tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53555448176268913802024-02-21T06:02:35.874+00:00River Fly Box'DW Fly Fishing & Tying':
Pursuing the UK's wild trout and grayling with the flyDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.comBlogger469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-63389489289818664832015-05-02T20:41:00.001+01:002015-05-03T10:13:12.954+01:00Barbless Flies: The 'Mayfly Selection' reviewedAs we move into May, there will be very few river fly fishers who aren't looking forward to the bonanza that is the 'Mayfly'. The appearance of Ephemera Danica on our waters is always a prized time. Whether it is fish slashing at newly emerged duns or the rhythmic picking off of spent spinners, it is a special time on our waters. Although my first Danica of the year has been spotted already, it's the last couple if weeks of May into the beginning of June that offers the best of the hatches. Time to get tying!<br />
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Richard Fieldhouse at <a href="http://www.barbless-flies.co.uk/index.php" target="_blank">Barbless Flies</a>, now offers a new range of patterns to cover every stage if the Danica hatch. Regardless of whether you always buy flies or you are a seasoned tyer, these come highly recommended. Even better knowing that every purchase you make supports the Wild Trout Trust.<br />
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So, here is a quick review of what £16, including the fly box and postage gets you (which is a phenomenal bargain!):<br />
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There are four different Mayfly patterns included with two tied on strong size 12 barbless hooks and another two in size 10. The sixteen flies are presented in a six compartment box. All are of the highest quality and are hand tied.<br />
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First to take a look at is the CDC Mayfly Dun. This has a clipped hackle thorax and a sloping wing of CDC. Good proportions on both the size 12 and the 10, although I think the 10 would be my first choice to match the hatch.<br />
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The next fly is the Loop-wing Mayfly. The Loop is synthetic rather than CDC and this is a good choice in my opinion. It will take Gink or mucillin well to aid the floatation. The loop could be larger, but I am certain this fly will be a first choice for many; especially for picky fish. The hackle is kept sparse and is clipped underneath. Perfect for fish nailing the emerging naturals too.<br />
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The next fly is perhaps my favourite in the collection. Many Mayfly have stunted wings as they try to hatch and simply do not make the transpose successfully. This matches that exactly. The foam thorax cover and Raffia / Raffine wings give the perfect profile. Again, that wing material collapses during the cast to reduce leader-spin.<br />
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Finally is the Mayfly Spinner. This is an essential part of the lifecyle to imitate as fish will feed confidently on the dead or dying spent flies as they are carried downstream in the current. This pattern is neatly tied with long tails of pheasant tail fibres. The wings are Raffia / Raffine which crumple nicely when cast (so the leader doesn't spin too much) and there is a short 'grizzle' hackle tied around the thorax. Truth be told, you want these in the surface to be effective and the way these are tied will manage exactly that. If they sink, they'll be fine - watch the leader for takes. It's a lovely and highly effective way of fishing.<br />
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These really are top quality flies. They are tied with fine attention to detail, good materials and perfect proportions. They are bespoke, beautiful flies with a the price tag that would usually result in disappointment for the fly buyer. Not in this case!<br />
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Even better, you can by the flies singly if you lose a few along the way. Each fly costs a ridiculously cheap £1 per fly. Really quire incredible.<br />
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It is worth me pointing out that I have no affiliation with Barbless Fies. I have reviewed some of the flies available before and have been throroughly impressed by what I have found. These are a different generation of 'commercial' flies. Great products needs supporting... and I recommend these 100%. Every angler should get the set in preparation for the bonanza at the end of the month. You can order them <a href="http://www.barbless-flies.co.uk/mayfly-selection.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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~Dave<br />
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<br />Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-86573533169623518162015-05-01T22:18:00.002+01:002015-05-01T22:19:30.485+01:00April 2015 - River and Lakes on top formThe start of the 2015 season has been kind. Both river and lake have offered the goods. On the river, I am yet to tie on a nymph, with every fish willing to rise to a variety of different naturals. Mainly midges and Large Dark Olives have been on the menu.<br />
