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The Glorious 11th #troutnotgrouse

Ready...Set...Go... Mayfly Anyone? Through the grapevine I've started to hear of the Mayfly coming off on the rivers of the South and South-West, so thought it was about that time of year when our attention turns to the larger flies in our boxes. I always really look forward to this time of year, as it marks an important transition from early season sport (nymphs & spiders etc) to more top of the water, dry fly action (hopefully!). With that in mind, we are introducing even more Mayfly imitations this year, so stay tuned to your emails over the coming weeks for quite a few new individual flies. If you take a look towards the end of this email we've produced a rather fancy infographic on the Mayfly. We are starting this year's Mayfly season with the full lifecycle of classic Mayfly patterns in our Ultimate Mayfly Selection - all the essential lifecycle stages of the Mayfly in one handy selection. As soon as the trout switch on to Mayflies, these are all the flies you need: Dave Wiltshire kindly reviewed our Mayfly Selection a few years ago (and it is still exactly the same now - why change a successful selection of flies): "These really are top quality flies. They are tied with fine attention to detail, good materials and perfect proportions. They are bespoke, beautiful flies with a price tag that would usually result in disappointment for the fly buyer. Not in this case!" - Dave Wiltshire, May 2015 We are supplying the whole Mayfly lifecycle in a selection of 32 flies (8 patterns - 2 of each in sizes 10 & 12), see (and click on) images and links below for more details: We have already stocked up on Mayflies and they're available now, only £36 for the Ultimate Mayfly Selection. Get them while you can, as we did run out last year! The Ultimate Mayfly Selection Mayfly Nymphs A selection of the flies to imitate the nymphal stage of the Mayfly. We fished with these flies in May/June last year to test them out, and was very happy with the results. We supply two of each fly in two sizes (10's & 12's), in total there are 16 flies. CdC Mayfly Dun This fly sits in the surface film of the water and imitates the emerging mayfly. These are best tied with CdC as this sits above the surface film and can be easily identified. A great pattern for those early hatches. Loopwing Mayfly The most effective fly I used last year as a mayfly imitation. With its looped wing behind the thorax, this fly just needs a little floatant (easily added to the loop) and it will float all day!   Mayfly Spinner Once the mayfly has returned to the water to lay its eggs, they die and float on the surface, this is the spinner. The spinner is an easy target for Trout, and they can gorge on them in the early evenings. Stillborn Mayfly Slightly darker in colour to the spinner, some mayflies die as soon as they hatch. Again (as in the spinner above) these are an easy target for trout, sometimes they actively target these in preference to the hatching flies. Here's just a few of the reviews our customers have written regarding our Mayflies: Go on, you know you want to! Our Mayfly Infographic Here's a snippet of the Mayfly Infographic that we've produced (please forgive the rather 1970's looking anglers - they are the best we could find!), this is just a shortened version - we will publish it in full in the coming weeks, but for now: We've much more on the Mayfly coming to your inbox over the next few weeks - including our Mayfly Hatch Chat which will be with you on Saturday. Have fun out there!

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The Glorious 11th #troutnotgrouse

