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Jul
20

July Catch Report – Earith Lakes Cambridgeshire

The sudden hot weather during July has slowed fished down, with the water temperature increasing and oxygen levels falling fish are simply not feeding.  The cold rain water has helped and there are plenty of fish showing ready to bite as the sun is covered and wind picks up. Best Fly patterns being black / …

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Jul
05

Earith Lakes June Catch Report

June Catch Report: With the weather being typically British fishing has been rewarding even with our algae blooms!  Best patterns were predominately Nymphs with Damsels taking toward the end of the month, Daddys and Hoppers on warmer evenings and random Orange Lures and Blobs whilst we had the algae. June also gave us our 1st …

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Feb
13

Loch Duich & Loch Alsh (Scottish Highlands)

Loch Duich

I have the opportunity to fish Loch Duich, Loch Alsh and surrounding Rivers and Coastline this coming June. Has anyone fished it recently? I would appreciate any hints/tips you are prepared to share… Flies, Rigs, Techniques, Location etc..  ? I have googled and the only information i can find on LochDuich fishing is this Legend…….. …

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Jul
19

Truly International

We are delighted to have customers from all around the world.  For us at The Essential Fly, it feels like we travel the world every day!  Just a quick look around the site to see who is on just now showed customers actively on the site now from, UK, Ireland, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, …

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Jul
05

Andy

10% Discount On Fly Fishing Flies

There is an Independence sale running from Monday 4th July to midnight Thursday 7th July where you can get 10% discount with a minimum spend of £15 on fly fishing flies at www.theessentialfly.com. This is on all trout flies, salmon flies, grayling flies, saltwater flies and pike flies. Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint

Jun
05

Andy

Fly Fishing Sunglasses – HD Video Recorder & Camera Sunglasses

Essential Fly Fishing Video / Camera Polaroid Sunglasses Review Sun glasses are essential for fishermen, both for keeping out the sun, helping focus on a fly, seeing the trout / salmon below the water rise and take our fly and most importantly to protect eyes from flying hooks!I remember watching one of my wife’s TV …

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May
31

Andy

HD Video 1280 x 720 and 12 mega pixel camera POLAROID FISHING SUNGLASSES

Essential Fly Fishing Video / Camera Polaroid Sunglasses (1280 x 720 pixel video 4gb video 12 mega pixel camera) Polaroid sun glasses are essential for fishermen, both for keeping out the sun, helping focus on a fly, seeing the trout / salmon take and most importantly to protect eyes from flying hooks! These fishing sunglasses …

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Apr
18

Andy

Superb Alternatives To CF Fly Boxes

Fantastic New Waterproof Fly Box Alternative to CF35878 Fly Box Holds 672 flies! We worked with our manufacturers to produce an alternative box to the CF Design Fly Boxes at a sensible price and this stunning fly box is the result. Similar to the large CF35878 which normally retails at around £35. As usual with …

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Mar
30

Andy

Light Penetration In Water Types For Fishermen for Fly Fishing or Lure Fishing

Visible Spectrum

One of the most mis-understood areas in fishing is what happens to light in water. To see a colour we need that colour within the spectrum to be visible on the object we are viewing because we see colour as it is the relection of light on an object. So what is the issue? well …

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Dec
16

Fly Fishing In Spain

"Interested Spectator"

Look at a map of Spain, run your finger down the western coast from Hendaye in France until you reach the Minho estuary – Portugal’s northern border with Spain. Now draw a straight line to the east and you´ll reach Lloret del Mar on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia.  The Pyrenees make up the fourth …

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