Jan
18
Good morning all … Mr Dickson paid a wee visit to our FlyTying club on Wed evening. Sandy shared some of his latest Salmon fly designs along with his excellent ‘Blank Busters’ Forum member ‘Scootavon’ & ‘ChrisGrayling’ also tied some bugs on the evening … Thanks again to Sandy for coming along, hope to see …
Jan
05
The next special guest speaker at the Leeds Branch of the FDG: Stuart Crofts Stuart is going to tie his latest flies and talk about dry fly fishing. If you want to know about Tenkara, Stuart will have the answers. More details: http://leedsfdg.wordpress.com/ Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Dec
03
The next special Guest speaker is Melvyn Wood talking on: “Lough fishing for wild fish in wild places and the fly’s to catch them”. This will be of interest to all of us who fish for Salmon, Sea Trout, and Brown Trout. West Park Rugby Club at 7:30pm, everyone welcome. More information: http://leedsfdg.wordpress.com/ Share this …
Nov
19
Beginners tying class: Plamered Hackles Griffiths gnat and Soldier Plamer Intermediate tying class: Ballon Caddis and Cutwing Caddis West Park Rugby Club, Bramhope. 7:30pm Everyone welcome http://leedsfdg.wordpress.com/ Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Nov
12
Intermediate Fly tying course patterns: Gosling Adams Everyone welcome. 7:30pm, West Park Rugby Club Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Nov
11
Been thinking about and tying some small salmon flies recently. What is the smallest size hooks you use for salmon flies and what patterns? Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Nov
06
Tomorrow night the Leeds Branch of The Flydressers’ Guild will be hosting the second guest speaker of their winter season. Ben Dobson from Stocks Reservoir and bank House Fishery will be talking about aspects of reservoir fishing. Everyone welcome (£5 per person including a light buffet) West Park Rugby Club 7:30pm start. Further details available at: …
Oct
02
Tomorrow evening the Leeds Branch of the FDG start their new winter programme . It all knick off with a special guest of Paul Procter (www.paulprocterflyfishing.co.uk), talking about flies that catch him fish. Everyone welcome. More information available at: http://leedsfdg.wordpress.com/ Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Sep
17
Anyone living in or around Leeds, the local branch of the FDG will soon be starting their activities again. Beginners and experienced alike, everyone is welcome, lots of Semperfli materials on show and being used. Click on below advert for more information: LFDG advert Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Jul
23
Getting ready for next Saturday at Penrith after last weekend at Chester. Call in if you’re nearby. http://www.nationalfishingmonth.com/events/1586-go-outdoors-national-fishing-month-event-penrith/ Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Jul
04
** Reminder…. Tonight’s (4th July) class is a fishing evening at Beaverdyke reservoir, off penny pot lane, near Mwth hill. Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Jun
22
Well that’s me packed and ready to head off for the BFFI: http://www.bffi.co.uk/ and what’s going with me, yep lots of Semerfli materials. Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Jun
06
I have spent the evening at the sailing club where my wife and daughter spend a lot of their time at being blown around the water. Whilst there I walked around the lake, partly for exercise, partly to see if the carp anglers had anything (nothing reported) and also to see if any insects were about. There …
Jun
05
Spent part of the day today tying more V-wing emergers with the Yellow nano silk and B-Bond bodies. I used the Sempergli 6 finger fly tying scissors through-out the sessions. A really great set of scissors that fit comfortably into the hand and the over sized finger loop allows them to sit in the hand through-out …
Jun
03
I know I’m waterproof, however after walking the dogs in the torrential rain this morning, the thoughts of fishing soon drifted away whilst enjoying breakfast and coffee. What to do instead? Ah, the tying room calls. bit of a tidy up of materials after the last few weeks bumper sessions. New materials filed away and then ………. …
May
10
My cat has a nasty habit of destroying the fledglings at this time of year but I managed to save this long tailed tit from her jaws I fed and watered it for a few days and it followed me around the house like a lost sheep … It even came and slept on my …
Apr
12
The weather looks favourable this morning, even though there were dark skies to the north over the dales. Gear was packed into the car and I ventured up Nidderdale. Standing by the roadside looking over the wall, the reservoir didn’t look quite so inviting with the wind and rain blowing along the water. Casting might …
Mar
27
Tomorrow evening at 7:30pm is the last of this sessions meeting being the AGM. Everyone welcome. http://leedsfdg.wordpress.com/ Share this With Other Fly Fishermen:FacebookStumbleUponRedditPrint
Mar
26
<p>In America Singlebarbed’s Sixth Finger Scissors are all the rage, we played with them and loved them for fly tying! We decided we had to get our own versions made and they are now available. These surgical-grade stainless steel fly tying scissors are designed to remain in the hand for the duration of the tying …
Mar
12
After working with our professional tyers and a specialist wire manufacturer we are pleased to release a new range of fly tying wires for the fly tyer. Just 0.1mm diameter these are supple and will tie the daintiest of dry flies to lures and streamers or saltwater patterns. We had a range of fly tying …
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