This week, I chat with Evo Smyth. Originally from Latvia, but for the last twenty years lived in the Midlands of Ireland. He is known by many for his fly-tying presence across social media and exhibiting at flyfishing shows. Like me, he has a passion for Irish Wet flies and gives his own twist to some of the well-known traditional patterns. Not only does he enjoy tying them, but it is also his favourite method when fishing the loughs, notably Corrib, Mask, Sheelin and Ree.

He is donating an Irish Wet fly selection for this month's prize to paid patron members. Competition and details will be announced soon.

Enjoy!

This week's podcast I chat with Tony Protheroe, founder of the Crabtree Society. He has a passion for all types of fishing with many interesting and funny stories to tell. Born in Ireland but has lived most of his life in South Wales. We chat about how the Society started, his love of the River Teifi and sea trout, fishing in Ireland and his terrier Paddy.

Enjoy!

This week while back in Wales I called in to see Alun Rees and recorded this episode. While sitting at his vice we chatted all things flytying plus the work he has been doing with GAIA incluing a new Guiding qualification. He has plans also in the near future to restart his youtube flytying channel with a series of Sea Trout patterns which I'm sure will be very popular.

Enjoy!

As Bob Dylan once sang 'The times they are a changing'.
While I sat by the vice this week my thoughts turned back to my early years and the long forgotten fly patterns we used to tie.
They were so successful back in the day but I doubt if any of us have those patterns in our boxes today. This week's episode I talk of the changes I have seen over the years, many for the better and some not so. I'm sure some of you will relate to some of the things I talk about here, and bring back some fond memories.

In this week's episode, I travel down to Galway to meet up once more with Colin Folan. Colin has had a few tough years recently with health and being made homeless. Fortunately, he has turned things around, so I took the opportunity to catch up with him. His previous podcasts have been very popular with listeners due to his funny stories. This week, he tells us more of the times when he was a guide/boatman at Lough Inagh.

Enjoy!

This week's episode I chat about my pre season prepping. From boat maintenance, service engines, life jackets, flies, tackle to make the season run smoothly and hopefully bring success. Plus my guiding, plans and goals for 2026.

This weeks episode I chat with Paul Colreavy, chairman of Lough Arrow Anglers. We chat about summer Peter fishing, his passion for float tubing and his support in getting youth into the sport. He also talks about his time fishing the rivers of Italy where he fishes every year.

Hi guys, for this week's podcast episode I've put together excerpts from all of the episodes from the past year. If you are new to the podcast, there are over 230 episodes to listen to while sitting at the vice looking forward to the new season.

In the meantime, sit back, pour a glass and enjoy my summary of 2025.

A BIG thankyou to all my patrons and guests who have taken part this year, and here's to a successfull new season to you all.

Merry Chistmas and a happy new year!

This week's podcast I chat with flytying guru, Davy Wotton. He tells us of how his SLF dubbing came about and the process of making it in the early days in his kitchen in South Wales back in the day. He now lives in Arkensas and spends most of his time guiding on the White River. We talk of the early days back in the 70's fishing the reservoirs, his love of loughstyle fishing and all things flytying.

A great listen, enjoy!

This week's episode I took a stroll along the spawning streams around Lough Arrow with Colin Dodd. He shows me the work that the club, together with the IFI have been doing to help the spawing of Arrow's wild trout. Plus he talks of the Lough Arrow Stream Development Competition being run next April. Prizes include a Ganley boat, Bradley trailer plus a further €10,000 in prizes. He gives all details how to enter, don't hang around as places are filling up fast.