Widowmaker
For reasons only known to trout, flies incorporating black or orange prove extremely useful between…
Looking back: 2019 John Hardeley Memorial
FLASHBACK: It’s that time of year again—Wessex FDG’s annual John Hardeley Memorial, held at Woodington…
No, really? The 4th W.T.F.?
And thus continue my WTF musings… In the three previous ‘Why Tie Flies’ jottings, I…
We will fish again!
Angling to resume on Wednesday, May 13th. The Angling Trust has given a warm welcome…
Even More W. T. F. ?
In this piece, the acronym stands for ‘Why The Flydressers?’ A good question. The Flydressers’…
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…
Remembering John Hardeley in 2017
Blogger Rob Horgan takes us back to the end of 2017, when the second John…
Stripey – Perch Fly
Stripey is an imitative Perch fly or a lure, depending on your view. This pattern…
Remembering John Hardeley – 2016
Fly Patterns Our very first blog post looks back at the Fly Dressers’ Guild Wessex…