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As for the lakes, they have fished superbly. I have been lucky enough to be fishing Chew and the buzzer hatches have been incredible. The fish are feeding hard on them to and are nymph tactics are working superbly well. Always better than words, here are a few pictures to some up the April:<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-4369776146959335932015-01-03T10:51:00.001+00:002015-01-03T10:51:16.140+00:00Cold, crisp and into graylingFrosty mornings are what graying fishing is all about. We've had some good fishing into December too. It has been fun chasing grayling with bugs and nymphs; there have been several occasions that a switch to the dry fly has been called for. Amazing that, even in cold, damp conditions, Large Dark Olives can be persuaded to hatch - and the fish make the most of these too. And so to a few pictures of the last month:<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-43083710147759636792014-11-01T20:14:00.003+00:002014-11-01T20:14:57.562+00:00Regal Vice Pro-teamThe grayling season is upon us, although it feels more like September. October 31st recorded 20 deg C and it feels strange!<br />
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. I have been lucky to find grayling on every visit so far, and whilst the largr fish are proving elusive, the fish I have caught have been on dries as well as nymphs. I am looking forward to plenty more!<br />
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So it's time to keep the fly boxes filling up and I am delighted to announce I have been asked to be part of the <a href="http://regalvise.com/" target="_blank">Regal Vice </a>pro-team. A great piece of kit and I'll be using it for my tying at home and at the shows.<br />
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The next show is <a href="http://www.ifish.org.uk/" target="_blank">IFISH</a> at the end of October where I'll be doing a demo on grayling bugs. I'll also be tying again at the <a href="http://www.bffi.co.uk/" target="_blank">BFFI</a> next year.<br />
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Check out this month's Fly Fishing and Fly Tying as I offeer a juicy jig nymph to get you amongst the grayling:<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-39993590714208218442014-09-28T19:54:00.002+01:002014-09-28T19:56:28.275+01:00HarvestWe are nearing the end of the trout season and I am looking forward to searching out some big grayling this year. Whilst I may be adding to the bugging box, my attention is currently on those fish feeding hard and preparing for the colder months. On the river, there has been some action with gnats, but stillwater fishing is at its best in September and October. The fish are starting to find their aggresive, hunting charateristics and are paying attention to the shoals of fry - their own harvest. <br />
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This can be electrifying sport - fish crashing though the shoals only to turn a mop of the injured fish left in the upper layers makes for stunning fishing. It can often sort out the better fish too. The fish are usually patrolling the edges of weedbeds and happy to swim in shallow water.<br />
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In October's Fly Fishing and Fly Tying, I offered a muddler pattern that bridges the gap between corixa feeders and fry bashers. Worth a try when pulled, twitched or left to hang just below the surface.<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-5320521440740817262014-09-01T22:02:00.000+01:002014-09-01T22:05:18.389+01:00Reprise from the heatJuly and August have been tough with some high temperatures. A little rain at the back of end of August has helped freshen some of the rivers a little, but we are still flowing at Summer levels. Hatches have been pretty good, but it has been caddis that have done most of the damage in the evenings. Indeed, other than a few nights, the Blue Winged Olives have remained a little elusive in comparison to usual warm, muggy evenings.<br />
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There are plenty of sea trout in the rivers too. A drop in evening temoeratures have made fishing into the night a little tricky with a mist forming over the river - a sure fire way of ruining a good evening on the sewin! Still, there is one more night planned and fingers crossed it'll produce the goods. September and October offer some superb fishing and I am looking forward to the Autumn - a great time to be on the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One on the BWO at last!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My caddis pattern featured in July's FF&FT<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cast on the Wylye</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex with a fantastic upper Wylye brown</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alovely wild fish for me from the Upper Wylye</td></tr>
