Recent content by FaughanPurple

We did Gary, can't remember the thread though. Materials ranged from Goose Shoulder, Red Ibis, Indian Crow and Hackle tips to Red floss or wool.

I think every local river is the same since lockdown. It's a good time to have had membership or been on a list since last year..

Fantastic to see these boxes still exist and a few familiar colour schemes there. A closer look would be really nice to see if you have the time..

Longtails and Irish Shrimps take the bulk of my fish... bumbles and palmered trout flies would be next with feather wings taking the rest over the years... but a Willie Gunn, Munro's or Garry Dog et al.. No.. I did hook a hefty specimen on a Gold Willie Gunn once on the Finn in the Corner...

I like to take and look at pictures from b not only myself but others... if only to get through long winter nights to we can take more again. If I'm on my own it's always a quick pic in the water or net and only if there's help would get one with me and the catch... I wouldn't be setting up...

Applications are certainly up. May be 100% on previous years but I don't think more people have suddenly taken up the sport. I think its possibly the lack of day tickets available and travel restrictions have forced those who usually travel for their fishing to look elsewhere, which is local...

I I think there's 1 with a copper braid body there.. I like that for my shrimp bodies too.

Despite tyeing and fishing them occasionally, I don't remember ever taking a fish on a hair wing pattern . They're such a simple construction over simple tinsel bodies and the vibrant Orange and yellow hairs look great cloaked with black and a touch of blue just adds the finishing touch with...

Tbh i don't think it's the gloves. UFC use smaller gloves and the run of injuries does seem to be in boxing. I agree the "sport science" is alot to do with it and fighters do seem to move through the weight classes easier and with a lot more gains than before.. it could be the reason we're...

Yeah and going by the score cards last night I can see why BJS didn't come out. The judges had him well behind in what most thought was a closer fight than 3 to 5 rds that they had Alvarez up.. literally no chance of winning even if he did box brilliantly.. On a side note.. that's the 4th or...

If its early morning or before noon id hang around in hope it lifts as the air temp increases a long the sun rising.. At Dusk or during night I'd go home.. It's not going to get any warmer to dawn again and a sub 10c air temp is rarely red letter fishing

Wasn't so bad Friday here and the city centre is starting to look more like a normal evening... no we don't really have the climate for regular al fresco hospitality but at least you don't need ice in your drink

Grand Central was always the dearest pint in town. The other bar that was £8/£9 was the cloth ear. Again always dear as it's attached to the Merchant. Most pints stayed the same, £4.50 to £6.50 depending where you are.. It's almost like they picked the 2 historically dearest places just to...

I thought BJS was doing ok and had them within a round of each other, he was in the fight until the injury... he'll have to deal with the did he quit too early questions now but I guess no one else was taking those huge shots... Who beats Canello? The guys a monster