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...
Fairy Flax
Fairy Flax, Linum catharticum, is common in unimproved grassland and meadows in early summer, but easily overlooked as it is small and delicate. Finding it is worth the trouble as it is a delightful plant who’s dark twisting stem winds amongst the grasses and other...
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. ...
A day on the nymph
It’s early May and it’s been a strange season so far. And Covid is the least of that. It’s been the coldest and driest start to a season I can remember. It’s been a mixed blessing. The river has been beautiful. It’s never been so clear even at summer lows....
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...
Musk Thistle
Often called the nodding thistle, which seems a good description as the flowers do indeed bend over in a most characteristic way, as if nodding their heads. It’s not common along riverbanks, but occasionally shows up on gravel bars, amongst other thistles; which...
Wood Cranesbill
The Wood Cranesbill is species of geranium. The common houseplant that most people know as the Geranium is a relative, but is actually a Pelargonium. They all have long pointed seed pods that look somewhat like the long beak of a crane and give then their common name....
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