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I am looking forward to reporting some great back end fishing. Watch this space! <br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-36350105434993483602014-07-13T19:40:00.003+01:002014-07-13T19:43:32.958+01:00Summer nights...Whilst our beloved chalkstreams are looking peachy, other local rivers are finding themselves at summer levels. That makes fishing pretty tricky. In the day, it has been the long leader that has produced the goods. The stealth and presentation it offers really does help you to get amongst the fish. However, it's the evenings where the action really is. There are plenty of sedge around and fish will happily feed right into the darkness. There are the first signs of the Blue-Winged -Olive spinners littering the water too - afeeding opportunity the fish will make the most of. I have been lucky to get into some decent fish in the evenings... but the best is very much yet to come!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A client from last weekend into a great fish</td></tr>
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-25066728256154382372014-06-15T20:22:00.001+01:002014-06-15T20:23:14.902+01:00And they delivered...The lack of blogging is proportional to the lack of time! Not that I can complain - I have managed a lot of fishing and we have been blessed with some cracking insect activity to get the fish feeeding. The Mayfly has been excellent and I have been fortunate to latch into some huge hatches. But the gnats have been on the water in force this year and they have offered the chance of some excellent dry fly fishing in place of the fabled hatches on upwinged species. Long may this continue - and I would fully expect it to in one form or another as we move into the warmer months.<br />
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There have plenty of HUGE sedge showing themselves too and this gives some great late night fishing - and it is worth staying after darkness has fallen and colour in the leaves has disappeared.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding in a foam line, knocking off clusters of black gnats</td></tr>
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~Dave Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-84855381660439554122014-04-19T10:10:00.000+01:002014-04-29T21:28:57.962+01:00Pick your daysSpring is a great time of year to be out, not least because it gives the chance to get stuck into some fit and feisty fish that are hungry after the winter, especially given the floods we have encountered. However, 2014 is proving somewhat inconsistent. Time it right and there is the chance of some great sport, especially on the dry fly. There have also been days where the fish have proven really hard to come by. Tough.<br />
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I had the pleasure to take Ian out to teach him a range of stillwater techniques. It was a day of great sport and the fish are feeding hard on buzzer. Slow drifts, just keeping in touch with a team of three produced some arm-wrenching takes and fine rainbows and blue trout were the reward. In brighter conditions, small lures pay dividends. Blagdon and Chew have also been producing fish to lures but when the conditions are right, there's already a chance of fish coming to the dry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A handsome buzzer-feeding rainbow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ian with the first fish of the day on a black buzzer</td></tr>
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Early season hatches are usually a civilised affair, with the bounty occuring at around lunchtime. We have had some good flurries of Grannom that have brought the fish to the surface. Make the most of these though as they are gone as quickly as they started. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A plkump Garnnom-feeding brownie taken on the dry</td></tr>
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Most recently I fished the Usk with a good friend. Conditions were tougher than tough and, whilst going after big fish is always a potentially frustrating affair, the fish we did find feeding were amongst the spookiest I think I have ever encountered. I will be back there soon! <br />
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Fly hatches were sparse and highly inconsistent. It was interesting to see a few Turkey Brown Duns (<i>Paraleptophlebia submarginata</i>) on the surface - a species that usually hatches a little later in the season. <br />
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It won't be long before we start to think about Mayfly - infact I have already heard reports of a few hatching in April! In this month's<a href="http://www.flyfishing-and-flytying.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Fly Fishing and Fly Tying</a>, I offer my favourite spinner pattern that has been serving me well. I hope you enjoy it.<br />
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This is tied on the Partridge Extreme Klinkhamer (15BN) hook.<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-13452791573908557932014-04-03T21:43:00.002+01:002014-04-03T21:43:25.030+01:00First pickingsThe 2014 trout season has started and it wasn't long before I netted my first brownie of the year. Plenty of fish about although they're lying deep. It won't be long before the Large Dark Olive persuade them to feed on the surface.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first of the season</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wild Trout Trust work has started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another good sized, male fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that tail!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great condition after the winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another on the jig hook</td></tr>
