Hi Mike, I use polyleaders when Atlantic Salmon fishing - mostly as mentioned already as an addition to a floating line, and this on a single hand rod. Although the currents can be strong, the places I fish aren't often much deeper than a couple of metres. A fast sinking tip and a heavy fly might se...

Another vote for all of Gary's FP's. Love the content, and the style. I'd read that book, were it ever written!

Al.

You'll be ok in shorts - just make sure they are waterproof.

Another lovely From Page from Gary - thank you! I like to feel I've somehow slipped into the groove on a trip. Sometimes it happens quickly, sometimes it takes longer than I'd like - but at some point I want to have the experience I wanted to have, or something close to it. If *something* memorable ...

A few years ago I found myself in the middle of a good LDO hatch on a Scottish river. Trout were going nuts all over the river. Assuming they were taking the Duns I flailed away with Dries, then emergers. No joy. After calming down a bit, and watching for a while, I noticed plenty of duns passing un...

I have two Vosseler DC4's, and a DC3.They have seen fresh and saltwater use,and the DC4's were fine on Bahamas Bonefish. I've had to strip them and fix the drag - after contacting Vosseler to find out how. If in the market for another reel, I'd want one with a bar across the bottom of the cage to st...

Truthfully, I'm guessing - but I'm thinking that its maybe a historical thing, if it is indeed the case that they are down-eyed. I imagine that heavier/larger diameter/stiffer tippet material would perhaps drag the nose of the fly down, in an up-eyed fly. In a down-eyed fly, the same tippet might pu...

Watching Paul's "down-up" demo here - and then probably meeting you, Paul, and the Pink Micra...! I think that's where it started. A journey begun, but one with no end!

At least I tied mine up first...

Or Aluminium - like the NZ Stabicraft boats. Long story short I hired one for a trip on a Lake, and moored it up in a flat calm while I went up a river. When I got back the weather had turned, there was a ferocious swell, and the boat had swung and ended up bouncing repeatedly on a large and sharp b...