Fly Fishing in South Wales

It seems that the Pink Shrimp Czech Nymph has become synonymous with grayling fishing over recent years; to do one without the other almost seems strange to many an anglers, myself included. To go fishing without any of these patterns seems to lessen my confidence. The question still abounds, ‘why do grayling love the colour pink?’ [...]

Playing around with a few new jig patterns this evening, I was after something with a little more mobility and so I got the CDC out for a play. Keeping with the traditional jig make-up, this pattern keeps a slim taper in order to sink at it’s optimum rate, but I feel the addition of [...]

It’s been a busy ol’ weekend. As a number of you know, I’m resident of the lovely Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales – which sits snugly at the top of the South Wales valleys and at the base of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Okay, so our snow levels are nowhere near the levels seen on the [...]

More ‘harsh terrain’ training in prep for June’s mammoth charity hike took place on Saturday and, this time, we decided to make things a little harder by deciding to take on the Brecon Beacons Horseshoe Ridge route and by adding on an additional 1.4miles. This pushed the day’s route to 10.4 miles. I believe the saying [...]

Today was a tough one. With temperatures plummeting yesterday we knew the grayling may not have acclimatised just yet and, as such, today would be a little tricky. Add to that the fact that they’re still pretty shoaled up and, well…we were right. Shoals apart, and with temperatures failing to rise above 0°C all day, [...]

Happy New Year folks! As we move closer to the new trout season, why not get those fly boxes restocked with a great range of flies available from The Fly Shop? As a New Year’s gift, all orders placed up to January 31st will receive a 10% discount; simply use the coupon code HAPPY2013 when you get to the [...]

Well, that’s the registration form signed and completed…now there’s no turning back! On June 8th 2013 I’ll be taking part in the TrekFest 2013 challenge, an endurance challenge which will see me hiking 54 miles in just 24 hours! Oh, and that ‘route’ just happens to be the Brecon Beacons, a mountain range in South Wales which [...]

I am delighted to announce the launch of the brand new Fly Shop, offering a more streamlined ordering experience through a fully automated shopping cart facility, and which ties in seamlessly to PayPal (bank transfer and cheque payment options are still available). The new platform enables clients to select more defined fly specifications, and you [...]

I love the versatility and robustness of the Klinkhamer; the pattern’s silhouette, buoyancy properties, and it’s ability to seemingly ‘bring fish up from the deep’ is simply amazing. Above all, the pattern is generally a quick and easy to tie, and is a perfect example of a pattern which allows the tier to alter it’s [...]

What can I say!? What a fantastic show! I’m still tired after the show three days later, but really chuffed about the number of you guys who popped by to say hello or stopped for a chat, and absolutely blown away by the requests to sign fly boxes, cards, etc. Amazing. The highlight of the [...]