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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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    Fishing Reels

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    Fishing reels have been used in England since about 1650, but if our seventeenth century forefathers could see what technological innovation has become available to us 21st century inhabitants, they’d...

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    Useful Angling Information

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    Aspatria Angling Club www.aspatriaanglingclub.co.uk Beats On River Ellen Secretary: Mr S Beattie Tel: 01697 322421 Aberfeldy Angling Club River Tay Permits: Wade Newsagents Aberfeldy Tel: 01887820397 Email: www.aberfeldyanglingclub@tesco.net Appleby Angling...

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    Scottish Salmon Rivers Calendar

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    If you’re looking to go Salmon fishing in Scotland, then the following provides some useful information and dates for your diary. Salmon migrate into different rivers at different times of...

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    Do Not Dismiss Small Still Waters

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    Fishing the big open waters of a reservoir is exciting as well as breath taking. Casting into such a big area makes one feel somewhat insignificant and this is true...

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    New Opportunities For Trout Fishers

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    The long term vision of a number of River Trusts has opened up many miles of hitherto inaccessible water to fishers. Although the grass may not be mown or the...

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    Shooting Season Calendar and Information

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    Shooting is a year round event and there are a number of birds, mammals and wildfowl, which can be shot legally. There are, however, restrictions which prohibit the shooting of...

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    The Valhalla of Salmon Fishing

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    I first dreamed of fishing the mighty Alta river in the North Cape of Norway as a very young boy reading a Hardy Catalogue. It took a long time but...


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