Oliver Edwards Fly Fishing DVD's
Upstream Nymphing, Czech Nymphing & North Country SpidersUpstream Nymphing & Czech NymphingClassic upstream nymphing was once the preserve of southern chalk streams, however it is also very effective on fast flowing freestone rivers. It is often quite strenuous fishing fast riffle but more often than not, your hard work is rewarded both in terms of numbers and size of fish. For me there is also something very special, almost magical fishing this way - tightening on to that slight stab of the fly line and feeling the solid thump, thump of a fish. North Country SpidersMost fishermen prefer wet fly fishing 'across and down', probably because it is an easy relaxing way to fish, but it is not the best way in my experience. I prefer to cast virtually square across the current using an upstream reach cast, holding the rod high I track it across my body allowing the spiders to drift with control not just swinging round in the current. This way I avoid those plucks and pulls and connect with many more fish. |
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Search & Sight Fishing / The Deep Diving Shrimp & Chalk Stream Entomology
Entomology |
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Fishing Dry Fly on a Chalk Stream / Mayfly Time on a Chalk StreamFishing Dry Fly on a Chalk StreamMy mainstay dun-imitating dry fly patterns are the Paradun and my Footprint Dun. They're both prototypical patterns, so you can match any of the Olives or Spurwings, simply by changing material colours and hook sizes. Both these patterns beat the old slip winged flies hands down. For a start, the Paradun is simple to tie, there's no messing about with fragile starling slips. Also, it floats like a cork, lands correctly on every cast, and is very robust. Mayfly Time on a Chalk Stream Our largest Upwings in the UK are represented by only three species - Ephemera danica, Ephemera vulgata and Ephemera lineata. The distribution of Ephemera vulgata can be very localised and Ephemera lineata is quite rare in the UK. The Greendrake or Ephemera danica is by far our most common species. It is the fly that hatches in hundreds of thousands, millions even, from the Chalk Streams of Southern England every year from late May to early June, in what is known as 'The Duffers Fortnight'. |
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Wet Fishing On RiversAround the middle of the 19th century a small book about trout fishing was published in Edinburgh. The author was W. C. Stewart, the book was entitled The Practical Angler, or The Art of Trout Fishing, More Particularly Applied to Clear Water. This book discusses in some detail just about every aspect of angling for brown trout, from the excuses of anglers, to different woods for rod making. There is also advice about staining gut, different kinds of worms, and minnows, best weather, par-tail fishing, experiments with hooks and on and on. Never has a book been written with more information on angling for brown trout. There is even a section telling the reader how to catch twelve pounds of trout in one day! |
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Big Dry Flies for Fast WaterThe History and Background to the Klinkhåmer 1984 was a good year for fly fishermen, for one particular Dutch fisherman it was an extremely good year. That was Hans van Klinken, then little known outside his native Holland. Hans was on one of his many visits to fish the river Glomma in Central Norway, a river noted for its grayling, not just the number of fish, but more importantly, their enormous size. One of Hans' friends was leaving the fishing camp just as he arrived. He suggested to Hans that he tried large dry flies, but to fish them semi-wet, sunk well into the surface film. He'd apparently done well with a Red Tag, size eight long shank, but fished damp??? |
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Streamer Fishing On RiversI'll grant you streamer fishing is far less delicate than casting a size 18 olive paradun to rising fish. With a sink tip line and a heavy streamer, your casting will have to be up to scratch. Occasionally you will be required to perform a role cast, and with this tackle set-up it's not elegant, but it is possible. Also, false casting is not an option. |
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Essential Patterns Volume 1 - Quick Ties and Favourite Flies
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Essential Patterns Volume 2 - Woven FliesAlthough these techniques are all commonly known as weaving, to be strictly accurate, only one of the eight or nine recognised weaves is in fact a weave in the true sense i.e. having warp and weft threads. All the rest are a variety of thread traps, bights, return locks and knots. All use thread like materials, or materials that come in long strands - yarns, threads, cords, chenilles, dubbing noodles, herls or plastics - but the list goes on and on, you are only limited by your imagination! All but the true weave use just two materials. The true weave on the other hand can be performed with at least ten strands - nine warps and one weft - all on the same fly! |
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