A cracking photo of Will Shaw from his recent article about a fishing trip with a Barrio GT90i fly line. Photo courtesy of Al Pyke ... Nice one!
Read Will's story here http://www.lineslinger.com/lineslinger_articles_Barrio_GT90i.html (http://www.lineslinger.com/lineslinger_articles_Barrio_GT90i.html)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 24/09/2014 at 10:38
One from many moons ago ..... Brown's tackle shop of Aberdeen.
Lots of interesting information about the history of fishing tackle makers and retailers of Aberdeen here: http://www.feathersfliesandphantoms.co.uk/ (http://www.feathersfliesandphantoms.co.uk/)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 24/09/2014 at 10:44
lovely creature ! just curious, how did they affect the fish population at Haddo, Mike ?
Great 'quality controllers' Marc, I think they kept the fish stock healthy and they were always very welcome as far as I was concerned :z16
...... and as I've said before, fishing is not all about catching fish, it was great that anglers could see wildlife like this when out on the water at Haddo :cool:
Cheers Mike
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/09/2014 at 10:18
Nice one for a Sunday .... I've been reading a couple of John's books again recently :cool:
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Post by: Will Shaw on 28/09/2014 at 10:30
That's weird Mike so have I, working my way through them again in order. Fantastic writing.
W.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/09/2014 at 17:44
Will Shaw and Ben Dixon at Haddo back in 2008 :cool:
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 12/10/2014 at 18:31
I preferred the fishery once I moved on to stocking it with Brownies, it felt as natural as a stocked fishery could feel really ....... but those big rainbows were certainly something special :cool:
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/10/2014 at 09:07
The Barrio ISS (Integrated Scandi Spey) is an easy casting short headed Spey line for two handed rods, offering the angler accurate short casts, easy distance casts when required and superb presentation of everything from small dressed flies to copper tubes.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/10/2014 at 08:59
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 26/10/2014 at 10:58
(http://fishingthefly.co.uk/xhaddo4-700.jpg)
Ben casting the Barrio SLX fly line at Haddo ..... ( photo by Sean Morrissey at https://www.facebook.com/seanafnan (https://www.facebook.com/seanafnan) )
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 27/10/2014 at 08:43
Barrio Mallard weight forward and double taper fly lines.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/10/2014 at 09:02
As our season closes in Scotland ... another one opens with some cracking trout for Mike Kirkpatrick in New Zealand.
Mike is based in Nelson at the top of the South Island. If you ever get the chance to visit NZ, make sure you check out his website at Latitude Guiding.
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Post by: Hamish Young on 29/10/2014 at 09:04
Bonnie trout. I hate him :wink
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 29/10/2014 at 10:31
ditto. plus his gloves don't match...
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 29/10/2014 at 23:34
:z4 :z4 :z4
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 30/10/2014 at 08:59
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 03/11/2014 at 08:16
I'm a big fan of David Miller's work ....... check out his website at David Miller Angling and Wildlife Art http://www.davidmillerart.co.uk/ (http://www.davidmillerart.co.uk/)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 07/11/2014 at 12:51
If any forum member has photos that they'd like to feature as "Today's Photo" ...... please send them to me full size and attached to an email ( my email address is in my profile ) and let me know whatever text description you'd like with them :cool:
Best wishes Mike
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 08/11/2014 at 09:26
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 11/11/2014 at 00:13
Blast from the past ...... The Tweed 1955 :cool:
Shared on YouTube by British Pathé
Another interesting one ...... Fishing Rods Aka Angling (1939) :cool:
New Loch Gets Stock Of Fish (1951) :cool:
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Post by: Rob Brownfield on 11/11/2014 at 08:11
It may be my imagination, but there appears to be a woman in the Kelso video that is wearing stocking foot waders.
Love the fly tying bit to, no vice. My ex wife's grandmother used to tie flies, well, specifically build the wings for salmon flies for a tackle shop in Aberdeen. I believe it was Belmont Street and upstairs above a tackle shop. Playfairs?
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Post by: Mike Thornton on 11/11/2014 at 15:45
It would either be Sharpes or Browns. Somers made rods for Playfair.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 12/11/2014 at 00:37
Cocks of Leon, Spain ....... you will probably know them as "Coq de Leon", or in Spanish "Gallos de Leon".
The handsome bird in this photo is from the farm of Tomas Gil in La Candana De Curueño.
Tomas has an excellent reputation for fly tying feathers, he is also well known as a fly fishing guide and offers quality flies, fishing accommodation and tuition.
Check out his new website http://tomasgil.com/ (http://tomasgil.com/) the website is in Spanish, but there is lots to explore and you'll get the idea.
