What have you tied today?

[bibio1]

PA and CC,

Great flees and nice try. I hope you do well at hillend on monday. You might need something with a rather large gold head on to break through the ice. Apparently you can bounce scaffold poles off the ice near the club house.

good luck I think I'll wait a week or two.

Paul

[Clan Chief]

was at club house this morning. A very strange phenonenon with a clear divide across the loch . One half free of ice the other looks arctic. Didnt have my camera to get a pic. if its still the same tomorrow I will get a pic

[Fishtales]

I was round Drumpellier the whole loch is ice free, although the canal is still frozen

The anglers are out and the word is the loch is fishing well with r******s of 4,5 and 6 Lbs coming off.

[River Chatter]

Bit early for trout fishing isn't it?  I know it's stocked with 'bows Fishtales, but I thought it had a closed season.  Not that I'm tempted to fish it... haven't been there since I was a kid and event then you were more likely to catch a mingy mongrel being walked behind you!

[Fishtales]

There are no brown trout in it any more so the club extended the season. I'm not sure what the dates are now. I know when I was there we ran the season from the middle of February to the end of October, if I remember right, then the council insisted that it should be the brown trout season because there were brown trout in the loch at that time. We fought that for a while and then I left but they continued to fight for the extension which they finally got back.

[Black-Don]

I don't think this fly needs any introduction. Following on from the loch nymphs thread this is the first I've tied for this seasons box. I think the next will be some of Sandy's because they look very catchy fishy.



I'm not 100% happy about the tying, body could've been more even, ribbing could've been better spaced, the head could've been tidier and the tippets could've been tied in better. It won't win any competitions but I'm sure it'll catch fish and I ain't doing any more tyings for the sake of perfection on a Saturday night 

[Malcolm]

It's a good fly Donald. However it is a much better fly with a good bunch of orange marabou on the tail.

[Malcolm]

Bob

Anytime! It is a really good improvement. I think it's a Stan Headley innovation but don't let that put you off.
Malcolm

[Clan Chief]

Tied this today. I was thinking it would be a good sea trout fly

[Burnfoot Loch]

Nice looking old jock . will defo do for the sea trout