I have used it at Dever Springs in Hampshire to stalk out big rainbows and browns. The technique is simplicity itself, just fish the bug on a shortish strong leader and let it settle on the bottom. When a trout swims close by lift the fly so that it leaves a puff of mud on…

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Traditionally it is fished as a point fly with a floating line and a greased up leader using a very slow retrieve. However there are many other methods of fishing this buzzer including having a dry or floating fly on the point with the buzzer fished on a short dropper. Another useful approach is to…

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Blood knots and Uni knots are the most useful and widely used to tie on hooks and swivels. When making a Sliding Leger using a tubular boom or slider such as the Zip slider or Knotless heavy Slida, the final knot to the hook length comes under constant attrition from the boom because of the…

Normally it is fished with a very high density sinking line with a short leader so that when it is cast out, the high density line drags the booby under, leaving it suspended off the bottom. It is then retrieved with a slow figure of eight retrieve to produce a ducking, diving action across the…

It got its name from the fact that the body cover was made from a gold coloured milk cap foil used to show that the milk came from a Jersey cow.This versatile fly can be fished either as a lure or as a nymph with either a floating or sinking line. It has certainly saved…

This latest fly is based on an earlier marabou tailed damsel nymph that was weighted down with lead wire. By using the latest tungsten weave material the new version is not only slimmer but sinks much faster. This has applications in both river and still water fishing. It certainly makes stalking much easier and fished…