A wee meet up with Tim Wooden, knowledgeable Fly-Tyer who works with Veniard & Partridge and has tied at exhibits nationwide. Tim was getting set for an annual abroad Grayling journey earlier than he involves Glasgow for the Open Weekend on the finish of the month.
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This time of 12 months I am wanting ahead to getting out Grayling fishing and my annual journey to Bosnia. I’ve been going there for ten years now and it has develop into a tender spot for me, particularly as you’ll be able to catch enormous Grayling on tiny dries and nymphs with positive tippet. I exploit a 10ft #3 nymphing rod and a 9ft #3 dry fly rod that permits me to vary method rapidly each time I have to.
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| Tim with a gorgeous Grayling from Bosnia |
While nymphing out in Bosnia I want to sight fish, this I get an incredible buzz out of and the readability of the water means you may get the prospect to pick fish however it is advisable to be on high of your recreation to catch them.
Once I spot a fish I are likely to get in place simply behind them the place I can decide the space and depth that’s required for my solid. This may then decide what weight of nymph I’ll want.
My nymphs are largely pure pheasant tails with varied totally different colored beads. I additionally use a shrimp sample which I designed myself and this has labored very properly each within the UK and Bosnia.
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| Tim’s Shrimp |
That is now often known as ‘Tim’s Shrimp’. I tie this in varied sizes from #20 to #10. I add totally different weights of lead underneath the physique.
As for dry fly fishing I exploit a 14ft Trout Hunter Finesse tapered chief connected to my dry fly line, from my tapered chief I exploit about 3ft to three.5ft of 8X Varivas tippet. This could be connected by a tippet ring.
When casting to grayling with dries I want to solid downstream and pull my line again completely straight. Because the water is crystal clear I’ve personally discovered that any tippet that goes excessive of the grayling will make them refuse your fly.
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| Needle Flies |
My dry flies I’d be utilizing are Blue-winged olives, Ants and Needle flies all the way down to a #24.
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| Tremendous small terrestrial patterns might be lethal |
There are some hidden gems in Europe for Trout & Grayling that aren’t too onerous to get to from the UK. From the Alps & Spanish Pyrennes via to Slovenia & Bosnia a number of the finest fishing on the planet is a brief flight away.
If you wish to know anything, please come and discuss to me on the upcoming GAC Open Weekend 27-Twenty ninth September.”
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All of those fly dressers are on the very high of their recreation and can gladly exit of their technique to present you how one can carry out the newest strategies and how one can tie any model of fly you’ll be able to consider. They are going to even take the time to information you spherical our huge fly tying division throughout their scheduled ‘flooring time’, serving to you to decide on the appropriate gear and finest fly tying supplies and fly tying instruments from our in depth vary. You too can reap the benefits of some nice offers on hooks and supplies in addition to just a few new product launches over the weekend.
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