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Post by: Simon on 12/11/2014 at 11:32
that is a handsome bird
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 12/11/2014 at 12:43
and proud ! :z4 apart from the special quality of these feathers the best part is the feathers are harvested by careful selective plucking and not killing the bird. in the same frame of mind that you don't chop down a tree to get an apple. :cool:
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Post by: Will Shaw on 12/11/2014 at 13:25
I like your thinking Marc. I was going to ask Edinburgh Zoo if they'd let me selectively pluck their Vulturine Guinea Fowl. :z12
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 12/11/2014 at 14:38
good luck with that.... :z4
on the other hand, I've had some nice feathers from them by asking for dropped feathers, notably a few big vulture feathers that are otherwise impossible to get legally :wink
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Post by: Will Shaw on 12/11/2014 at 15:01
Yeah last time I was there (long time ago - not keen on Zoos) I was scrutinising the cage for droppped feathers, but no joy... :X2
W.
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 12/11/2014 at 15:20
yup, not keen on zoos either. its just something that happens when you're handed a kid and you don't know what else to do with it... :X2 :X1 :z4 anyhow, the keepers tend to store dropped feathers in the back workspace (or whatever its called) :wink
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/11/2014 at 10:31
Olive Barrio SLX fly line ..... I like this shot :cool:
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Post by: Colin Sunley on 15/11/2014 at 13:28
Where is that?
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Post by: Sandy Nelson on 15/11/2014 at 14:44
Thats at Haddo, Colin :z16
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 16/11/2014 at 09:58
nice pic of Juergen. apart from wanting to always relate fly casting to drumming, which of course makes no sense (or rather, can only make sense to a drummer. thank goodness most of us aren't !.. :z4 ) he's a really nice guy, superb caster and instructor :z16
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/11/2014 at 14:17
Barrio Mallard Fly Lines.
Conventional weight forward profiles with a nice supple feel, next to no memory and our specially refined tapers. These fly lines are simply superb and offer excellent value for money!
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Post by: Will Shaw on 18/11/2014 at 10:44
Lovely picture Mike.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 18/11/2014 at 10:56
Thanks Will, I cropped the photo as it's actually quite difficult to see the angler in the full size one :cool:
I clearly remember another amazing shower like this coming over Haddo, we were on the edge of the storm and the folk fishing to the left of the hut were in the sun and dry ..... but the folk fishing to the right got absolutely soaked and I could hardly see them :shock
Cheers Mike
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Post by: Colin Sunley on 18/11/2014 at 16:31
It looks like Gandalf the Grey, Cropped from the Hobbit I suspect :z4 :z4 :z4 :z8
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 18/11/2014 at 17:03
:z4 :z4 :z4 :z16
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 19/11/2014 at 15:08
Ray trying out the Sparton float tube at Haddo :cool:
Mike, are you the illegitimate father of Harry Styles (Of one direction fame)???
:X2 :X2 :X2 :X2
Steven
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/12/2014 at 08:23
:z4 :z4 :z4
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Post by: Colin Sunley on 10/12/2014 at 13:30
Lol you said what I was thinking too , it's uncanny
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/12/2014 at 14:20
I was far better looking ..... but I can't sing :z4
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/12/2014 at 17:35
Tony Loader casting the Barrio Mid Spey line in Australia :cool:
Photo courtesy of the folks at the Advanced Fly Fishing School Sydney https://www.facebook.com/advancedflyfishingschoolsydney (https://www.facebook.com/advancedflyfishingschoolsydney)
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Post by: Euan Innes on 13/12/2014 at 11:01
When was that Mike? Seems like ages ago, but what a great day! :z18
:z1
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/12/2014 at 14:10
At the Haddo 10th year bash Euan :cool: ....... May 2012.
While on the subject, the website and forum must now be about 18 years old :shock Originally at madasafish.com/fishingthefly back in the mid 90s, before I bought the fishingthefly.co.uk domain. We have lost it a couple of times ..... which is a great pity, but we were quickly back online with new versions!
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 04/01/2015 at 11:09
interesting to see the line-wrap-around-the-rod-between-guides effect on Ben's rod. says a lot about line friction and fly rod build design and not in a good way.
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 04/01/2015 at 23:00
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 09/01/2015 at 09:36
A lovely fibreglass Epic 580 fly rod, custom built by 'Spiderman' Sandy. I'm really looking forward to seeing what he builds for his customers in 2015 :z16
Check out Sandy's Custom Fly Rods on the main website: http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/sandy-nelson-custom-fly-rods.html (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/sandy-nelson-custom-fly-rods.html)
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Post by: Euan Innes on 25/01/2015 at 06:14
Jeez Mike you really digging for old photos. My god it was wet that day and that fish was like a bag of cement. The joy of trawling is that you just don't know what is going to hit the lure and if you have never tried trawling, you should. It can be a real day saver when the weather is against you and there is no wind. If I can also just point out that that fish was a real turning point in my life. It was the last Brown trout that I killed.
