Rod basics
We are blessed with the quality of fly rods available on the market today. People spend a lot of time and effort looking for the perfect rod. However the reality is that modern rods are massively better than just a few years ago and there are few bad rods. Even the...
Hends “Camou” tapered knotless French leader
Leaders are the heart and soul of Short Line Flyfishing. Maybe no choice is so important as the choice of leader. The Hends Camou knotless tapered French leader was the original knotless French leader and remains one of the best on the market. It sets teh standard by...
Periwinkle
The periwinkle, Vinca major, isn’t a common plant in areas I fish. In fact it’s quite rare. However it does occur in one south facing grassy bank overlooking a stretch of the Swale where I fish. Fortunately it’s a stretch that I walk, and fish, regularly. ...
Beating the Floods
After a good day in perfect conditions on the swale yesterday I was hoping to go out today with Chandra for some fishing. It would be Chandra’s first chance to get out for the year, so we were both looking forward to it. Unfortunately the weather seemed to have other...
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