Adams Selection

With the weather starting to be a little more settled across the country,there's a great chance that the dry fly action will really start in earnest later thisweek. Especially with the Iron Blue hatch just on the horizon - but moreabout those at the weekend. *** Towards the end of this email, you will find a nice write up on how to choosethe right length/make-up of your dry fly leader, along with some easy to makeleader recipes specifically tailored to different scenarios when dry fly fishing *** The subject of today's email is a staple dry fly - especially on rivers, but gainingmuch more of a reputation for success on Stillwaters - The Adams. Originally tied, in 1922, by Leonard Halladay and named after his good friendCharles Adams. The image above is taken from a fantastic book called, TyingCatskill-Style Dry Flies by Mike Valla, where there is a whole chapter dedicatedto the Adams - if you are into rolling your own flies, this book is a worthyinvestment - we take lots of inspiration from it. No one is really sure which insects the Adams imitate - a good guess would bean olive, but they really do work well, as such, the Adams is a fly which shouldbe in all angler fly box. Generally tied in two different styles, original and parachute versions: Original - With a hackle running a third of the way down the hook shank. Parachute - With the hackle tied horizontally around a sighting post The way in which both of these variants are tied ensures the fly floats high onthe surface - and stays there with only a little floatant added! The Adams fly is one that should be in all river anglers fly boxes Hi-Vis Parachute Adams - Tied in the parachute style (with the hacklewrapped horizontally), with an orange sighting post and in the original colours.Our selection contains 2 each of sizes 14 and 16. Micro Parachute Adams - Tied in the original style (with the hackle wrappedalong a quarter of the hook), with a tall sighting post and in the original colours.These are extremely small flies! Our selection contains 2 each of sizes 20 and24. Our Adams Selection is now available as a selection of 16 flies (4 differentpatterns - see above, 2 each of each size). We are supplying all of these foronly £18. All are supplied in our eco-friendly packaging. Just click on any image or buttonin this email to view the flies in more detail. As we are now nearly in the dry fly season, what better way to start than to readall about dry fly leaders! Leader Materials When thinking about dry fly leaders, material choice is a subject in itself, hereare a few pointers to get you started: Nylon/Copolymer: Generally more cost effective and slightly thicker thanFluorocarbon.Fluorocarbon: Denser than water so will sink, great when covering veryspooky fish. Use whichever material you have confidence in, this is the weak point in anysetup, confidence in knot strength is everything! Leader Material Sizes: The X system marked on spools of tippet determinesthe diameter of the tippet (the bigger the X number, the thinner the tippet): Leader Length If the water is small or rough, use a leader which is roughly the length of therod. If the water is calm, extend the leader to between 11' and 15', then add 2'to 4' of tippet. Just remember: "the calmer the water,the spookier the fish,the smaller the fly,the longer and finer tippet you need.”To enable your dry fly to turn over correctly (which is our main aim), your tippetshould always be balanced to the size of your fly: Leader Recipes In this section, I will give you some leader designs for different length leaders.Using all of the above information you can define which length leader you need,use these designs as a starting point. All of these leader designs end with 6Xand are designed for rods from 2 weight to 5 weight - happy tying: Tight lines. P.S. If you need any more info or would like to receive a copy of our "Dry FlyManifesto" - which includes all of the above (and is a little easier to read), justreply to this email and I will answer any questions you may have and email youa copy of the manifesto.

