In praise of the white-hackled wet fly
Dave Heseltine's Smoky Joe has already inspired a number of white-hackled wet fly variants White-hackled wets: (from left) Smoky Joe and white-hackled ...
Dry fly at night for trout
Heading out for trout after 9pm to fish dry flies in the gloaming Scottish trout come alive after 9pm on a warm ...
Keep ’em clean
Keep those fly lines clean for slicker, easier casting Regular cleaning of the line will preserve it, and make casting a joy ...
Beating the hot weather
When summer temperatures rise, head for higher, deeper, larger lochs Good brown trout from the float-tube over deep water. With ...
Tying the Dirty Deer Hair Emerger
How to incorporate grizzle hackle into the Deer Hair Emerger The Dirty DHE adds more bulk to the wing for fishing heavier, ...
A wedding in waders
Allan Liddle wades straight from the river Clyde into a wedding reception... without an invitation The perfect match. Photo: Shutterstock/ Slagian Peiovici ...
Olive Comparadun
Using and dressing a 'go to', buoyant and durable dry fly pattern A durable, buoyant and reliable dry fly Olive ...
Yellow Hedgehog for red-letter days
Allan Liddle's option for clearer waters when looking for surface-feeding trout Yellow Hedgehog. Another in my vast range of Hedgehogs ...
Depth at the double
When you want to fish the fly deep in fast flows and white water, the a double-beaded Nymph is sometimes the only way to ...