Канал: Nick Thomas

Full Metal Jacket: Tying and fishing a heavy metal perdigon.

Full Metal Jacket: Tying and fishing a heavy metal perdigon.

05 03 2024

05 03 2024

Duo Bug

Duo Bug

Taff 363: Once a zombie river, now alive, but for how long?

Taff 363: Once a zombie river, now alive, but for how long?

Suburban Sunday

Suburban Sunday

Wild is Where You Find It: A year on an urban river,

Wild is Where You Find It: A year on an urban river,

Graveyard & Grayling: A short morning session on the Taff below the cathedral at Llandaff.

Graveyard & Grayling: A short morning session on the Taff below the cathedral at Llandaff.

No-Rise Nymph. Fly tying and fishing a searching nymph and catching a big trout.

No-Rise Nymph. Fly tying and fishing a searching nymph and catching a big trout.

Glass Spider: Fly tying and fishing a simple but effective pattern.

Glass Spider: Fly tying and fishing a simple but effective pattern.

Headbanger Cased Caddis: Tying and fishing a small imitation.

Headbanger Cased Caddis: Tying and fishing a small imitation.

74-Worm: Tying a simple and effective pattern with a hidden tungsten bead.

74-Worm: Tying a simple and effective pattern with a hidden tungsten bead.

TAFF 2021: A year on a suburban river.

TAFF 2021: A year on a suburban river.

Lightsaber Perdigon: Tying and fishing a great grayling bug.

Lightsaber Perdigon: Tying and fishing a great grayling bug.

Blushing Bug: A simple but very effective grayling bug that comes to life when wet.

Blushing Bug: A simple but very effective grayling bug that comes to life when wet.

DMC Nymph: A simple but versatile stone clinger pattern.

DMC Nymph: A simple but versatile stone clinger pattern.

LINE & CORD BUG: Tying and fishing a useful small bug using old fly line and elastic bead cord.

LINE & CORD BUG: Tying and fishing a useful small bug using old fly line and elastic bead cord.

Buzzcut Caddis: Tying a caddis/sedge dry fly with just one material.

Buzzcut Caddis: Tying a caddis/sedge dry fly with just one material.

Banana Bug: Tying a useful grayling and trout fly - it's easier than it looks.

Banana Bug: Tying a useful grayling and trout fly - it's easier than it looks.

Polyknot Caddis: Fly tying a great caddis/sedge pattern with just poly yarn and ribbon.

Polyknot Caddis: Fly tying a great caddis/sedge pattern with just poly yarn and ribbon.

Siligum Caddis: Fly tying and fishing a cased caddis imitation.

Siligum Caddis: Fly tying and fishing a cased caddis imitation.

Season Starter: Fly tying a great trout nymph for March and April.

Season Starter: Fly tying a great trout nymph for March and April.

Glove Grub: Fly tying a grayling grub from a rubber glove in 3 minutes.

Glove Grub: Fly tying a grayling grub from a rubber glove in 3 minutes.

Spiral Shrimp: Fly tying a great looking shrimp that looks complicated but is really easy.

Spiral Shrimp: Fly tying a great looking shrimp that looks complicated but is really easy.

Fly Line Pupa: Recycling an old fly line to catch fish again.

Fly Line Pupa: Recycling an old fly line to catch fish again.

Ha'penny Hooker: Fly tying a generic nymph imitation tied with just 10cm/4in of organza ribbon.

Ha'penny Hooker: Fly tying a generic nymph imitation tied with just 10cm/4in of organza ribbon.

Braid Body Emerger: Fly tying a simple extended body emerger using hollow braid fly line backing.

Braid Body Emerger: Fly tying a simple extended body emerger using hollow braid fly line backing.

Loop Head Caddis: Fly tying a cased caddis imitation without burning your fingers.

Loop Head Caddis: Fly tying a cased caddis imitation without burning your fingers.

Where Nature May Heal: Fly fishing my local river in a strange year.

Where Nature May Heal: Fly fishing my local river in a strange year.

Opal Grub: Tying a simple and effective grayling fly.

Opal Grub: Tying a simple and effective grayling fly.

Glowing Gammarus: Tying a great shrimp/scud pattern for autumn and winter.

Glowing Gammarus: Tying a great shrimp/scud pattern for autumn and winter.

Grayling Grub: A nice juicy snack for autumn and winter grayling.

Grayling Grub: A nice juicy snack for autumn and winter grayling.

Purple Daze: for days when the grayling want a change from pink.

Purple Daze: for days when the grayling want a change from pink.