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-43820073193994545632014-03-04T21:47:00.001+00:002014-04-29T21:33:16.340+01:00Ever nearing...Probably the longest period of time between blog posts; for which I apologise! I cannot use the excuse either that I have been out fishing since the rivers have been so heavily affected by the extreme rainfall we have had this winter. It has really hampered this year's grayling fishing. That said, I have still managed a few visits to the Test and the Wylye and, despite exceptional flows and river heights, there have been a few fish to be caught.<br />
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I have spent a good deal of time preparing for the new season which is
just around the corner. I have been working hard to tie up some trusted
patterns and also some experimental versions which will get an airing
this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on a Partridge Klinkhamer Extreme 15BN</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on a Partridge CZF</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on Partridhe SUD #8</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on a size 24 Partridge Klinhamer Extreme</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on a Partridge Klinkhamer hook (gold)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tied on a size 14 Partridge SLD</td></tr>
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I am also really pleased to be writing more this year for Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine and, over the coming months, there will be some articles on some of my favourite patterns and techniques.<br />
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I am really looking forward to making my first casts of the season. I can already see that big snout breaking the surface and engulfing my fly on a warm, early season day. Exciting stuff... see you out there!<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-12659707464496065712014-01-02T22:05:00.000+00:002014-01-02T22:05:18.330+00:00Wet, wet, wet and a Happy New Year!Firstly, a very happy new year for 2014! Let's hope it's a good one with plenty of fish gracing the net. It is certainly starting as a wet one, and there is more rain forecast. This has hampered the chances of grayling fishing, with even the usually relaible chalkstreams out of action thanks to high and coloured water.<br />
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I have had to cancel quite a lot of guiding and fishing sessions, so it has been time to to get behind the vice a get those boxes filled. So, let's hope for more settled weather in the coming on months and some quality fishing.<br />
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~Dave<br />Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-65168494955711719952013-11-27T21:04:00.002+00:002013-11-27T21:04:59.185+00:00GammarusIt's grayling time and the Gammarus imitations are on the menu. I'll be tying some of these at this weekend's <a href="http://www.ifish.org.uk/" target="_blank">IFISH</a> show:<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-33120066011434383352013-11-12T19:54:00.002+00:002013-11-13T21:54:42.637+00:00Some River Fly Box goodies available:As we approach the winter, I have a few offers / last minute sessions available -partly due to cancellations (and partly because we are not a million miles from the festive season!)<br />
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If you're interested in booking any of the following, please email me<a href="mailto:dave.wiltshire1@googlemail.com" target="_blank"> here</a><br />
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<b><u>Sunday 24th November</u></b> - 4 hour casting lesson (morning) - now only <b>£75</b> (usually £90)<br />
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<u><b>Sunday 8th December</b></u> - 4 hours casting lesson (morning) - now only <b>£75</b> (usually £90)<br />
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<u><b>Sunday 15th December</b></u> - 4 hours casting lesson (morning) - now only <b>£75</b> (usually £90)<br />
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I also have some fly selections available - some cancelled orders (hence a very low price!) and also some boxes I have from preparation for the IFISH show at the end of the month:<br />
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<u><b>60 River Dry Flies in threader box</b></u> - - NOW SOLD<br />
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<u><b>12 Mayfly dries</b></u> - in plastic partitioned box - usually £30 - now just <b>£25 posted</b><br />
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<u><b>Grayling Bug selection (12 flies)</b></u> - in plastic partitioned box - usually £30 - now just <b>£25 posted</b><br />
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<u><b>CDC Dries (12 flies)</b></u> - in plastic partitioned box - usually £30 - now just <b>£20 posted</b><br />
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<br />Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-14283390874459330772013-11-03T19:32:00.001+00:002013-11-03T20:32:57.780+00:00Peak condition and another record.Another record set then for temperatures? I have heard that October should hit the books for being one of the warmest on record - and that has had a significant impact on the fishing. By the start of November I have usually started my grayling fishing with real enthusiasm. But my nearest rivers remain low and, whilst the chalkstreams are but a stone's throw away, it just doesn't feel right - when the temperatures remain upwards of 15 degrees.<br />
