Author Archives: Mike Duddy

A Bit Rusty

partridge soft hackle nymph

Its been a while since I opened my fly tying kit box – but pictures of friends fleas on facebook have inspired me to get the string, fur and feathers out again. Being an avid upstream nympher I absolutely adore shaggy heavy point flies so naturally this is where my evening fumblings were focused. Partridge […]

A Bit Rubbish

A bit rubbish – probably the most accurate description of my recent fishing trips Family (baby and toddler) circumstances dictate that most of my spare time is spent on paternal entertainment duties. Recent fishing trips have been restricted to a couple of 30 – 45 minutes slots on the Rochdale Canal and Queensmere Dam in […]

A Great Day

Lots of these small uns - but bigger fish lurk

Catching lots of fish, or a big fish can certainly make your day – but as we all know its possible to have a great days fishing without catching very much at all. As you might have already guessed – I didn’t catch much today – but had a great time out doors with a […]

Holiday Fishing Fuerteventura

I’ve never had that much success when shore fishing whilst on holiday abroad – and a  recent trip to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands didn’t buck the trend. Despite visiting this island on a number of occasions over the years, this was the first time I’ve ever taken a fishing rod (and two kids). Somehow […]