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Adams Selection

Bosnian Secret Early Season Nymphs

Our 'man in Bosnia' has been at it again - with some more very temptingnymphs - especially tied for success in the early part of the trout season.We try to plan all of our fly selection at least 3 months in advance,when asked what we were planning for the start of the trout season, we wantedto do something a little different, so we asked him to surprise us andtie something which he would use himself, for trout in Bosnia.His reply was "I will tie you a secret pattern, which is the first nymph I tryon any river" - which had us intrigued, as we had no photos to go on, so wetrusted his judgement and said, "go for it". The first time we saw these waswhen they were delivered to us yesterday. It's safe to say we were impressed!Check out these Bosnian bad boys ... Our Secret Bosnian Early season Nymph Selection contains 12 nymphs (4different colours, 3 of each in a size 14).As we've only got 30 of these Secret Bosnian Nymph Selections available,we'll get straight down to the offer:Buy 1 Selection of Bosnian Tungsten Tag Nymphs today for £22; orBuy 2 Selections for only £40.No discount codes, just add the Secret Bosnian Nymph Selections to yourbasket and all discounts are applied automatically. To view or buy our BosnianSecret Nymph Selection, just click on any image or button contained within thisemail.Keep reading for more info and detailed images of the nymphs - you'll beglad you did ... So what nymphs are best for tempting those early season trout?Usually, trout look to nymphs when feeding in the early season/colder water.These nymphs have been tied to fish as deep as possible, with 3mm tungstenbeads - to keep your nymph where it needs to be, on the bottom.Early season nymph fishing is more about finding the fish, so it's important tokeep on the move and only pass your nymphs through a lane a couple of times- if there's a fish there they will usually take it straight away. The body of these nymphs has been tied segmented with coloured thread toimitate the colours and style of the natural nymphs in the water. Top Tip: if you are fishing in coloured water, use the Bloodworm Red nymph.Coloured water usually means that the river is running higher than usual, thishigh water erodes the soft banks and washes worms into the river. Generally, the water levels at this time of year are average to high, so we'vealso added a 3mm tungsten bead to the superb Ahrex FW541 Curved Nymphhook. This selection of 'secret' nymphs includes 4 different colour variations, 3each of the following: Mustard Yellow (with a 3mm Gunmetal tungsten bead)Olive Green (with a 3mm Gunmetal tungsten bead)Aphid Green (with a 3mm Gunmetal tungsten bead)Bloodworm Red (with a 3mm Gunmetal tungsten bead)These specialist Trout nymphs are all tied on Size 14 Ahrex FW541 CurvedNymph hooks.Please Remember: We've only 30 of these selections available, so if you wanta set, you will need to be quick - Our Bosnian flies always sell out within a fewhours of being released! Go on, treat yourself - you know you want to - at £22 for the selection,these will not hang around for long! Fishing in the early part of the season (March and April) can be verychallenging, depending on which part of the British Isles you are located.Generally, the further South and West you are the better the fishing will be atthis time of year – the North and Scotland always seem to lag a couple or threeweeks behind the South of the British Isles as far as hatches and river fishactivity go. Manage your expectations – You’ve probably been waiting for the firsttrip of the season for a while, and if you’re anything like me, thinking ofnothing else but those first few (very rusty) casts! Don’t go expecting to‘bag up’, once the season opens the water is generally still very cold andthe fish less actively feeding. River choice is a key factor at this time, ifyour lucky enough to have a choice of river, it’s always best to target thesmaller streams where possible, you will stand a much better chance ofsuccess. It’s also best to time your trips to when you are more likely tosee active fish in front of you – between 11am and 2pm. So, now is thetime to act accordingly, have a nice and leisurely breakfast - a Full Englishis my preferred option - at a local caf – got to support those localbusinesses. Arrive at the river for around 10:30 and get set up – alwayskeeping an eye on the water for any movement. Early Season Watercraft – Searching for those early season fish iswhere watercraft comes into play more than at any other time of the year.Watercraft is the art of looking, listening and watching the water (and theenvironment around you) and then decoding the signals to give you anindication of what is happening, then using tactics based on what yousee. A typical example of this is seeing a Wagtail on the riverbanks, thesebirds are notorious for arriving on the river just before an Olive hatchstarts, if you see one – tie on an Olive emerger and wait! Watercraft is fartoo big a subject to go into detail here, if you would like to read more thereis a fantastic book I would highly recommend: Moving Water by JasonRandall. Finally, Even though we are forecast some nice weather over the next fewdays, don’t let any bad weather put you off, so long as the water is fishable,ignore the conditions – some of my best early-season days have been whenthere’s a gale blowing and it’s about to rain.Tight lines & have a great day.

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Bosnian Secret Early Season Nymphs

