Fly Tyin co Fritz

Fly Tying co range of Fritz.
Today I received the full range of flytying co fritz from Harvey Angling, this is the company's own brand of tying materials which from what I have seen is looking to be a very comprehensive range in deed. The fritz range consists of the sizes and 4 products the first is the blob fritz which is supplied in a wider range of vibrant intense and very well dyed colours. Then we move on to the hackle which is very similar to medium hackle from another manufacturer that I have used for a few years, this is supplied in the standard same quality dyed colours as the blob fritz but also has a uv range giving more scope to a whole range of possible patterns of fly.
Moving on to the mini hackle again same size as the small fly box hackle perfect for nymphs small lures and finally the micro hackle all the same vibrant color's but in a micro size. All in all a superb range of materials and very competitively priced there are some great deals on the shops website
www.clif-harvey-angling.co.uk

This Cats Whisker variant has been tied sing the fluro yellow hackle for the body and a Harvey angling saddle hackle dyed yellow by myself .

Garnfrwdd 20th September .



The weather at the fishery was glorious this weekend, the unseasonal weather was more like a hot July afternoon and with the water temperature still a little high I wast expecting great things. After fishing a competition hear last weekend where I hadn't done particularly well, I opted for something a little different from my normal approach.. .opting for a 9ft6 rod with a 7wt Rio grand floating line a two fly cast on Hanak 6lb cast of around 15ft and a box of traditional wets and spiders. The emphasis was on enjoyment and the pace wasn't exactly rushed I made my way down to the lake after a leisurely coffee and chat with Jamie and Chris.
    The first fish fell to a size 14 Copper King spider on the point and after a short fight a pristine

condition Rainbow trout of around the 2lb mark slid over the net in front of the lodge. After a short move to the large middle platform a second fish this time a picture postcard Brown trout swallowed my hot orange and olive spider on the dropper as soon as the cast hit the water, next cast saw another fish a rainbow of the same stamp as the first take the point copper king again. The rest of the afternoon was very hard I tried various wets teal and blue mallard and claret but a change back to the copper king brought two more lovely rainbows to the net and I was very happy. Morgan had a good day taking his first Brown pictured below and a Rainbow on his own tied egg flies.

Fly fishing in Wales competition at Garnfrwdd

Last sunday saw the second competition for the ffiw cup , it was a great day out and although I didnt do all that well taking only 3 fish on dry flies it was a brilliant days fishing . Hywell Morgan was top rod taking 13 fish on nymphs and blobs .

Harvey Angling

Last thursday I joined the Harvey Angling pro team which is a very exciting venture I look forward to working with Gareth Harvey the owner of the company and his pro team .

A long awaited update .

Lots has happened over the last few month's iv spent alot of the summer targeting the carp culminating in my personal best carp a common of 22lbs from nineoaks in aberaeron . I took 60 carp over 5 weeks several doubles including an 8lb grass carp all on the fly .
          Iv viseted a few small still waters Bigwell , Fronn Farm and had excellent fishing at all venues . Fly tying has taken of with lots of new orders and different flies being requested to keep me busy . 

Some of my recent tyings

Step bt step olive shuttlecock by Lewis Rumble.

Dressing .
12 grub hook
Thread : olive utc 70
Body :bolive utc 70
Rib : olive stripped peacock quill covered with a layer of Deer Creek Diamond fine u.v. resin
Thorax : hairs ear
Thorax cover : natural CDC
Wing : natural CDC

 

Catch your thread in at the eye .

 

 

Bring your thread to the bend of the hook.

 

 

Catch in the quill at the bend and cover it with touching turns.

 

 

Bring the quill up in open turns to create a segmented rib .

 

                                         Cover the rib with a coat of deer creek diamond fine resin .

 

Set the resin with a u.v. torch.

 

 

Tie in the biots and cut them quite short.

 

 

Catch in CDC  near the eye cover and cut of the excess.

 

 

Tie in the hairs ear thorax.

 

 

Bring the CDC over the thorax and place two turns off thread under the CDC just to cock it up from the eye, then whip finish and place a little deer creek fine on the thread, then set it and the fly is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some photos from the world flyfishing championships in czechoslovakia

Natural insects

This is a nice collection of natural insects for those looking to match the hatch .