Blackwater Fly Fishing
Doug Lock
REFFIS SGAIC STANIC
Approved Salmon Fly Fishing School Instructor & Guide
Salmon Fly Fishing Tackle
I endorse and use all of the products listed below
14'3"
Plus Three ~ six piece Fly Rod + 4¼" ‘Don’ Reel + spare spool's ~ use DT10 lines
13'
Gordon Fly Rod ~ a very good small river salmon rod ~ use
DT 10 line
11'3" Gordon Fly Rod ~ great for Lough style plus if you screw in an extension handle you have a DH 12' Grilse/Sea Trout Rod DT8
9' Gordon Fly Rod for Trout ~ use DT 6 line
24"
Gye net with peel sling and Wading Staff
Sharpes "Don" Reels are no longer made but look for them on eBay or in the secondhand section of tackle shop. System Two reels are also v good if you can find them.
13' 15' & 16' Parabolic Range Excellent Top quality English made 3 piece Traditional Spey Casting Rods
Clan Rods 17' Clan is awesome, a great Scottish rod.
LINES
DT10 DT 9 DT 8 DT 6 Floating fly line Cortland 444 Classic Peach Best floating lines on the market
DT10
Aircell/Wet-Tip Sink Tip Line Scientific Angling
DT10
Wet Cell II Sinking Line
Scientific Angling
(These last two lines are now discontinued, try eBay or get Shakespeare or John Norris lines)
Orvis Double Handed series ~ The 13'6" is a very good Grilse rod
Orvis Battenkill 10/11 reel + Orvis line to match 13'6" rod
Orvis Dacron Backing
250yds 30lb for each DT10 fly line ~ code 1602-01-79
(less on System Two reel for DT 9 line 13' rod)
100yds
20lb for each DT 8 fly line ~ code 1600-01-68
Orvis 15lb OX + 13.5lb 1X.'Super strong' tippet material.
Orvis
Pro Guide
Breathable Chest Waders, stocking foot type with Battenkill studded wading boots.
These breathable waders are great. If the water is cold you can wear Orvis fleece
trousers under them
Orvis Tailwater Wading Jacket ~ great for most climates.
Orvis Fleece Trousers to wear under the Breathables in cold water
Orvis Rhinohide Trousers ~ Wear under Pro Guide breathable waders in warm water
Salmon
Bass, Snips, Polarised Spectacles,
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Other Essential Items
Maxima
Leader
nylon. 15, 12 + 8lb.
Englands Fly
Fishing
Highland Wading Jacket ~ Has Automatic inflatable harness and removable
fleece lining ~ ideal for countries prone to very cold climates - Iceland, Norway, Russia
Inflatable Harness to wear if using ORVIS wading Jacket
Snowbee 12' Torridge Rod (DT8 lines) Great for low water & small rivers
Snowbee Fleece jacket ~ Wear under Chinook Jacket for cold days
Snowbee Wader Bag
~ For
transporting and protecting your waders
Snowbee Fleece socks ~ Great under waders and Wellington boots
Snowbee Thermos flask
Snowbee PVC Chest Waders ~ Low price alternative to breathable and neoprene waders
You
will also need ~
Toweling
Scarf/Cravat (Barbour), Fishing Bag, Staghorn Priest, Electrical tape for rod
joints, Tweed
hat,
Salmon Fly Box, Whistle, Hollow braided backing to make loops
Reading
Fine
and Far Off + Greased line Fishing For Salmon by Jock Scott
You
will need to contact an Antiquarian as these are out of print
Salmon
Fishing A Practical Guide by Hugh Falkus ISBN 0-85493-144-9
Trout Salmon and the Evening Rise by Andrew Bett ISBN 0-9552418-0-4
Magazines: Trout
& Salmon Fly
Fishing
& Fly Tying
Tight Lines
Doug Lock
Ghillie Cottage, Kilbarry Stud, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland tel + 353 25 32720
© Doug Lock August 2000