked fisheries are considered. Managed fisheries represent an important aspect of fishing for many anglers. They are often accessible, sociable and have additional facilities to attract fishermen and women.
Check out this excellent two part fly tying step by step from our magazine contributor Alex Wilkie.
This was the deadly pattern used by himself and friends all last year and has temped pollock to over 10lb! If you fancy a crack at the pollock on the fly take our advice and do not be without one of these in your box.
The day involved trying out the new MACKENZIE DTX G2 lines both Shooting Head and full Spey lines, being brought up to speed on the advantages of the profile design of the lines compounded by the DTX team. The location of this day was the River Ewe in Wester Ross which made for a stunning location. Only a 2 mile long river which flows out of Loch Maree made famous by it’s world renowned Sea Trout fishing which has now sadly diminished to memories.
Stunning Location
David Jones, the council appointed bailiff for the Rivers Forth and Teith has sent us this review of 2010, it covers his thoughts on how 2010 went and some of the plans for the year ahead…
Stirling Council’s fisheries enjoyed an exceptional season in 2010. Its beat on the River Forth produced 1.351 salmon and grilse making it the top producing beat in Scotland. Anglers returned 70% of fish caught, an increase of 16% on the previous year. The anglers are now gaining a reputation of being conservation minded and it is hoped this trend continues.
There was also a good year on the Teith at Callander with nearly 200 salmon and grilse being caught. In excess of 300 sea-trout were caught and again a high percentage of fish were returned.
Facilities were improved on both rivers with a new disabled platform at Callander and new boardwalks at Stirling.
An anglers bothy was also sited at the Dykes on the Forth. New notice boards were placed throughout the fishery and new paths were laid along both rivers to improve access.
The Council have employed an apprentice in Fisheries management on a 2 year contract. We are also working in partnership with the Forth Fisheries trust on a number of initiatives and projects which will improve our waters.
We will continue to make improvements to ensure the sustainability of the fishery which should see numbers of those who visit the fishery increase.
We have arranged the usual opening of the Fishery which will take place on Tuesday 1st February at Callander. Neen Mackay who presents the salmon fishing programme for BBC Alba will be doing the honours.
Last season was exceptional so heres hoping this ones even better.
The Laxa i Kjos river lies just over an hour away from Keflavik airport in a lush valley and is the only natural river in Iceland i.e. there is no human intervention in its stocks of sea trout and salmon.
My friend David Milburn and I had booked our week on this river before we went to the Rio Grande and were full of anticipation because Iceland was another of our “must do’s”. However the fishing god had decided that the river would be at an all time low and that we would have to work our socks off to catch our fish.
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