Each February, the UK’s premier fly fishing show, British Fly Fair International (BFFI), takes place at the Staffordshire County Showground, Stafford, UK. I absolutely love this show! After a couple of hours of driving, helping with setup, the fly tying family was back together again, sharing beers and stories since…
Each November, the Irish Fly Fair takes place, and this year (2024), at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and what a fantastic show. After almost nine hours of driving from South Wales, we arrived to the usual smiles, handshakes, and hugs from our fly fishing family before…
It's always a blast demonstrating for fly tying clubs, and none more so than the Potteries Fly Tying Club. This was my third time tying for the club, and it was fantastic to visit Stoke-on-Trent again on Monday, 28th October, where I tied and chatted through a range of dry…
The first event of 2025 is booked, and I'm really chuffed at being invited back for my 12th year at BFFI. The show is easily the biggest and best in the UK and sees an unbelievable pool of fly dressing talent from all over the world converge on Stafford, UK,…
I've not tied at the Irish Fly Fair in quite a few years (2016, maybe?), so I'm overjoyed at the offer to tie at the 2024 show, held at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh on the 16th and 17th November. As usual, I'll be looking forward to chatting trout,…
Like any chapter in any book, each has a start, a middle, and an ending. I've had the privilege of being counted as a Pro-Team member of both Partridge of Redditch and Semperfli for almost 15 years, and their support, fantastic hooks and materials (as well as the opportunities afforded…
It's that time of year, as we patiently await the announcement and dates of the coming year's British Fly Fair International, and as a host of fly dressers around the world wait nervously to hear if they've been lucky enough to have been picked for the famous International Fly Tyers…