Tag: fly tying
Hook into Scotland’s ‘biggest free fishing event’
Edinburgh-born Paul Young, a regular on the popular TV show, Still Game, is one of the headline attractions at what is claimed to be Scotland's biggest free fishing event.The former George Heriot's School pupil...
West Lothian fly tying group move to cope with demand
West Lothian Angling Association (WLAA) have switched the location for their regular fly tying nights because they have become so popular.Previously, they were held in Mid Calder Community Centre on the second Monday of...
Talks secure more water for anglers
West Lothian Angling Association season permits are now available online or soon at several outlets in the area.Anglers will have an additional 38 miles of water to explore as talks to adopt some of...
Fishing – fly dressers to fore in city and Penicuik
The Edinburgh Fly Dressers Club has started its winter session and it meets every Wednesday at Slateford Bowling Club, Lanark Road, Edinburgh at 7:30pm.The programme features demonstrations and also provides structured sessions for beginners...
Fishing – new coverts are hooked on Harlaw
The Hooked on Harlaw initiative proved to be a great success with a number of possible new converts to the sport.The event showcased equipment, casting and fly tying demonstrations and a free trout BBQ.It...
Fishing – Glasgow open weekend – coming to Edinburgh soon
Thousands of fishermen from all over Scotland attended the open weekend at the Glasgow Angling Centre at The Point Retail Park.The Edinburgh Reporter visited to see what was going on.https://youtu.be/L_yvkeSc4GEAnd bosses revealed that they are...
Fishing – Q & A with Scottish international Paul Buchanan
Fishing coach, Paul Buchanan, continues his series and this time he looks at common issues raised by anglers.
Q: I can never get near a rising fish – they always seem to stop rising before...
Fishing – celebrities home in on UCAPA birthday bash
A number of Edinburgh-based anglers, myself included, who fish The Clyde, and the United Clyde Angling Protective Association (UCAPA) plan a major event on Saturday, 11 February 2017.It is based around the popular Popinjay...
Fishing – I’m hooked after a fly tying class
Visitors to a shop just off Edinburgh's fashionable Charlotte Square blinked.Several men were near the entrance door talking a strange language punctuated by words including klinkhammer, nymphs, partridge and orange and spiders.Long shanks, grade...
Fishing – learn how to tie your own flies in Edinburgh
Orvis, who have a shop at 19 Hope Street in the West End, invite you to join them for a short store-based course to learn how to tie flies.
The event is open to anyone with...
