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.
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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
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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
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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
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