I wrote this last summer and for some reason resisted publishing it on my web site, having re read it I decided that it merited an appearance. I had a recent trip to fish the Sesia River and one of its tributaries the Mastelone in the North West of Italy close to the Swiss border …
I have a grandson and am beginning to wonder if he will ever be able to fish for salmon in the way that I have and in the way the generation before me did. I can recall having conversations with Reg Rihgyni famed for the book he wrote about Grayling fishing and also “Salmon Taking …
Its that time of year again when we start preparing for a new season. My thoughts are already on the salmon and the season starts again in just a few days time on the 15th January where I fish on the Tay. I am preparing for my first outing with Intruders a steel head pattern from …
The Milngavie Fly Dressers decided on the 16th January 2014 that they would become a branch of the Fly Dressers Guild. This is great news for Glasgow as the original Glasgow Branch ceased in approximately 2002. The attraction was the ability to participate in the Guild’s Bronze, Silver and Gold awards scheme. Everything else at …
I have been a bit quiet on my blogg recently about most things for a number of reasons. I feel that I should update information about the Milngavie Branch of the Fly Dressers Guild. We are still meeting on a Thursday evening at Milngavie Library and regularly have a dozen tiers attend weekly. We now …