Irish Fly Fair

JOIN DONALD STEWART AT THE IRISH FLY FAIR

I have been tying flies for well over 40 years, in my early years I mainly fished the Water of Leith in Edinburgh and the surrounding reservoirs, as well as the Hill Lochs of Assynt before finding my way to The River Clyde at 16 years old. A river I have fished and loved ever since.

I quickly learned the Clyde Style way of tying from other anglers on the banks on the river, even if the accents led to some unusual fly names at first before I became familiar with the books of Reid and Sharp as well as the very old hand written patterns of Sanny Patton.

The Clyde Style way and proportions have been a huge influence in my tying for all my flies, river and loch!

I am the current secretary and instructor at the Sharp & Gentles Fly Tying Club where we teach the Clyde Style way of Tying that Bert Sharp and Willie Gentles so loved.

I am an ambassador for the very well-known and respected fly tying company Veniard.

I have tied at shows such as The Irish Fly Fair, BFFI and am a regular at The Scottish Game Fair where I look forward to seeing a lot of old and new friends, please feel free to ask me about any of your fly tying and fishing queries.

Email: donald.stewart@hotmail.co.uk

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