Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Jeff Donovan

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #750 on: 09/01/2021 at 00:51 »
Born in Surrey in 1915, who then became a worldwide famous tyer of classic salmon flies, even for royalty. 

Fred Hay

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #751 on: 09/01/2021 at 07:34 »
Megan Boyd

Jeff Donovan

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #752 on: 09/01/2021 at 11:58 »

Steven Kidd

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #753 on: 09/01/2021 at 18:07 »
Thought I'd join in...

Which Loch did the original Haddo wooden klinker boats previously reside?.......

Steven

Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #754 on: 09/01/2021 at 23:08 »
I would guess at Loch Leven.

Eddie

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #755 on: 10/01/2021 at 11:01 »
I would guess at Loch Leven.

Eddie
It's the right answer, some fantastic heritage in those hulls. Wish I'd had the time, money, space and location to have one. Alas it was not to be, but those were masterclasses in clinker.

Tenuously fly fishing this one.... but the sort of thing that piques my curiosity. So here goes....
How is it possible that Loch Arkaig ended up in Gateshead :?

H

Steven Kidd

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #756 on: 10/01/2021 at 16:58 »
Hamish......great question.

would this be HMS Loch Arkaig?.......?

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #757 on: 10/01/2021 at 17:46 »
....would this be HMS Loch Arkaig?.......?
It would  :wink

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #758 on: 17/01/2021 at 12:14 »
OK, I'll fire up another question.

Who am I :?

I have my own fishing tackle company based in Scotland.
The roots of my company started when I managed another tackle brand with worldwide influence on the double handed fly line market in the early '00s.
Noted mostly for fly lines, I do also produce rods with my one brand, which is not eponymous.

 :? :? :?


Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #759 on: 17/01/2021 at 13:21 »
James Chalmers of Gaelforce?

Eddie

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #760 on: 17/01/2021 at 13:34 »
James Chalmers of Gaelforce?

Eddie
Aye  :z16

Steven Kidd

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #761 on: 18/01/2021 at 13:35 »
Ok......A question, and one i don't know the answer to.......(at least i don't know now.....or maybe i never knew....or i have just forgotten).......but what is this thing for, i found it in my fly tying bag.....

It has Orvis written on it so it is probably very expensive.....any ideas?




Mike Barrio

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #762 on: 18/01/2021 at 14:31 »
I'm guessing there will be a gap along this edge?  :wink



Eddie Sinclair

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #763 on: 18/01/2021 at 16:08 »
It’s a nail knot tool for attaching leaders to fly lines, it is surprisingly cheap for an Orvis tool.

Eddie :z18

Steven Kidd

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #764 on: 18/01/2021 at 16:12 »
A nail knot tool......I see.....now at  least i know what to google in order to find out how it works.....(instead of googling Orvis thingy).

Cheers,

Steven

 




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