I have had about six fly tying lessons recently, which fascinates me. Take a hook, some cotton (called silk) and a few feathers, twist them around and there you have it. A look alike insect or fly.
After tying the set pieces I tied a Blue Flash Damsel, which is something that we buy. Well just to see how they worked, at the end of November the club organised a trip the Blackwool Fishery near Petworth. The first three fish I caught were on my homemade flies, the last on a on a commercial white cats whisker.
The largest I caught was 7¾ Lbs the smallest about 3. All in all I caught just over 21 lbs of fish which made the largest bag of the day and left me with the prize of about £19. I didn’t catch the largest which came in at 8 ¼ Lbs.
The second largest about 6 ½, I kept for Boxing Day and the rest I smoked.