Deer Hair Emerger Selection

The Deer Hair Emerger is a classic early-season pattern (for both rivers andstillwaters) across the whole of the UK. Made popular by Bob Wyatt in hisclassic book 'Trout Hunting - The Pursuit of Happiness' - do grab a copy if youever see one for sale: In this book Bob describes fly patterns that have a ‘prey image’ - something inthe design of the pattern that allows the fly to be picked out among others,rather than ignored – such as its silhouette or size. The Classic pattern Bob is renowned for is the Wyatt's Deer Hair Emerger: As you can see the patterns is quite 'rough and ready' - by design. The key tothis style of fly is in the rough body and the deer hair used - it has to be hairfrom the winter coat of the animal as this is more buoyant due to the increasedamount of air contained within each strand (each strand of deer hair is hollowand is a great insulator).The key to fishing this style of pattern is how you treat the fly when dry - justapply a little floatant to the tips of the deer har. This will cock the fly to sitcorrectly in the water, you need the fly to sit so you can only see the tips of thedeer hair on the water surface.For more tips on fishing emerger style flies, please check out the end of thisemail - we've added a section on how to fish this style of fly. We asked our guy who tie for us to come up with some classic Deer HairEmerger style patterns. Patterns which I've used with success in thepast. We've curated this Deer Hair Emerger Selection based on the flies which:1. We've found are the most popular on our site; and2. Ones which I use myself on my local riverTo this end, we have created our Deer Hair Emerger Selection which containsfour variations of the classic pattern - Original, Black, White & March Brown: Our Deer Hair Emergers are now available as a selection of 16 flies (4 differentpatterns - see above, 2 each of sizes 14 & 16). We are supplying all of these foronly £20. All are supplied in our eco-friendly packaging. Just click on anyimage or button in this email to view the flies in more detail. Just a gentle reminder that all our products are shipped FREE OFCHARGE to anywhere Early Season Conditions Fishing in the early part of the season (March and April) can be verychallenging, depending on which part of the British Isles you are located.Generally, the further South and West you are the better the fishing will be atthis time of year – the North and Scotland always seem to lag a couple or threeweeks behind the South of the British Isles as far as hatches and river fishactivity go. Dry Fly Leader Setup for Emergers Firstly, when setting up your leader for fishing emergers, do not usefluorocarbon tippet, as this will sink and drag your fly under with it, use a thinsupple mono (there are plenty to choose from such as Stroft & OrvisSuperStrong Plus etc). When building your leader, take note of the river size, ifyou are fishing a small overgrown stream, it's going to be difficult in mostplaces to cast a 14ft leader, so try cutting back a 9' 6X leader by a few feet, andreplacing what you cut off with your chosen tippet. All it means is you will needto wade very carefully in order to not spook any fish. Early Season = Slower Water When fishing in the early season the fish will not be really active, so target thedeeper slacker water either to the side or below any riffles. As you will befishing with an 'emerger style' fly which is not very visible you may struggle tosee it (or it will sink) when in very turbulent water - in this case use the 'doubledry' technique: The Double Dry This technique is the same setup as the duo, but instead of using a dry fly anda nymph - use two dry flies, one larger and more visible; and one small, thetrailing fly should be the smaller one. How to rig:1. Tie the larger more visible dry fly to the end of your tippet.2. Tie a separate length of tippet (usually around 2ft long) to the eye of thelarger dry fly.3. To the end of this tippet, tie in your smaller fly.Remember: When casting a rig such as this it is better to use aslow/medium rod and a wide casting arc - a fast rod will cause the loops to betoo tight and will cause you no end of tangles. A slower rod (glass is ideal forthis style) will allow you to cast a heavier dry rig with a wide loop at shortdistances.Tight lines.

