Irish Fly Fair

JOIN Robert MacDonald-Lewis AT THE IRISH FLY FAIR

I grew up in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland and started fishing Lochaber's coastal waters and hill lochs when I was seven. It was not until I finished University in 2002 that I began fly-fishing. I received a fly-tying kit for Christmas in 2003, so I have been fly-tying for over twenty years.

At first, my fly fishing and fly tying focused on the many fine, small, stocked waters of Aberdeenshire. However, my thoughts soon returned to the hill lochs and wild waters I grew up fishing. These are where my fishing and tying heart lies, in and about spectacular scenery and remote lochs. Living and working in Aberdeenshire, access to remote hill lochs is not always easy; fortunately, there are several exceptional local trout streams to distract me.

While wild Brown Trout and traditional-style wet flies are the main focus of my fishing and tying, I also regularly fish for Sea Trout, Salmon and Grayling during the winter and occasionally have a cast for Pike. I also enjoy tying a wide range of flies for all the above species. From wee nymphs and dries through traditional spiders, wets, streamers and Salmon and Seatrout flies. I particularly enjoy tinkering with conventional wet fly patterns, putting my own spin on them.

Email: robert@curtaigeng.co.uk

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