Well what a great day yesterday, at the Welsh fly fair. caught up with my old mate well known Welsh great Author and fly fisherman., Moc Morgan. who sadly had to leave early, as he has no been to well of late. but at least a good few visitors, had a chance to see him tying a few flies in hand. alway worth a long look,
Another well know local tier and fly fisher, Chris Rawle. it was is first time tying at the show, sure it will not be is last. at this show and others.
Above, some of Chris's flies.
Alun Rees, my old mate, have to say a guy with a lot of knowledge of fly tying and casting. i will say have learnt a lot of him in both,
Another good mate of mine, Dai Cullis top sewin / salmon angler. on the river Neath, showing off his fab ties.
Above, The Cookshill stand, a MAGICAL place for the fly tier.
I am very sorry, but this lad i have forgotten his name. but will update soon, his 2nd time at the show and a great up and coming tier.
Above Llan Evans, Now have a few things to say about this guy. great tier of small flies and great coffee maker, he always looks after me at the Bala game fair. but he was a bit slow coming forward with last year, hahaha,
Above Emyr Bresse, an old time at the fly tying shows. and great tier of compition flies
Above myself, with another old mate of mine. John Graham inventor of the JAMBO top sewin and salmon angler. plus top fly dresser, Checking out my cascade zonker tube, have known the family from the early 70s. and will say they are all top anglers,
Another very good mate of mine, Gareth Lewis, Top micro fly tier and angler. a great guide to get hold of, if you would like to get to grips with. small river trout/ grayling fishing,
And above, master fly dresser and caster Charles Jarden. he was tying along side me, and will say picked up a lot about small fly tying.
Another great tier of flies, he ties a fine mayfly. but now tying a lot of salmon flies Dewi Williams.
And above John Graham, with Ray Locker, well known in the area for is river fly tying. and Sec of local club Ponterdawe and Swansea Angling Society.
Just a reminder, this coming weekend, we have the Welsh fly fair. there are lots of things going on, with local fly tiers myself included. casting clinics and trade stands, plus a great meeting place to catch up with your mates over a pint.
Hi, I have been very busy this week, with a range of different styles of flies. with them going out all over the country, but i have been able to tie a few up for myself . the large snake flies above are for me, i do like using these fully dressed snake flies at night for my sewin fishing. these are just under 3" long and listed below,
Above, the one i use when there is a lot of water running, also good for salmon. yellow /orange & black,
Red and black, great color combo.
Black and orange,
And of course, you must have the one and only black.
Showing the colors together, all the above ties on my wire mounts.
Above, a mix of ties for some guys, living in Scotland & Cumbria.
The Kinermony killer copper tube,
My take on the cascade, on a waddington shank 11/4" long.
The williegun, 11/4"
Above the Ally shrimp waddington, 11/4"
The toucan conehead, still in big demand.
Orange 11/4" snake fly on hollow mono mount.
Black snake 11/4" mono mount,
Red 11/4" mono snake,
Above, my glow in the dark black snake. with a glow in the dark bead near hook. charged with torch,
Squirrel blue and silver, secret weapon .
Black secret weapon, bothe tied on a size 4 kamasan B175 and size 12 treble.
The set,
I have been tying a good few blobs, for the stillwater anglers.
Above, Sunburst blob deer head.
Green and red.
Orange and mallard,
And pink foam ass blob,
Well this week i have been tying up some Grayling and trout flies, as i am hoping to have a few days out on some still waters for trout, and some river fishing for the grayling. i really like buzzer fishing for trout, so have tied up some colors i like and coated with Deercreek UV resin. by far the best coating for these patterns,
Black & red buzzer, with silver krystal flash rib. tied on size 12,
Black, with green krystal flash rib, and holographic cheeks. size 12,
Black red holographic cheeks, size 12.
Red ass black buzzer white rib, red holographic cheeks.
Red bloodworm buzzer, with red flexfloss wing buds.
Red ass buzzer,flexfloss wing buds.
Black buzzer, red holographic rib with pink flexifloss wing buds.
Black buzzer gold holographic rib, yellow wing buds.
Apps blood worm, this does catch a lot of trout. and so easy to tie,
Grayling bug, size 18 11/2 mm bronze color tungsten bead head. with squirrel tail,
Size18 grayling bug, size 11/2mm silver tungsten bead head. with squirrel tail fibers,
Size 18 11/2mm gold tungsten head, with squirrel fibers.
Size 18 orange tungsten head bead,
Orange klink hammer,
Brown klink hammer,
Black klink hammer,
Green klink hammer,
Brown F fly
Gray F fly,
And above, as you can see. my dry fly box is looking very healthy with Klink hammer and F flies, just love taking fish off the top on dries. just need to get out now in between my tying,
Good news, the Welsh fly fair is on this year. the 2nd of March same venue as always poster above.
And i will be tying there this year again, along with other local fine tiers.