:z1
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 26/01/2015 at 10:03
Classic Haddo Trout Fishery in the Autumn. I miss being based at the fishery, but at the same time really enjoy being able to get out on the river more :z12
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 12/02/2015 at 08:39
IAA March To The River Don
Inverurie Angling Association would like to invite all anglers who fish the river to attend their annual March To The River Don on Saturday the 14th of February, to celebrate the opening of the 2015 fishing season :cool:
The March to the river leaves the Kintore Arms Hotel in Inverurie at 9.30 am and will be preceded by tea, coffee and biscuits in the hotel from 8.45 am. Please bring friends and family along.
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Post by: Euan Innes on 27/02/2015 at 11:40
Hamish and I ended up that day targeting big doubles. One fish of about 13lb was surrounded by 8lb tiddlers and looked like an aircraft carrier with a destroyer escort. :shock
Mike, do you still have the photo of me and H being towed down the loch? Considering the total weight of two chaps and a boat that was one heck of a fish. Again, :z14 :z14 :z14
:z1
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 27/02/2015 at 11:54
That was another day Euan and a heavier boat :z4 ...... I'll have a look to see if I can find those pics later :wink
The above photo is of Hamish catching the very first fish at Haddo and on dry fly too :z16
Cheers Mike
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Post by: Euan Innes on 27/02/2015 at 12:14
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That was another day Euan and a heavier boat
And that would be confirmation that I am getting older and more senile :X1
:z1
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/02/2015 at 08:46
Another one from the early days at Haddo, Chris Mcallister with a nice trout :cool:
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 01/03/2015 at 00:36
Check out Sandy's Custom Fly Rods on the main website: http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/sandy-nelson-custom-fly-rods.html (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/sandy-nelson-custom-fly-rods.html) :z12
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 09/03/2015 at 12:44
nice loop ! and yes, Juergen's a very interesting and funny person. we passed our CCI exam together near Munich in (i can't remember... :X2 :X1 :z4 ) anyhow, this article on a quite unconventional manner of cleaning fly lines is worth reading. http://wurfkurse.de/2014/11/12/ein-kleiner-schnurpflegetrick/?lang=en
cheers, marc
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Post by: Rob Brownfield on 09/03/2015 at 13:40
I like his slip-spey cast thing. Very useful!
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 09/03/2015 at 14:25
Would this cast work from a bank ?, to me the fly seems to go behind the angler then anchors 90-120deg before the sweep that creates the D loop, I fear I would do someone an injury. or if I got the flick wrong, hook the back of my head. but would still give this ago,
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/03/2015 at 09:09
Would this cast work from a bank ?, to me the fly seems to go behind the angler then anchors 90-120deg before the sweep that creates the D loop, I fear I would do someone an injury. or if I got the flick wrong, hook the back of my head. but would still give this ago,
although it might not be the most ideal manner i can't see why not. as any other Spey cast the anchor can be placed at different angles. in this case, just as with a single Spey, start the sweep with the rod tip closer to the bank instead of straight down on the dangle to vary the anchor position point. if you do manage to hook the back of your head please be sure to get this on film and share it with us, ok ? :z4 :cool: :z4
anyhow, this cast is definitely one to practice in different circumstances before fishing. no hooks/flies ! cheers, marc
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Post by: Rob Brownfield on 11/03/2015 at 13:26
anyhow, this cast is definitely one to practice in different circumstances before fishing. no hooks/flies ! cheers, marc
Done last night...but with a 14" tube fly and a size 5/0 hook :)
When Pike fly fishing I retrieve right to my feet as often Pike will follow. Trying to get a large fly out again, starting with just the leader out the tip is a chore with a Rio Outbound Short. Lots of waving about until the head starts to load the rod.
I therefore thought about the snap slip spey and adjusted it for my needs. A Snap t with a poly leader and fly, use that to anchor as I swept around 20 feet of head around to my left, back towards the fly, sort of a spey to aerialise the line and one false cast and the head was gone :)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 12/03/2015 at 10:44
I am doing it all wrong...I try to bring the fish to the net, not run down the river chasing the fish ;)
yup, at first i thought that was weird and quite amateurish but watching him land the other fish shows he has a river competitor's style of scooping. specially the fish scooped in mid air ! definitely not common for a Swede. it's not a bad film at all, specially with the sound muted... :z4 :z4 :z4
cheers, marc
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Post by: Euan Innes on 13/04/2015 at 14:55
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it's not a bad film at all, specially with the sound muted... :z4 :z4 :z4
Must admit I am not the worlds biggest fan of mumble and sons.... :X2
But the fish were awesome! :z14
:z1
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/04/2015 at 23:33
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Post by: Hamish Young on 22/05/2015 at 23:24
I did the hat-trick (3 double figure Salmon on the same beat on same day) and was more than happy. Euan had a cracking fish too :z13 A truly epic day :X3
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 23/05/2015 at 08:33
i bet he'll never take off that t-shirt till the day he dies... :z4 :z4 :z4
hey, CONGRATS :z16 :z18 :z16
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 23/05/2015 at 12:40
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Post by: Marc Fauvet on 31/05/2015 at 12:40
as for its appearance, i forgot to add that the fish in this fishery where all from a nursery that exclusively uses new-from-the-US stock and they're raised on natural foods, not pellets or chemical crap.. here's another !