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Deer Hair Emerger Selection

The Ultimate Early Season Selection

Welcome to the run-up to the Trout Season. Here at Barbless Flies HQ we areeagerly waiting on the season to start - 1st April in Yorkshire, but we're beingkept busy with loads of new flies to organise and photograph. There’s great excitement this month with the beginning of the trout season on most UK rivers. However, don’t get too excited, as normally the season startsoff very slowly with most of the action below the surface. Take a look towardsthe end of this email for some early season hints & tips. What we have for you this week is a special deal on one of our NEWRippleBox fly boxes filled with 50 early season flies - they are pretty cool- filled to the brim with all our Early Season specific flies (that's a mix of 50early season nymphs and dry flies). "Travel light this season - this is the perfect fly storage and protectionsystem for all your flies - filled full of Early Season specials." We've chosen the flies based on our most popular flies sold in March & Aprillast year (see below for a full list of the patterns and quantities included), so wethought as a bit of a treat we would supply them in the new stunning RippleBox- 100% made in the UK. Bought separately this package would sell for over£100 we have it on offer for only £79.99. We've only got 5 of each colour box, so if you would like one you willhave to be quick! So ... What's in the Box? Essentially it's full of fly patterns which will give you the best route to successwhen fishing for brown trout in the early part of the season (March & April). The patterns included in this specialist selection are: 1 x RippleBox (either Green or Black/White)2 x Black Gnat - size 162 x Black Gnat - size 182 x Black Spider - size 122 x Black Spider Dry Fly - size 162 x Olive Double Humpy - size 122 x Endrick Spider - size 122 x Gold Bead PTN - size 182 x Gold-Ribbed Hares Ear - size 162 x Greenwells Glory - size 142 x Iron Blue Spider - size 142 x March Brown CdC - sizes 14, 16 & 182 x March Brown Jingler - size 122 x Olive Shuttlecock CdC - size 122 x Pheasant Tail Nymph - size 122 x Pink Squirrel - size 122 x Sawyers Killer Bug - sizes 16 & 182 x Sedge Pupa - size 182 x Yellow Owl Shuttlecock CdC - size 126 x Tungsten Spiders - size 16 In total there are 50 flies included. Images of the flies and box can be seenusing this link. Q. I've already got loads of fly Boxes I don't need another one? A. We've got you covered - we also have an option to purchase the UltimateEarly Season Selection without the fly box - for only £54.99. That's a 20%discount on buying the flies individually - we really do look after you!   A. We've only got 5 of each colour box, so if you would like one you willhave to be quick!Just a gentle reminder that all our products are shipped FREE OFCHARGE to anywhere Fishing in the early part of the season (March and April) can be verychallenging, depending on which part of the British Isles you are located.Generally, the further South and West you are the better the fishing will be at this time of year – the North and Scotland always seem to lag a couple or three weeks behind the South of the British Isles as far as hatches and river fish activity go. When fishing at the beginning of the season, always keep the following in mind: Manage Your Expectations - You’ve probably been waiting for the firsttrip of the season for a while, and if you’re anything like me, thinking ofnothing else but those first few - very rusty - casts! Don’t go expecting to‘bag up’, once the season opens the water is generally still very cold andthe fish less actively feeding. Wrap Up Warm - Warm feet make a happy early-season angler - merinowool is your friend. Keeping warm in the early season is a must, this helpskeep your concentration levels up and makes for a much more enjoyablesession on the water. Plan Your Time Wisely - Head out to the water when you are more likelyto find fish feeding. Where possible, aim to fish between 11am and 3pm -this is when any insect activity is at its peak - you will often find a smallhatch of Olives just after lunchtime. Observation - Target deeper water where this is some flow (early seasontrout will not be in the shallower more riffly water in the early part of theseason). Fishing any seam between the faster and slower water. Onceyou've uncovered where the fish are, stay put - fish are usually together atthis time of year. Prepare For Nymphing - Nymphs will usually be the most productiveflies in the very early part of the season - on my local rivers no self-respecting angler would set foot on the bank without a few EndrickSpiders in their fly box! Keep Some Olives Handy - Don't ignore the dry flies though, it's prettyusual for short bursts of Olives to hatch at around 1pm - so have an earlylunch!Tight lines & stay safe.

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The Ultimate Early Season Selection

Tungsten Nymph Selection

We all know that fishing in the first few weeks of the river season can be tricky- it's always best to approach any venture to the river before Easter with asmuch information as possible and the right flies. This is the reason for this email - equipping you with both info and flies - take alook below at some nymphs which are as good a bet as any at this time of yearand further below on some 'Early Season' tips. As the season is now underway on most of our waters in the UK, we would liketo thank you for your continued support and keeping subscribed to our emailswith an offer, especially for you (this will not be advertised elsewhere). How about a discount on flies you actually need (and are really successful)right now.