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In the last week or so, the winds have been strengthening and the rain has been falling - and colouring up the river. Prospects are good and there are plenty of cased caddis providing a food reserve throughout the winter months. Despite tricky weather and river conditions, I have still been able to deliver some casting lessons and even a little bit of guided fishing - but on stillwaters, chasing rainbows. And it is here that the fish have remained active in the upper layer - clearly hungry and on the look out for late season food.<br />
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It has been more like summer- stalking big rainbows in the shallows - because that is where they are hanging out. So it has been crunchers and mini-lures in the top 12" of water... and even some dry fly action.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... heading back</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3lb 8oz of fighting fit rainbow</td></tr>
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So, whilst I am in the midst of completing plenty of tying, I am secretly looking forward to the temperatures bottoming out - and the lady of the stream finding some buddies to shoal up with. I will hopefully be reporting back with news of a few 'big-girls' in the net. As I write, the rain is falling - and hopefully giving the rivers a much needed boost.<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-5209228125190240112013-10-25T19:07:00.005+01:002013-10-25T19:07:52.334+01:00Food for thoughtThe bi-annual AAPGAI open day is always a good event. Not only does it encourage wannabe instructors to meet and experience what AAPGAI is all about, it allows its commited members to get together, chat, cast and catch up. I always exit these weekends inspired and more motivated than ever. The open day also follows an intense week of assessing those people who have chosen to put themselves through these gruelling examinations.<br />
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I had the pleasure of being part of the demonstration team this year. I am already looking forward to March's event in Cockermouth.<br />
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The weather is set to turn this weekend and there is a hefty storm forecast for the beginning of the week. Fingers crossed I can get on the river and do some teaching this weekend before turns too unsettled.<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-31631725718502408612013-10-14T19:52:00.000+01:002013-10-14T19:52:05.283+01:00Partridge Midge Supreme #20, 22 & 24The new Partridge Midge Supreme is now available and, when samples arrived, it was time to put the grayling bugs on hold and get on with replenishing the fly boxes for next season. My midge and terresterial fly box gets an airing from pretty much April through the October; but especially after Mayfly have shown themselves and the warmer months start and the fish need to be more opportunistic in their meal choices. They have taken a battering this year, so getting some tried and tested patterns onto these new irons was top of the agenda.<br />
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This is a sharp, well formed little customer, stronger in the wire than many of the other sub-20 hooks available. The standard wire and forged round bend with the large gape make it ideal for tying small CDC Beetle and ant patterns.<br />
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These are available in size 20, 22 and 24. I'll be using them at the <a href="http://www.ifish.org.uk/home.html" target="_blank">IFISH show later in November</a> if you'd like to check them out.<br />
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<br />Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-57761092096837309122013-10-13T20:13:00.005+01:002013-10-13T20:13:50.996+01:00Onwards and upwardsIt's the last weekend of the 2013 trout season and it was obligatory to fish the same river I started my season. Where as we began on April the 1st with a cold, biting wind and snow, we finished it with a drop in temperatures and a deluge of rain. With the river rising around us and colour creeping in thanks to the farmland run off, there was a feeling of limited time. French leaders and a methodical approach soon saw the first fish come bouncing in. Whilst there was nothing large, it's always nice to connect with healthy, wild fish before they begin their spawning campaign.<br />
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So onto the grayling now and plenty of casting and tying shows coming up.<br />
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I hope the 2013 trout season has served you well.<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-38040311891769371692013-10-11T19:59:00.001+01:002013-10-11T19:59:32.996+01:00Blue Winged Olive Hatch in Bosnia with Paul Procter<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Ja1bkY7tSkM" width="459"></iframe>Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-26561683109801454792013-09-23T05:39:00.002+01:002013-09-23T05:39:25.423+01:00Partridge Midge SupremeThe Summer months and then on into the back end of the trout season, often call for small, terrestrial fly imitations. In a recent article in Fly Fishing & Fly Tying, I discussed the merits of the smaller fly and some of the techniques to get the most out of fishing these tiny offerings. They are my first choice throughout a huge part of the fishing season.<br />
