[Mike Barrio]

Folk all over Europe are starting to show the strain of being stuck inside in this weather

[Mike Barrio]

A good time of the year to dream about the spring

Just something found on youtube, this Kiwi Brownie was 14 lb

[Dutchfly]

Come on guys, I've said this before: if you can't fish it, skate it!



Bring on the ice!

CU

Jeroen

[Mike Barrio]

Great stuff Jeroen, that looks like fun!

But sorry ..... I still think that water is for fishing

Best wishes
Mike

[Dutchfly]

Mike, Mike, Mike...

You are soooo wrong! 

Hopefully this winter we'll have the Tour of Eleven Cities (Elfstedentocht), a brutal skatingtour of 200 km (some 133 miles, isn't it?). If and when this takes place, you have to come over to Holland. It's an event you'll never forget! Check out this clip. If you scroll to 2:20 minutes, you'll see one of the biggest speedskaters ever, Norwegian Johann Olav Koss. You'll see what I mean!



 

[Mike Barrio]

Awesome Jeroen ....... awesome!

Best wishes
Mike

[Peter McCallum]

IO'll bet there are a few of those hunting around in the Don Mike. C'mon Ben get those big assed streamers out early season

[Ben Dixon]

C'mon Ben get those big assed streamers out early season

Goes without saying Peter, not putting up any pictures.  There's some bloody flyting ace that keep taking the piss out of my heads & finishes, made me all self conscious about posting pics or tying in public 

You'll have to get up here for a cast early season, that's two seasons you've been threatening now!!

Ben

[Hamish Young]

Don't know what it's doing in Aberdeenshire.... but here in the Inverness area it's +4 degrees C and pissing down with rain. Which is actually slightly annoying as the cardboard that I've been putting over the windscreen to help keep the frost off isn't cardboard any more

On the plus side, the carpets for much of the house should be delivered and fitted today.... which means that (finally ) I'll be able to get the fly-tying kit unpacked, organised and ready to make a mess for the first time in over 5 months. I'm sure she who must be obeyed will be delighted by this

H 

[Mike Barrio]

Good news "H"

So I guess we'll see a Step By Step from you now

Feels like a thaw going on here this morning too .........

Cheers
Mike

[Hamish Young]

So I guess we'll see a Step By Step from you now

**** cough**** Je ne dinnae think so pas Is my first reaction. Maybes aye, maybes no
On the other hand I could do some traditional loch patterns, maybe a 'sensible' (proper man sized ) Claret Bumble or something of that kind.... maybe a dapping fly or two...... hmmmmm 

I'll think about it.... we should get Magnum to do one

H 

[Mike Barrio]

Yes, some traditional loch patterns would be great Hamish

Magnum does not appear to be spending much time on the net lately but yes, would be a good idea to ask him

Cheers
Mike

[Hamish Young]

I was out on a search today...... we were over in area that hadn't seen much 'action' from the snowploughs 

One of my 'troops' got run over by a snowplough spreading salt 

"bastard" he said, through gritted teeth 

I soooooooo need to get out more 

H 

[Mike Barrio]

Big thaw here today Hamish ..... same happening with you?

Still a fair bit of icy slush to go yet though

Cheers
Mike

[Hamish Young]

Big thaw here today Hamish ..... same happening with you?

Very much so yes - plenty of snowmelt coming down the rivers and a tropical 8 degrees C