Widowmaker
For reasons only known to trout, flies incorporating black or orange prove extremely useful..
Rob Horgan
Looking back: 2019 John Hardeley Memorial
FLASHBACK: It’s that time of year again—Wessex FDG’s annual John Hardeley Memorial, held at Woodington Trout Fishery. When I drove into the car park there …
No, really? The 4th W.T.F.?
And thus continue my WTF musings… In the three previous ‘Why Tie Flies’ jottings…
Even More W. T. F. ?
In this piece, the acronym stands for ‘Why The Flydressers?’ A good question. The Flydressers’ Guild…
More W. T. F. ?
So, tell me more…Why Tie Flies? Considering the prices of flies available on-line or in-store…
W. T. F. ?
Why tie flies? They’re not very expensive (classic Salmon flies apart), so why not just buy? It’s conceivable…
Remembering John Hardeley in 2017
Blogger Rob Horgan takes us back to the end of 2017, when the second John Hardeley Memorial Competition was held by the Fly Dressers’ Guild …
Hoppercock
This Hoppercock is an imitative pattern – some might say a modern fancy fly – certainly not a lure..
Remembering John Hardeley – 2016
Fly Patterns Our very first blog post looks back at the Fly Dressers’ Guild Wessex Branch’s first John Hardeley Memorial Competition in 2016, just a …