Sandy's Black Spider: I'm a new member.. so hi to everyone-I primarily fish the Bush River system here in Co Antrim & in Donegal..Black Spiders in Spring were brilliant for the wild brownies I love..a great fly-I prefer the original Stewart Hackle!! Tight Lines to one & all Glad to be aboard Mark :z18 :z18
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 05/06/2015 at 17:58
Welcome to the forum Mark :z16
Best wishes Mike
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 15/06/2015 at 08:43
Just back from a week in Northern Spain, it's not all sun and beaches, here's a shot of Lago Ercilla near Covadonga in the Picos de Europa area :cool:
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 16/07/2015 at 09:03
Clear and supple, Barrio Troutcast Copolymer Tippet offers superb strength to diameter ratio and great knot strength. Ideal for all fly fishing tactics where confidence and fly presentation are important :cool:
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Post by: Euan Innes on 30/07/2015 at 15:17
Just wish that the fish had been more keen to get his photae teen! That is a LOVELY stretch of water and I really would like to get back on it for one more visit before the end of the year.
:z1
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Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 30/07/2015 at 16:40
Euan,
if it is still open in October I am coming with you.
Eddie. :X2 :X2
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Post by: Hamish Young on 30/07/2015 at 19:51
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/12/2015 at 08:34
Great photo from Trev :cool:
It's been a big year for 'Trevlett' ........ since his last post in January http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6591.0 (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6591.0) he has moved to New Zealand and is living the dream working at the Swift Fly Fishing Company!
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Post by: Euan Innes on 19/12/2015 at 21:02
And as for todays picture.... That wasn't yesterday for sure! Small boats on Haddo but very big fish. :z16 Tech talk - Mallard DT on a Loomis GTX(?) 9' #7 witha Teton #6 reel. The reel is now on my bamboo #4, the rod is with someone else and my tennis elbow went away at the same time. There is a #4 Mallard on one of my reels these days though.... :cool: Fishing - the best days of my trout life with much whooping and hollering and many many "FFS" moments. Merry Christmas Mike, ya legend
:z1 (still have the hat but it is almost worn out!)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 19/12/2015 at 22:22
Yes ........ that was a truly awesome day and one that I will always remember :z16
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 03/03/2016 at 09:12
Thought I'd share this today ..... simply because I enjoyed it :cool:
Testify is a visual poem adapted from the essay "Testament of a Fisherman" published in 1964 by Michigan author John Voelker.
Over 50 years later we filmed this video on and around the author's home waters of Marquette County on Michigan's Upper Peninsula because we believe the pure trout waters and relaxed pace of life of this region haven't changed much.
Today the need for time on a river and reconnection with nature are more important than ever--and Voelker's words still ring true.
Produced by: Aaron Peterson Photography at aaronpeterson.net Music: "Rise" by Tony Anderson
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Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 03/03/2016 at 17:33
I enjoyed it too.
Eddie :z18
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Post by: Jim Eddie on 03/03/2016 at 22:47
One of my favourite passages :z7
:z18
Jim
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 15/03/2016 at 22:24
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Post by: Ashley Thomas on 23/11/2016 at 22:07
thanks for the showcase Mike! :z18
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 24/11/2016 at 08:42
Nice one from Dave :cool:
See http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7519.0 (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7519.0) (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/11154-071116002923.jpeg)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 28/11/2016 at 23:20
The Dipper - by Munro :cool:
See http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7563.0 (http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7563.0)
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 13/12/2016 at 09:53
No, Peter is not falling asleep - look a little closer for the tail above his elbow and the girth of the trout under his hands ( which are releasing the fish ) .......... How can somebody hide a fish that size in a photo? :z4 :z4 :z4
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 17/12/2016 at 00:38
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Post by: Mike Barrio on 14/07/2017 at 17:50
Just back from some very enjoyable river and loch fishing with Stewart Yates in the awesome scenery of Assynt :z12 Will post some more photos later ...........