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Tungsten Nymph Selection

North Country Tungsten Spider

Spiders are some of the most productive flies fished in rivers today. Especiallypopular at the start of the Brown Trout season (March/April here in the UK).They are a fantastic way to search a river, often fished in a team of two orthree. Towards the end of this email are some tips on Spider Fishing and also a link toa blog post we made on 'How To Fish Spiders'. Spiders (or Soft Hackle flies) are one of the most popular flies in rivers today,and for good reason - they are very easy to fish and a really effective methodwhen there is no activity on the surface. Usually fished in a team of either 2 or 3. They are a great searchingtechnique, especially in the early season when the rivers can be higher thannormal and there are no obvious hatches. Here's an example of a 3-spider setup: Continuing on the above theme, this week we are offering you a lovely set ofTungsten Spider patterns. Go on, treat yourself and be ready for the start of theseason! We have added our own flourish to these ones and topped them off with a 2mmsilver tungsten bead, to get them just that little bit deeper - quicker. Our Tungsten North Country Spider Selection, are a modern twist on someage-old patterns (some date back over 400 years). These are the exact samepatterns as our popular Spider and North Country Spider selections, but withthe addition of a 2mm silver tungsten bead at the head, allowing you to reachthose trickier fish in the deeper pools. They are great on the point of a team ofthree spiders and allow you to cover the full depth of water, all at the sametime! These original spider patterns were made famous by T E Pritt, and are greatfor early and mid-season trout. We have included 4 different patterns in thisselection: Moorgame & OrangeMarch BrownSpring BlackWinter Brown For more information and a detailed description of each fly contained in thisselection please click on any image or button. Our North Country Spider Selection includes the 4 different patterns above(designed to be used in all conditions throughout the early season), we aresupplying 3 of each tungsten beaded spider in size 14, all for only £18. *** All orders from Barbless Flies are shipped FREE of charge toanywhere in the world *** Q. I've always liked the look of spiders, but I've never fished thembefore, how do I use them? A. We're glad you asked: We wrote a nifty little blog post about spider fishing ... Spiders (or Soft Hackle flies) are one of the most popular flies used in riverstoday, and for good reason. They are very easy to fish and a really effectivemethod at the beginning of the trout season! Usually fished in a team of either 2 or 3, and sometimes even 4. They are agreat searching technique, especially in the early season when the rivers canbe higher than normal and there are no obvious hatches. TACKLE SETUP An ideal tackle setup for spider fishing is: Rod: 10’ 4wt with a soft tip is a good starter setup Fly Line: Any 4wt fly line will do, but one with a long taper is idealLeader: A 9' to 12' tapered leader (4X or 5X). Make sure it is well de-greased so it sinks easily.Leader Configuration: Typically start with a 2 fly leader which is around 5'long in total. This should consist of 2' to 3' tippet to your first dropper (6inches long) and then a further 18” to 36” to the point fly, see below. Use a small spider on the dropper and a larger spider/bead-head spideras the point fly. When fishing at close quarters use a furled leader for better turnover   To find out more, view our blog post here.   Tight lines.  

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North Country Tungsten Spider

The Funky Pheasant Tail

The Funky Pheasant Tail This nymph is tied to perfection (as is usual with any of Stan's flies) - andhe's been experimenting again! This is a slightly lighter pheasant tail imitationthan the previous Caddis ones, with some stunning colour combinations -topped with a variety of bead and collar colours. A great fly to try at this time of year - but you may want to give it a week or soas all our rivers are a tad full at the moment! Pheasant Tail Nymphs (PTN's) arenymphs used in all of our rivers and stillwaters, with grayling and trout of allkinds hunting them out. The PTN was originally devised by Frank Sawyer andthese are an update to the original versions - we hope he would haveapproved! Originally the nymph was devised to give a general impression of avariety of nymphs found in all types of water found in the UK. Let me introduce you to Stan's Funky Pheasant Tail Selection whichincludes 6 different colour combinations: Orange Funky Pheasant TailPink Funky Pheasant TailViolet Funky Pheasant TailPurple Funky Pheasant TailCopper Funky Pheasant TailSparkle Funky Pheasant Tail Each nymph is tied with a pheasant tail and wire body, sparkle hackle andtopped off with a coloured glass bead. These nymphs imitate a variety ofinsects found in both rivers and Stillwaters and should be one of the firstnymphs you use when searching any water. This Pheasant tail nymph is ideally used as a part of a multi-fly setup inany nymphing rig (and great for sight nymphing in shallower water). Don't forgetabout using these on stillwaters also (PTN's as a staple nymph in the Stillwateranglers box). These Pheasant Tail Nymphs are all tied on size 16 barblesshooks. The tying specification for these nymphs is: Fly Name: Funky Pheasant TailHook Size: N°16 Medium Wide Gape BarblessHead Composition: Coloured Glass BeadBody Composition: Pheasant Tail & Copper WireWeight: Medium - 0.04g We are only making these flies available as a selection of 18 (just click on anyof the fly images or buttons below to view more detailed images of eachindividual nymph). This selection of 18 pheasant tail nymphs is pricedat £36.00 - we do understand these are at the pricier end of the spectrum forflies, but the quality is outstanding. We only have 19 selections available for sale - I'm keeping some to usemyself! So you will need to be quick! Tight lines.