Tripod Emerger: Tying and fishing a great dry fly for fast flowing riffles.

Tripod Emerger: Tying and fishing a great dry fly for fast flowing riffles.

Atto Nymph: Tying and fishing a small effective nymph for trout and grayling.

Atto Nymph: Tying and fishing a small effective nymph for trout and grayling.

Sandwich Spider: A versatile lightly weighted spider pattern.

Sandwich Spider: A versatile lightly weighted spider pattern.

The C&B: a quick and easy tie in pink and olive for grayling in the autumn and winter.

The C&B: a quick and easy tie in pink and olive for grayling in the autumn and winter.

Ribbon Sedge: Tying and fishing a simple and effective dry fly.

Ribbon Sedge: Tying and fishing a simple and effective dry fly.

The Squorgy: fly tying and fishing a non-breaking, non-rotting alternative to the Squirmy Worm.

The Squorgy: fly tying and fishing a non-breaking, non-rotting alternative to the Squirmy Worm.

The SUPADUPAPUPA: tying and fishing versatile river and stillwater pattern

The SUPADUPAPUPA: tying and fishing versatile river and stillwater pattern

Synth Sedge: A super buoyant indicator fly for fast water.

Synth Sedge: A super buoyant indicator fly for fast water.

Hot Tip Bug: An easy to tie fly for all year round fishing.

Hot Tip Bug: An easy to tie fly for all year round fishing.

MIDJ Emerger Indicator: A versatile pattern for lakes and rivers.

MIDJ Emerger Indicator: A versatile pattern for lakes and rivers.

Delta Wing: Tying and fishing a dry fly that imitates both an emerger and a spinner.

Delta Wing: Tying and fishing a dry fly that imitates both an emerger and a spinner.

HESVO Shrimp: How to make a great shrimp/scud pattern with just two materials.

HESVO Shrimp: How to make a great shrimp/scud pattern with just two materials.

JOPY Indicator: Super buoyant dry fly for fishing with a weighted nymph.

JOPY Indicator: Super buoyant dry fly for fishing with a weighted nymph.

Vidge: an easy and effective midge imitation

Vidge: an easy and effective midge imitation

Duo Bug: Tying and fishing this very effective fly.

Duo Bug: Tying and fishing this very effective fly.

Golden Brown: a simple to tie mayfly nymph.

Golden Brown: a simple to tie mayfly nymph.

FLASHBELLY: Strip lighting a nymph.

FLASHBELLY: Strip lighting a nymph.

LOOKS LIKE FISH FOOD: Imitate anything from a midge to a mayfly using just organza ribbon.

LOOKS LIKE FISH FOOD: Imitate anything from a midge to a mayfly using just organza ribbon.

Gabalfa Gammarus: An easy to tie versatile shrimp/scud pattern

Gabalfa Gammarus: An easy to tie versatile shrimp/scud pattern

Gravid Grannom: Tying and fishing an indicator fly for the jig duo method.

Gravid Grannom: Tying and fishing an indicator fly for the jig duo method.

Tying and Fishing the Stuffed Olive: Add eyes to your nymphs with this easy method.

Tying and Fishing the Stuffed Olive: Add eyes to your nymphs with this easy method.

HEADBAND PTN: Tying and Fishing this great early season fly (and a big trout)

HEADBAND PTN: Tying and Fishing this great early season fly (and a big trout)

Beyond the Bridge: A celebration of a year of urban fly fishing.

Beyond the Bridge: A celebration of a year of urban fly fishing.

PURPLE PERDIGON: Very simple, very quick and very effective.

PURPLE PERDIGON: Very simple, very quick and very effective.

ODDJOB: Gets down deep and gets the job done.

ODDJOB: Gets down deep and gets the job done.

Vicuna & Silicone Pupa: Maximising translucency using just two complementary materials

Vicuna & Silicone Pupa: Maximising translucency using just two complementary materials

Beyond the Bridge: Trailer

Beyond the Bridge: Trailer

Wire Butt Bugs: Easy to tie and effective nymphs for fast water.

Wire Butt Bugs: Easy to tie and effective nymphs for fast water.

EAR BUGS: Building easy segmented fly bodies with cheap silicone earring stoppers

EAR BUGS: Building easy segmented fly bodies with cheap silicone earring stoppers

RED BEAD BUG: How to make quick and easy segmented bodies using just glass beads and thread.

RED BEAD BUG: How to make quick and easy segmented bodies using just glass beads and thread.

Tulle Pupa: A great year-round pattern for trout and grayling.

