"Visitors will have the opportunity to watch some of the very best in the world tying trout flies, sea trout flies, salmon flies, pike flies, carp flies, pollock flies, bass flies and mullet of every style you could possibly imagine."
don't believe the hype :8)
http://www.scottishflyfair.org/fly-tying.html (http://www.scottishflyfair.org/fly-tying.html)
Sorry, but I would not go to that if it was a fully expenses paid freebie that included beer. :lol:
i'm glad you're not taken in by the advertising Fred :lol:
I just don't "get" these things Dave . Were it mid winter when there was little else to do I might not find the thought of wasting a day at great expense watching a bunch of guys tying flies such a ludicrous prospect, but this is springtime, time to DO stuff! But then I have the same attitude to game fairs, a gathering of bores with tail-free spaniels who like killing, so to each his own. :lol:
generally speaking i agree with you Fred. my understanding is that the fair will be a celebration of all things fly fishing and will be showcasing new films etc. certainly NOT a purely tying fair (which would be dull as...). Davy Newell, the organiser, is one of the guys that helped set up the Kendal Mountain Festival and that's the sorta' thing he's aiming for with fly fest.
myself and Jamie Sandford will be hosting a stand promoting fly fishing for carp (Carp Champions) & you can rest assured that my crude tying talents will not be on display. i'm quite capable of ripping the p*ss out of myself without needing the general public to do it for me :lol:
the web-site's a bit of a work in progress as the festival takes shape, so i guess that's why we're in with the tying right now
anyway; keep an eye on it. the weather might be pish that weekend....
Where is it anyway? I didn't get any further than the first page where on seeing Allan Liddle's photograph I was overcome by a wave of nausea and had to close the browser. :lol:
Quote from: admin on April 14, 2017, 04:38:31 PM
Where is it anyway? I didn't get any further than the first page where on seeing Allan Liddle's photograph I was overcome by a wave of nausea and had to close the browser. :lol:
It gets worse Fred. Dave's face is further down the page :lol:
I can imagine it being a very good event, I do enjoy walking around these sort events and finding out what's new I also use to love game fairs as a child. I used to travel a lot as my parents had an attraction where you would shoot each other with lasers.
Quote from: SoldierPmr on April 14, 2017, 04:56:47 PM
you would shoot each other with lasers.
Ah yes Liam I can see it now; removing spaniels' tails with lasers, the future of countryside pursuits. :lol:
Is Allan Little a member of this forum?
So what's wrong with this, just like this forum its a bunch of guys with opinions, if u don't like said opinion move on, just like here, tell the guy he is a twonk and move on.
I dare say there may b a few guys worth meeting and discussing views with, but if u are a stay at home "I know better" then I salute you, oh master of all that needed to be learned.
I have to say most angling persons I respect seem to dismiss nothing, they may not attend but certainly don't dismiss, I couldn't possibly comment either way as I am not worthy.