Went to the Flyfair at Trentham with Roger. Decided to buy a bit of pike gear for tying up some pike flies, size 1 hooks, various hanks of synthetic for wings, wire trace, and bigfly thread mmmm lovely. Just need to practice tying some stuff, Celtic Fly had some good looking pike flies immitating roach, perch brown and rainbow trout all very realistic looking so hopefully mine may look something like them. Any way back to the BFFI, there was a lack of punters this year, maybe the recesion is hitting more people this year however it did make walking around the various stalls easier but it must be worrying for them at the lack of buyers. There were loads of excellent tyers too from all over the globe tying flies from tarpon down to size 32's! All in all it was another good day out, long may it continue, however next year it is in June at Stafford. Personally I think it is a mistake having it during summer surely people will be fishing? Anyway thats just me.
BTW does anybody know what has happened to Midgeman from USA as his blog has disappeared?
3 comments:
I really like your blog, great pics!
Hey Colin,
RE: Midgeman
The blog was taken offline after it was hacked, should be back in 2011...
Keep well.
Best,
Andy
Like all the others, I really enjoy your posts (particularly coming from just west of you). The posts of others you put up are just superlative, and even more important now that freezing for grayling is the only (but not resistable) alternative.
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