Tulle Pupa: A great year-round pattern for trout and grayling.

Tulle Shrimp: A new material for building shellbacks for shrimps and nymphs

Tulle Shrimp: A new material for building shellbacks for shrimps and nymphs

Blue Quill Nymph: A great little fly for trout and grayling

Blue Quill Nymph: A great little fly for trout and grayling

Pink & Purple Perdigon : How to Fish & How to Tie

Pink & Purple Perdigon : How to Fish & How to Tie

Loop Wing Pupa : A great way to add wing buds or unfolding wings to nymph patterns.

Loop Wing Pupa : A great way to add wing buds or unfolding wings to nymph patterns.

Hot Java Bugs : Easy to tie and deadly in fast water.

Hot Java Bugs : Easy to tie and deadly in fast water.

Cut Loop Nymphs : New method to add gills or legs using a spiral wrap of fibres.

Cut Loop Nymphs : New method to add gills or legs using a spiral wrap of fibres.

Ponty Perdi : A great fly for fishing fast water.

Ponty Perdi : A great fly for fishing fast water.

Splott Shrimp : Quick way to add lots of legs to shrimps, scuds and nymphs.

Splott Shrimp : Quick way to add lots of legs to shrimps, scuds and nymphs.

One Summer Morning

One Summer Morning

V&O (Vicuña and Organza) Shrimp

V&O (Vicuña and Organza) Shrimp

Hatching Sedge Pupa

Hatching Sedge Pupa

Alien Stonefly : Shrink tubing gives a great impression of nymph body segments and wing cases.

Alien Stonefly : Shrink tubing gives a great impression of nymph body segments and wing cases.

One May Morning

One May Morning

One Spring Sunday

One Spring Sunday

Flexi Bodi

Flexi Bodi

Fishing the Jig Duo

Fishing the Jig Duo

Coch a Du (Red and Black)

Coch a Du (Red and Black)

Taff Winter

Taff Winter

Poly Glass Emerger

Poly Glass Emerger

TTCC (Tungsten Tube Cased Caddis)

TTCC (Tungsten Tube Cased Caddis)

Moh-Moh

Moh-Moh

Mohican Nymph

Mohican Nymph

B&W Nymph

B&W Nymph

DNA nymph

DNA nymph

Coachline Nymph

Coachline Nymph

Autumn Colours - Taff Grayling

Autumn Colours - Taff Grayling

NEW 2018-2019 Channel Intro.

NEW 2018-2019 Channel Intro.

C&C Nymph

C&C Nymph

The Pinklet

The Pinklet

OGN (Organza Gill Nymph)

OGN (Organza Gill Nymph)

Sophia Shrimp

Sophia Shrimp

CuCu Nymph

CuCu Nymph

Plush Sedge

Plush Sedge

Llandaff Larva

Llandaff Larva

Gear Review: RIPPLEBOX Fly Box

Gear Review: RIPPLEBOX Fly Box

WOJO

WOJO

Summer Trout

Summer Trout

Barber Pole Nymph

Barber Pole Nymph

SB SEDGE

SB SEDGE

TAFF SPRING

TAFF SPRING

Pontcanna Pupa

Pontcanna Pupa

Ghost Sedge

Ghost Sedge

OFFLY

OFFLY

Organza Beetle

Organza Beetle

S&N Nymph

S&N Nymph

Pinked Palomino

Pinked Palomino

Fflip Fflop

Fflip Fflop

Pinked Pupa

Pinked Pupa

Big Bead Bugs

Big Bead Bugs

OPC (Organza Peeping Caddis)

OPC (Organza Peeping Caddis)

Power Lifter

Power Lifter

Poly IOBO

Poly IOBO

Aznagro Spider

Aznagro Spider

TPX

TPX

OLDOMB Emerger

OLDOMB Emerger

Popeye

Popeye

Bead Caddis

Bead Caddis

Between the Floods

Between the Floods

Hailey Park Nymph

Hailey Park Nymph

The Smidge

The Smidge

Ghost Nymph

Ghost Nymph

Sunday Solitude

Sunday Solitude

Tungsten Hoglouse

Tungsten Hoglouse

OJOs

OJOs

Latex Organza Larva

Latex Organza Larva

The Elastic Shrimp

The Elastic Shrimp

The Afterburner

The Afterburner

Imp Nymphs

Imp Nymphs

The Czojo

The Czojo

The Radyr Nymph

The Radyr Nymph

The Hare & Pink Nymph

The Hare & Pink Nymph

Winter Grayling

Winter Grayling

Urban Grayling

Urban Grayling