Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Liam Stephen

Nice gesture that  :z16

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Liam

Marc Fauvet

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Didn't expect that. Thank you :z18

I don't need any more flies or boxes, can we donate them to a good cause like the wild trout trust auction or similar?

Cheers

Sandy

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Hamish Young

Nice idea and I have a suggestion if Sandy approves :z17

Beauly Angling Club are putting together a junior angler development programme this year to bring more young anglers into the sport.
How about donating the flies and box to the junior who does the best during the year :? One idea.......

H :cool:

Sandy Nelson

Nice idea and I have a suggestion if Sandy approves :z17

Beauly Angling Club are putting together a junior angler development programme this year to bring more young anglers into the sport.
How about donating the flies and box to the junior who does the best during the year :? One idea.......

H :cool:

Sounds like an excellent idea to me, i'll get them sent up :z18

Cool

Sandy

Mike Barrio

Great stuff :z16

Cheers
Mike

Hamish Young


Mike Thornton

Excellent.  Juniors need all the encouragement they can get these days.
Nice one.

Mike T.

Scolopax

Why is it that fishing stories always have such emotion in them ??

Mine is tinged with sadness - and I apologise for the length of this post !

Firstly you will all know that I am not a fisherman - I have yet to start fly fishing.  But a year or so ago I was given a rod, a reel and a box of flies by a dear friend Rosemary, she was a legend on the river so I have been told.  I always wanted to learn to fish, just never seemed to have the time.

Time ticked by and the rod stayed leant up in the corner of the studio, sadly one day last year, I learnt that Rosemary was not well, she had lung cancer.

Some time later I had to deliver a painting to another dear friend on Knoydart and I don't know what persuaded me to pop the rod etc., into the boot of the car, but I did.  I didn't even know if I was going to be able to go fishing and I had no idea how or where !

In fact I had the most amazing time on a loch in the hills of Knoydart and caught a few brownies a sea trout and to my utter amazement an Arctic Charr.  I was not aware before this day that my dear friend was also the ghillie for the loch and when I told him about the gift of the rod and that Rosemary was not well, he offered to take me fishing.

I managed to email pictures to Rosemary and she was amazed and very chuffed that I had caught fish on her rod and reel - she died two days later.

So to get to the point of this story my favourite fly will always be, what Iain affectinately called 'this wee red thing' - he chose that fly from the box Rosemary had given me and it will always be my first choice when I go out.

Pictures below.
 also - me with a fish, and me not sure whether to reel in the fish or get a picture of the eagle floating overhead.

I am now hooked, I have started tying flies and my life ihas changed forever, I even dream of flies and fishing.

Cheers
Colin















Sandy Nelson

I've really enjoyed reading the posts on here :z16

I think Colin is right to keep it going, there's something poetic about the Flies going to a Junior but that shouldn't stop anyone from enjoying the chance to reminisce.
I had a great time writing my wee bit and got quite excited with the memories :z16

One of our best topics for quite a while.

Keep them coming :z16

Sandy

Mike Barrio

Great stuff Colin :z16

Best wishes
Mike

 




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