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    Dibble those flies!

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    When Stillwater fishing from either bank or boat many anglers finish retrieving their fishing flies then whip them off the water and cast them out again.  However, raising your rod...

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    10 Essential Items For A New River Trout Fisherman Recommended By Declan Geldar

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    1.    Rod A good river trout rod that I would recommend would be a Greys GS2 8’6” or 9’ long in length. This rod has a middle to tip action,...

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    10 Essential Items For Salmon Fly Fishing Recommended By Julian Shaw

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    1.    Rod The most popular general purpose length for most salmon fly fishing applications would be 15. My choice would be the Loop Opti Power Spey 15’ 10/11. 2.    Reel...

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    Keep that tip up!

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    When fishing a team of spiders or wet flies across and downstream on a river keep your rod tip up at approximately head height or slightly higher. The advantages of...

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    Top 10 Fly Tying Products

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    1.    Veniards No. 4 Spring Vice Very useful vice at a reasonable price – holds hooks, from size 24 to 02 very firmly . 2.    Guideline F.I.T.S. Tube System Excellent...

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    Shooting heads

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    For those of us who are keen freshwater anglers we are seeing a marked trend towards shooting head lines similar to those which have been developed in Scandinavia and have...

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    Ladies Country Clothing from Musto at John Norris

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    John Norris being one of Musto’s Premier Shooting Stockists carries a range of Musto ladies country clothing which is available here on the John Norris website. If you enjoy the...

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    Fly Tying Materials

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    John Norris Bulk Fly Tying Bargain Packs are little fly fishing treasure chests containing all the materials you could imagine for making your own flies. Most fly fishers will have...

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    Fly Rods

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    Fly fishing requires finesse and technical expertise as well as patience and intuition. Beginners tend to hurl the line frantically toward the point they’re aiming at, whereas veterans have integrated...

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    Fly Reels

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    Dating from approximately 1165 AD in China, the fly reel has been an integral part of fly fishing for nearly a millennium, although it didn’t make its debut in England...

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    Fly Lines

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    Cortland has revamped its 444 Classic Series of fly lines and one of the most stunningly smooth in the range is the wonderful 444 XP Classic. It might just be...

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    Fishing Rods

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    The term ‘angling’ came from Medieval England, where early fishing rods were known as ‘angles’. Today’s fishing rods are considerably more sophisticated than the ones used in those days of...


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