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FLIES ON FIRE – DIY FLUFF INCINERATOR
FLIES ON FIRE – DIY FLUFF INCINERATOR

FLIES ON FIRE – DIY FLUFF INCINERATOR

Flames erupted. Fur, plastic and flash morphed and blackened. Smoke everywhere. It stank -the whole house. But the DIY fluff incinerator worked. Next time I will wait for the glue solvent to dry - duh. My fly tying is usually scruffy. I never leave enough space for the head. I forget to add weed guards. [...]

DUTCH PIKING AT CHRISTMAS
DUTCH PIKING AT CHRISTMAS

DUTCH PIKING AT CHRISTMAS

A large wake rippled after each slow strip. The fly settled into the mud. Calf deep. The pike approached, fins flared. Fanning. A twitch and it almost took, darting forward. Bobbing under the rod tip, I moved the baitfish pattern left and then right. Paused. Dragged it in circles, dipped and jigged. The 80 cm [...]