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1. Have you ever fancied trying to fish really small flies?
2. Yes, then read on McDuff ...

As the weather starts to warm up and the rivers drop to their summer low levels (with lower flows than normal), the fish generally tend to switch from the meaty Mayfly, to much smaller fayre. This is where stealth, longer leaders and small flies come into play.

We would like to introduce our 'Small Fly Manifesto' a handy hints and tips sheet walking you through the tackle and techniques used for fishing with small flies:

Ever wondered why Mayflies are considered as one of the most valuable species in the world of fly fishing? The Ephemera danica, commonly known as the Mayfly, are one of the most important foods for trouts due to their nutritional factor and therefore play a very important role during the trout fishing season.

 

 

Hi Everyone, Apart from the act of fly fishing itself, what better way to spend a rainy Winters day than to read about it. I have a particular obse...

Hello All, It may sound odd, but February is one of my favourite months as far as fly fishing goes. It's a month where we say goodbye to the Grayli...

We hope this email finds you, your family and friends well. We would like to start by thanking you so much for your continued support, it really...

For so many of us dry fly fishing represents the pinnacle of the sport. Successful dry fly fishing in rivers requires a combination of 3 elements:- river craft, fly presentation, and the fly itself. The first skill includes knowing the likely places where fish may lie, and to read the major and local micro-currents in the water flow.

Expert "Carp Champions" Fly angler Jamie Sandford, give us a quick run down of what gear we will need when we want to target Carp on the fly.

This year was the first year of The Scottish Fly Fair and here at Barbless Flies, we got the chance to take part as one of the Exhibitors at the event. The fly fishing fair had a fantastic atmosphere and it boasted some of the best tackle producers, fly tying brands, and fishing outfitters out there. There were some great casting demonstrations as well, all that and all under one roof. Did you have chance to catch us and have a chat about our barbless fishing flies?

Did you attend this year’s BFFI (British Fly Fair International) exhibition? Thinking about attending next year’s show already? Whether you’re a business within the fly fishing and fly tying industry or you’re passionate about fly fishing in your spare time, you’re probably already aware of the BFFI fly fair. Barbless Flies were at this year’s show and we absolutely loved it! So we thought we’d create a roundup of what all the other exhibitors thought of the show as well.

The Grayling - the most wonderful of game fish, well that's my thoughts on them. I love fishing for Grayling and really look forward to the close season for Brown Trout and the anticipation of hunting for Grayling in the colder weather. So where do we start with this?

Mini Tungsten Nymphs Sometimes when you are grayling fishing, you need to present a small fly at depth, that's where these mini tungsten nymphs co...