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The Funky Pheasant Tail

The 2022 River Fly Anglers Almanac

Your Fly Choice Selecting the correct river fly: Is it just pure luck, or more of aninformed guess? It all started over 500 years ago ... with a pretty famous lady in these parts(Knaresborough, North Yorkshire) - she went by the name of Mother Shipton. As well as making traditional remedies, Mother Shipton had another gift. Shecould predict the future. It started off with small premonitions but as she practised, she became moreconfident and her powers grew. Soon she was known as Knaresborough’sProphetess, a witch. She made her living telling the future. After a long life, shedied in 1561, aged 73. Legend has it that she foretold the fates of several rulers within and just afterher lifetime, as well as the invention of iron ships, the Great Fire of London in1666, and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. "How does this relate to fly fishing?" I can hear you shouting at your screen.Well, we shouldn't need to consult a 'prophetess' or 'sooth sayer' before wehead out to the river - although you can if you think it would help! What we really need is something which will help us gain the knowledge toallow us to make these decisions ourselves,and that's where this comes in ... The 2022 River Fly Anglers Almanac(100% ALL New Content for 2022) Successful river fishing is all about observation - carefully watching what ishappening all around you, and then translating this information into your choiceof fly and technique. As always there is no substitute for experience, but thereare a few short-cuts you can use to help you gain that experience quicker. Thisbook helps you with gaining experience (and knowledge) quickly. It identifies,for each month of the year, what hatches you should be looking out for andwhich flies to use to imitate the insects hatching around you. P.S. If you bought last years River Almanac, you're going to love this years - it'smuch bigger (with 40% more pages), showing all our new flies for 2022. It alsoincludes new tips, tricks, techniques and articles - and all for the same price aslast year. In fact, all of the content is 100% new - it's taken us the last 4 monthsto write it! Keep reading to the end of this email, as we have a really special offer forour loyal email community - for today only. This is a journal to accompany you throughout your fly fishing year. Somethingyou can annotate and make notes in, allowing you to refer back to in years tocome - helping you ‘crack the code’ on those difficult days. We’ve called it anAlmanac as it takes its inspiration from a few different sources, think of it as across over between: Old Moore’s Almanac - An annual publication that prophecies what willhappen throughout the year - only this one is fly fishing related. The Fly Fishers Entomology - A seminal publication from 1836 by AlfredRonalds, the first to detail river fly life from the angler's point of view. A Moleskine Diary - As used by Van Gogh, Picasso & Ernest Hemingway Our 2022 River Almanac follows the river fly anglers year - starting in March2022 (ending in February 2023) - detailing the hatches and flies to use for eachmonth. Here's an excerpt from April:: Along with all the hatches and fly info, there's a whole host of other information,including season-specific insect info and even pages to jot down your notesand your catch return for each month. I'm a firm believer that each river has its own nuances as far as fishing (and thefish contained within it) are concerned, and that the most successful anglers onany given stretch of water are the ones with the most experience of it.Generally in life, there are no shortcuts, but there are ways to help yourexperience along a little quicker - and owning the 2022 River Fly AnglersAlmanac is one of them! We've even got a special launch offer for you: We are today launching our 2022 River Fly Anglers Almanac. It's 100% newcontent for 2022 and 142 pages long (40% bigger than last year), for only£19.99, including free delivery and quite a few freebies! You can see moresample pages by clicking on any image or button contained in this email. But wait, there's more ... We are including the digital versions (pdf & ebook formats) of the almanacfor FREE (normally £9.99) with any purchase today of the paperback edition,download instructions will automatically be emailed to you once you havecompleted your purchase of the paperback edition. Not convinced yet? Here's what some of our customers said about lastyears edition (and this years is even better) ... Happy reading.

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The 2022 River Fly Anglers Almanac

The Ultimate Early Season Selection

Welcome to the run-up to the Trout Season. Here at Barbless Flies HQ we areeagerly waiting on the season to start - 1st April in Yorkshire, but we're beingkept busy with loads of new flies to organise and photograph.There’s great excitement this month with the beginning of the trout season onmost UK rivers. However, don’t get too excited, as normally the season startsoff very slowly with most of the action below the surface. Take a look towardsthe end of this email for some early season hints & tips.

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The Ultimate Early Season Selection

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