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First impressions are very good and I'll be posting some examples in due course.<br />
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I'll also be giving these hooks an airing at the <a href="http://www.ifish.org.uk/FlyTying.html" target="_blank">IFISH show</a> at the end of November. I hope to see some of you there.<br />
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Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-90021231597447469572013-09-21T19:40:00.002+01:002013-09-21T19:40:27.408+01:00I was joined by Juan and Ale, from Argentina, who wanted to sample some UK fishing - and what better place to be than a crystal-clear chalkstream. It was pretty tough going, but both managed to connect with fish - and on the dry fly too!<br />
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Well done to both - a pleasure to be out with you. Now, I just need to get myself over to Argentina!<br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-13723973324459972902013-09-17T21:45:00.003+01:002013-09-17T21:45:45.171+01:00Remembering Mark.It was a sad moment when I heard that Mark Libertone, known as 'Soft Hackle' on many forums, passed away this week. Although I felt I knew him as a friend, I strangely never met Mark in person. We had many conversations and exchanges from across the pond over the internet, on many forums and different networking sites. I valued his input and thoughts. His approach was always kind and considered. <br />
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Mark will stick on my mind as a master in the world of fly tying - and whilst he tied other styles of flies, it's spiders and soft hackles I will remember him for. He was truly passionate about the subject and his knowledge vast. <br />
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I thought I'd share some of Mark's flies; such simple and beautiful creations: <br />
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More of Mark's flies can be seen here: <a href="http://www.danica.com/flytier/mlibertone/mlibertone.htm" target="_blank">Mark Libertone</a><br />
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<br />Dave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-32260518637775616002013-09-15T20:57:00.000+01:002013-09-15T20:57:04.596+01:00Still Looking UpAs I write, there is at last some rain falling and the wind is blowing hard. In anticipation of the change in conditions, it seems the fish have been feeding hard in preparation for less settled weather. On the rivers it has been terrestrial patterns that have scored more than anything else. The fish are quite willing to rise and a well presented beetle pattern has been the undoing of some beautiful brownies.<br />
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To avoid the wind and rain, I rearranged a few things and too first time fly fisher Richard a day earlier to get him casting and chasing some fish. Tackling rainbow trout usually means the chances of success are somewhat improved and it didn't take long before Richard felt the draw on the line and a super-charged 'bow pulling against him. But it was great to get him into some rising fish - certainly a sure fire way of enthusing someone new to the sport.<br />
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It always surprises me when you reach mid-August how the light seems
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the the next season, Autumn is always full of reward. Having been
wetting a line in search of bass, it has been nice this week to get back
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cracking grayling falling for the French leader presentation</td></tr>
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Guiding Colin on Wednesday, we were working through a series of techniques. Having never fished a chalkstream before he lacked the confidence the fish nymphs. By the end of the day he had managed to catch using the French leader, the dry fry and classic upstream nymphing - all sight fishing. Well done Colin! <br />
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~DaveDave Wiltshirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09434372100542468850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5355544817626891380.post-2794504149145331172013-07-31T09:15:00.001+01:002013-07-31T09:15:28.559+01:00Wait for it...With the arrival of some rain, it is fair to say things have freshened up. The rivers have risen and there's a bit of colour making its way through the system. The chalkstreams remain clear and their fish willing to make the most of the Blue Winged Olive spinners fall in the evening.<br />
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No need to arrive to early though and those leaving the river early are missing out. The fish never really looked up until around 8.45pm and sport lasted for just thirty minutes or so. There were some good fish feeding hard too. There's nothing like seeing that large snout break through the surface to get the heart racing!<br />
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