Thanks for that..... Beautiful looking hook. I might contact them to see if they have #14 and #16's. I'm just obsessed with vintage stuff, cane rods, series land rovers, vintage British hi-fi equipment, 50's and 60's cylinder lawn mowers!! The list goes on....... I think you can get a cream for that...

A bit of a change in conversation; does anyone know where I can get the sneck bend hooks, the square bend jobbies? Fancy tying myself some authentic style spiders and nymphs. Loving this forum so far! Nice bunch here and some facinating articles. Hope to contribute a bit more eventually.

Dave

A full fried breakfast from me will include my own free range bacon and sausages as well as my own ( my own chicken's) eggs. If served after 10.30 am the same meal is called a mixed grill!! Discovered a new stream this evening. Brownies and sea trout !! Sea trout up to 4lbs. Would have looked a twat...

The next time your over I would insist that you stay at my house and we could fish some of my beats. I have a 36' trailer in my garden that guests stay in

Like the sound of the flattery bit! My eyes are in a shocking state. I wear specks all the time and I have two prescriptions, one for daily wear and another for reading etc. when I'm at the vice I have to wear both pairs!! What a pain, gives me headaches. Went to a country fair yesterday at the loca...

That is beautiful! I have much to learn. Great photo as well

My spiders are usually presented on one of those slate type plates, up stream on a bed of crispy baby salad leaves. With a light dill dressing and some croutons. Or if the customer is a fish, then up stream, dead drift. I try and keep the line short. I use a 7' furled leader (uni) with a hi vis tip ...

Here's my water cricket
Primrose silk
Starling neck hackle
Rib with felt pen wound back up

Sorry about pic quality

Thanks guys for your kind words about my fumblings! My descriptions of them are the wrong way round. The top pic is the dry with a coot primary folded wing and the lower is the spider. These are my starter flies , especially if I'm up the mountain. If I see surface action then I go for the dry. 6 tr...

image.jpg image.jpg Hi guys, Here are a couple of pics of my most killing flys this season. My apologies for the quality, but there is only so small that you can go with an iPhone 3GS from 2009!! First one is the dark watchet spider from Pritt, and the second, the dry version on a size 16. Hope you...