Comments on: The Cormorant

By: Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:20:29 +0000

As a beginner I have started tying the Cats Whisker, the video was realy great and easy to follow. My problem is finding Marabou feathers the same quality and length as the ones you use.
Could you please advise where I can purchase good quality feathers.
Many thanks
Paul

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:42:40 +0000

I have learned so much from your lessions and now I am constantly looking for new patterns and I came across a magazine I had on fly tying. I did a few then I found a a pattern for “The Orange Parson” by G.S. Scoville Jr. I wasnt able to follow the pattern and was hoping you could shed some light on the subject it would be great if you could do a clip on it. The magazine is called “Fly Tyer” and it is in the spring 2006. Thanks a bunch Mr Cammiss. Jeremy

By: gary lindley

gary lindley — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:02:01 +0000

hello dave,love the site learnt so much from it absolutely brilliant.new to fly tying but getting good already,would it be possible for you to show us how to ty an alexandra,or lady of the lake given its other name.personaly its my favourite fly and ive done some seriouse damage at my local fishery with it.many thanks keep up the good work mate.best wishes gary

By: David Cammiss

David Cammiss — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:40:57 +0000

Hi Baskar
In the UK there are many books on where, how and when to fish but they would be of little use to you in India. I do not think you can imagine how we fly fish for trout in the UK. You would probably think we are crazy.
Maggots do not feature in trout fishing here. Speaking from experience you do not want to start breeding maggots. It is a dirty, smelly and not very healthy job, maggots become flies and with flies come diseases.
Happy Fishing
DaveC..

By: David Cammiss

David Cammiss — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:32:06 +0000

Hi Wul
thanks for your comments. Any fly you tie is only limited by your imagination. Use the basics and embellish it in any way you like….there are no rules. There is a vid on the yellow dancer. scan thro the intermediate file it is lesson 6.
It is a relatively easy tie. Good luck with it.
Happy Fishing
dave C.and the Team

By: Baskar

Baskar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:13:57 +0000

Hi David,

Thanks for your comment,i still have few queries to ask.

1. do you have any book which tells about the basic angling things like hook size and line size, size of hook to be used for fishing big ones, how find spot where fishes will be there in a lake or river or any water body. how to attract the fishes in groups to bring them in angling spot.

2. I like to know about the maggot , how they use it for fishing, how to prepare maggot in home etc.

By: David Cammiss

David Cammiss — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:17:33 +0000

Hi Baskar
Thanks for your e-mail all the way fro India.
Most of the fly fishing done here in the UK is in still water reservoirs and lakes, mostly for trout. Fly fishing, which is the most sporting way of catching trout, is not the easiest method and does require special rods and lines.
The one fish , the cat fish, is the only one I know about and that is not fished for with the fly here in the UK.
Sorry that I cannot help you any further.
Kindest Regards
DaveC.and the Team

By: Baskar

Baskar — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:40:06 +0000

Hi David,

First i say thanks for your web site which gives more information regarding Fly Fishing. I am living in India i a metropolitan city. Here most of them fishing done using sinking angling with live bait in still water. I have some doubt
1. Is it possible to fishing using fly in still water.
2.Here the fish varieties are BRASS, SNAKE HEAD fish and CAT fish. Is this fishes can be catch using Fly fishing method. The above varieties not visible in still water.

Please advice me.

BASKAR

By: wull tompson

wull tompson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:55:47 +0000

hey there dave quality vids man i lv the cormorant i use it a lot but i’m trying some variants at the moment im tying the cormorant with a flo green antron wool body and a silver tinsel rib ‘i’m shaping the body like a buzzer eg down past the bend of the hook and running some wire back up round the body to the head.i also love the yellow dancer well i got handed one …a home made one one day in the carpark of my local fishery and i bagged up in jig time and would love to be able to tie one i cant find a vid of you tying one ..would be great if you could help me and prob a thousand other fisher out there.

cheerz wull.

By: steve stern

steve stern — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:18:56 +0000

Dear Dave

can you ask the backroom boys if they can rename the lessons from 1,2 3 with the names of the fly in them? Have wanted to look back and have to google to save time going through them all.

Have looked at lots of sites now and the simplicty and clarity of your tying leaves the others behind. its interesting what a difference the guitar makes. Think its because I so often when working alone have music in the background

steve stern