WET FLY WAYS.

[Davyfly]

Yes, that was the business address.

DW.

[alanb_ct]

Like an earnest student reading the text before the lecture, I have finished watching Davy's DVD called "Wet Fly Ways." The final sequence of a large brown caught during a hailstorm is alone worth the price of admission. I am slowly creeping up the learning curve, but I can already see many, many applications to Mr. Wotton's techniques in CT, especially during caddis activity. I highly recommend this DVD, especially for those of us taking the class next month. An excellent way to spend two hours learning a new way to fish, but also a huge benefit to whatever way you currently fish.

[Davyfly]

alanb,

Many thanks for the compliments. Its was a great deal to get into a 160 min DVD. I could have added a great deal more here, may be we will shoot a no2 as this DVD has been a great national success.
I did shoot a new DVD in MT last August related to stillwater FF, wet fly fishing is also here very important, particularly the UK loch style techniques.

Aside from the big Browns l caught that day when we filmed, l guess my favourite section is the very last when we were fishing and the bugs were in the air.
Did you notice my little Jack Russel Terrier, both Sian and her daughter are my constant fishiing companions on the boat, the customers love em. They take no notice of fish any more, after seeing on avergage 8,000 fish a year caught by the customers and myself when we go fishing for fun.

Davy.

[alanb_ct]

When will the stillwater DVD become available?

I did in fact notice your four-legged companion. My family has one too, of the Yorkshire variety. Our dog Jack is a great pal, but does not tolerate other dogs so well, so thus far he has not joined me on the stream. He is a great friend for a walk in the woods, however, and really enjoys rooting out small objects and tracking animals.

If you do in fact shoot a second wet fly video, I am confident it will also find great success.

[Nymphmeister]

I also had the chance to watch the Wet Fly Ways DVD several times last week when I was laid up with the flu, and I really liked it. Tons of info, I learned a lot, think I need to watch it another 100x to soak it all in. I hope you do a 2nd wet fly DVD, I'm hungry for even more info now. I want to see how you fish them with a full sink line. Also curious to see you tie some of the patterns you showed- when is your wet fly tying DVD due out?

[alanb_ct]

Davy,

Pardon my lack of strict interpretation of the method, but are wet flies ever considered as small streamers or young-of-year baitfish representations? This Saturday morning I was fishing some small pockets with a wet fly tandem, and it occurred to me that the fish were sometimes hitting the flies as they would a small bucktail streamer.

[Davyfly]

Alan, the JRT you saw in the DVD was Sian, l also have her daughter, they fish with me all the time and are great companions on the boat, the customers love em.
But they can also be little killers, no possum, coon, groundhog, rats, mice or anything else is safe on the property. They have also nailed some skunks.

May be will do a 2nd version this year. I do have the Stillwater fly fishing technique due out this year also, and hope to get the wet fly tying DVD finished also. Time is often the issue here.

Yes, no doubt some of the wet fly patterns are taken for small bait fish and pin fry, both the Peter Ross and the Alexandra are both in that category. There are also tandem tying of many tradition wet fly patterns, the above flies work well this way.

Many if the UK style wet and soft flies are tied to represent known food sources for the river systems they were used for. Same also for many of the traditional style lake and lough flies.

By and large l refer to wet flies as either, attractors or deceivers, all be it they may be both at times !! ask the fish eh.

Davy.

[LorenWilliams]

Davy,

I am very interested in your upcoming stillwater DVD. Who will have it? When?

[Davyfly]

Loren, l will and will let you know when we have it all edited and completed ok.

Davy.

[LorenWilliams]

Thank-you sir.

I really wish I could have had you in my boat with me yesterday. Got my arse kicked in some brutally tough conditions (15+ foot visibility, HUGE lake (15 miles long, 1 mile wide and very deep), bright sun, very little wind, cold (48-50 degree) water with no surface activity or wind lanes.

I know, not very representative of competition conditions but this has become a bit of a nemesis for me and I need to solve the riddle!