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The Adams Fly: America’s Favourite “When in doubt, tie on an Adams.” There is a certain comfort in knowing that if you open your fly box on any river in America, there will almost always be an Adams tucked neatly inside. Some flies are seasonal, others are regional, but the Adams is universal. Ask a hundred anglers their favourite dry fly, and chances are you will hear the same reply more than any other: “The Adams.&rdqu… Read more

Introducing two new hooks to the market, Partridge Catskill Short Shank CLSD and Partridge Catskill Long Shank CSSD. Both bring exciting options for fly fishers targeting Trout and Grayling during the winter months. The Partridge Catskill Short Shank: Is it a viable Spider Hook? It's a dry fly right... The Partridge Catskill Short Shank I believe will quickly earn its reputation as an alternative for tying spider patterns. With its sho… Read more

When you look a the amount of  Trout hook variations available, the most obvious characteristic is their size. A number determines the size, they start from a size 2 and go down in even numbers to a size 32. The higher the number, the smaller the hook, which makes a size 32 incredibly small. Commonly, most Trout and even Grayling flies are tied on a size 14. Selecting the right hook size When selecting hook sizes for different fly patterns u… Read more

I remember well the excitement of waiting for the book to arrive. ‘BARR FLIES’ How To Tie and Fish the Copper John. The Barr Emerger and dozens of other patterns, variations and rigs. The year was 2007. I have been tying flies for something like 31 years. Yet every single pattern listed and described in this book I had never seen before. Literally, pattern after pattern just jumped out at me. Each one would often fall into a couple of… Read more