Rivers Usk and Wye, end of season.

 Hi Guys, Sorry i have not posted for some time, but i have been on the move to a new home. and it has taken up a lot of time sorting out the new home, and most of all my tying room. but i am sorted now so all is go, will start up dating ever week now, with tying and some Grayling fishing plus some small water trout fishing. plus some tackle and book reviews, so here are some photos of some of the salmon my mate had, towards the end of the season on the rivers Usk and Wye. Above Ken Evans trying out one of my Airflo Enigma salmon rods, he was using the 14ft 9/10# weight. he fell in love with it. on the Lower Usk and now is the proud owner of a 15ft 10/ 11# weight. i will be doing a review on a lot of Airflo fly gear starting soon, 

 Above, is Ken's best fish of the season. a cracking cock fish in spawning colors,

 Above, a lovely hen Usk fish.

 A nice fish for Ken again,

 Again, another fish for Ken,

 A nice fish for Dennis,

 And above, Spencer with a cracking fish on the last day of the season.

 And again, lovely fresh fish for Dennis.

 And now a few river Wye fish, my old mate Malcolm with his first river Wye fish.

 And two mate's Julian holding fish, with his first Atlantic salmon on a fly off the Wye. and John Davies on the netting duties, both looking very happy,

 And above, a very nice looking river Wye fish for Spencer.

 And above, some of my firetiger cascade's, sent to the states for one of my customers. these were a very popular salmon fly of mine this year,

 Above, close up of the firetiger cascade tube, 1" inch long on a Ally tube.  and a Pearl head,

And above, the standed cascade pearl head. see you soon guys,

Floods, fish and flies

 Well as you can see, we had a lift of water came, much needed and we had a good few fish come through. above showing the flood, photo taken off Nantgredig bridge. looking up river to the junction pool and looking down river to the weir.

 Above Richard Bradley fishing the Abercothi pool, he did well here landing two fish in about 15 mins,

 Above, Cyril Fox landing the first fish. a sewin about 6lb in weight,

 Above Richard with the first fish, a 6lb sewin.

 The 2nd fish a Grilse about 6lb both fish returned.

 Above a set of Haslems tied for a customer, 12 dark and 12 light tied on size 8 low water hooks.

 Close up of the Haslem. with horns.

 Another take of mine on the Haslem, with a squirrel tail wing.

 And again, another take on the Haslem with a mixed wing.

 Above, a set of black and peacock 1" tubes, black bear hair over wing of peacock plus red krystal flash.

 Close up above of the black and peacock tube.

 Above, a few photos of the stamp of brownies, coming off the river Towy when fishing for sewin. must have a go at these on light rods next season,

 Above, did see a lot of sewin this size coming into the Towy . which is good new for the future,

 Above, some of the waddingtons, still going out for salmon.

 Black waddington 11/4" inch.

 Orange waddington,

 Red waddington,

 Squirrel blue and silver waddington,

 Above, are some of the snaketruders, that i have been tying for a mate. who fishes the river Tyne and Wear, the ones above are about 2" inch long. and tied with rubber legs giving the look of a squid in the water. and the good news he is catching a few salmon on them,

 Above, orange snaketruder,

 Yellow and black snaketruder,

Red snaketruder, will be updating the end of the week. with some nice photos of salmon off the rivers Wye and Usk, seeing as the season is ending tomorrow.

Night and Day, & flies.

 One night i was out on the Junction pool, on the Abercothi estate. had to take a few photos as i could see the way the sky was colouring up. it makes fishing at night all worth it when you see sunsets like above,

 Above a colored fish, but still like them in full color. from the river Usk by my mate Ken Evans, how has had 18 salmon now to 17lb.

 Above a fish off the river Coquet, caught by my mate Spencer.

 Above, a order of orange and red flamethrowers. size 6 /8 & 10 doubles.

 Size 8 orange and red flamethrower.

 Above, A set of Kinermony killer on treble hooks, size 10 / 8 & 12

 The Kinermony killer, tied on size 8 treble.

 Above, still a popular fly, the Tyne Toucan tied on tube and double.

 

 Above, 1" tube and size 8 double Tyne Toucans.

 Above some Secret weapons, tied on size 4 kamasan size 4 B175 and size 12 treble stinger.

 Above, the Alrounder, 

 Above,Squirrel blue and silver.

 Above, Blackie.

 Above, some cone head Cascades, in 1" / 3/4" and 1/2".

 Above, 3/4" inch Cascade tube.

 Above, 1/2" inch Cascade.

 Above, and order of Ally shrimps, on doubles.

 Close up, Ally shrimp.

 Above, some of the colors i use in snake flies, tied on braid 2" inch long.

 Above, some of the secret weapons i use,

 Above, my royal blue secret weapon. size 6 kamasan B175 and size 14 treble.

 The Royal, a Patten of mine tied on kamasan B175 size 6.

 The Squirrel blue and silver, these flies with stinger hook. are great for short taking fish, 

Did get around to tying a few for myself, above the pattens i like to have in my boxes. the Kinermony killer. the tyne Toucan and the firetiger cascade, 

 Above, a order of wee doubles on size 10 / 12 and 14. 

 Close up of the size 14 wee double.

 Above, an order of Tyne Toucans, 1" tubes. these just catch ever river they go on.

 Some of the snake orders,

 Red,

 Black,

 Glow in the dark, with glow egg above hook.

And above, all black that i get asked for all the time. the ones above. all 13/4 " inch long,