Contents

Welcome to Sexyloops. There are something like over seven thousand pages of flyfishing content here... good luck in finding your way around.

The Dragon... actually this is Steve's dragon, shortly I'll have a dragon of my own, one that doesn't include a picture of me half way down looking like a dickhead - thanks for that one Steve :-)
The Front Page

Sexyloops is the only flyfishing site delivering new content 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Which makes us very serious of course. As you can see it's had its impact on me. On the front page you'll find the very latest "headline" and "strike" content which is usually put together at about 4 am. There's also the daily picture and the "new visitor?" gizmo. "You'll never see the same thing twice - or once even"

Flycasting

The Fly Casting Manual is the Sexyloops foundation. 50-odd pages of the best flycasting tips and advice known to man (or at least this one), possibly the most complete resource of flycasting information in the world. It's free, it's up to date, it's in English and, that other great flycasting language, Spanish, and you can even print it out and take it fishing with you. Scattered around you'll find the odd video. This is about to change of course; everything does you know (it's called life) "If you're thinking you're not casting" One amongst many...






Dirty Harry

D H himself One of the latest sections to hit Sexyloops, the Dirty Harry series delivers movies, animated gifs and the Arden "flip-flop" flycasting style. In this area not only are we leading the way but we are the only people doing this. And because we are the only people doing this in flycasting and to the best of our knowledge in any other field this makes us pioneers - or crazy. This is the start of multimedia. This is what the Internet is about. Welcome to the WWW. "There are no footsteps anymore... only dust" - Dirty Harry said that.

The Spanish Connection

The beauty of flycasting... Carlos Azpilicueta is a masterful presentation flycaster, undisputedly one of the world's best. With a completely unique approach to teaching, every week he leads with either a flycasting excercise, a practical casting game or a thought-provoking article. This is one of the very best sections on Sexyloops. And it's also in Spanish; the home of the Tortuga. "Because it's there"

EFFF Masters

I took the exam, failed the exam, retook the exam, passed the exam, fell out with the powers that be and returned the bloody thing. But if you don't get your face slapped a few times you'll never get laid (that's a quote incidentally, you know, like someone else said it). There's some really good casting info in these pages - as you'd expect of course. "Look out - it's a Sexyloop"

The Experience

The beauty of flycasting... and something else entirely... The learning section (huh): teaching Karen to flyfish from scratch, her lessons in Australia as they happened. Complete flyfishing instruction; nothing left out. Another Sexyloops first! Using her lessons we teach Steve to fish via email. Up until Dirty Harry this was the best thing we'd done. Finally there are Nick's lessons in becoming an Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructor. Teach the Teacher from zero to AAPGAI. The result? Chaos and a badge. "Nothing makes sense any more - all I have left is feathers"

The Board

Sometimes hard-hitting, often controversial, it's one of the best Sexyloops features. A board brimming with flycasting instructors, flyfishing writers, tournament casters and some of the finest names from within the flytackle trade - and Sean. The level of knowledge and expertise just leaves other discussion boards for dead. We have posts from Bruce Richards, Simon Gawesworth, Magnus Angus, Bill Gammel, Jason Borger and Bob Wyatt just to spice things up. The only board of it's kind in the world. "I don't understand it - isn't this a porn site?"

The Discovery

I just liked the image OK ? Here's a twist: I'm learning to flyfish the Salt with the biggest names in International saltwater flyfishing - and it's not working. The Sexyloops Panel is casting demonstrator and 3M product designer Bruce Richards, the most famous flyfishing couple in the world; Cathy and Barry Beck, Florida's top guide Captain Tom Rowland, UK flyfishing great Gary Coxon (yes Gary I said "great" - that was for effect) and introducing none other than "Madbrad" Wesner. This section features the infamous Viking Slaughter "Denmark or Bust" where I catch two fish. "Bring out the Seal's Fur"

Stillwater

Lake Corrib trout The complete resource of UK stillwater tactics. 58 pages (yes I counted them - check to see if I'm lying) packed with information and other stuff delivering everything you need to know on a month-by-month basis. Black and white, because it's set in England, this section covers every stillwater fly fishing technique in use today (and a few that aren't). There are sections on flyfishing entomology, trout vision, boat fishing techniques, the properties of water (it's wet), the existence of God and whether it matters, the odd reference to sex, in fact everything I know about lake fishing. "We won't know if it's a mirage or not until we've flyfished it... launch the Woolly Bugger"

The Flow

Poised to strike... Originally conceived as a storyboard with a difference (the layout of the page and the flow of the words reflect the flow of the river - cool or what?) quickly moving into stalking mode with our very own Camo-Guy - secret Stealth Master . So far this section covers in depth stalking fish, trout lies, feeding behaviour, trout's vision, how to cross rivers and what happens if you only get half way and moe recently river flyfishing tactics. Some of my best writing is here. "Follow me Boys and Girls - but only if you can"

Fishmail



Sean doing an impersonation of a hyphen Sexyloops regular columnist Sean "Six-Pound" Geer wrote for us every Sunday but we had to change that when God complained. Sean is quite simply one of the best writers around, he writes "proper" stuff as well; for the Economist and various magazines. In fact he may even be famous – or at least that's what he tells the women. True he's no vicar (he invented "tinselling") but none of my friends are. Odd that. "God damn it, NOW where's my fly gone!"

The Fly

'Yum' Every Friday "Whipfinger" Ben Spinks leads us ever deeper into the mysterious world of fluff and feathers. With his James Bond instruments, Ben will teach you how to tie flies from a position of total ignorance (yours not Ben's; Ben's not ignorant, he's just insane). A section full of great one-liners and some thought provoking activities - mainly involving the Finnish Whipping Tool. Ben is best known for gluing zonker strips to his friend's eyebrows. "I eats flies, I does"

Steve Parton

One of the best known flyfishing writers in the UK, Steve Parton has a wealth of knowledge in everything from the trade to large stillwater tactics, float tubing to imaginary saltfly. In his first Sexyloops' series, the Stillwater Revolution, Steve discusses how we came to be where we are today (Nottingham). His second is "Get off my Rudder". "thirty-six... thirty-seven... thirty-eight..."

Viking Tips

My number one tip is to confiscate... no hang on... what was it again?One of my good friends - we're all friends here by the way, but it's especially important to be friends with Vikings - Viking Lars, archeologist, flycaster, fluff tyer and Master of the Codling, every week delivers a new and fatastic tip. It's a Danish Adventure. "I must concentrate at all times... I must concentrate at all times... I must... erm... where was I?"


Deano

Deano somewhere in Paradise Deano, guides New Zealand, writes for the Kiwi fishing mags, invents ugly flies and novel casting techniques - which only he can perform. Undoubtedly the best fish spotter I know and a tremendous fish catcher. Fishing with Deano is fun, wet and exciting. He should never have been given walkie talkies... "Paul, PAUL, PAUL!!! Before you make this cast I'd just like to remind you: don't fuckup. 10-3"

Matt's Corner

Matt lives off fly rods Matt Klara is a great all-round fly fisher, from chasing Montana browns to BC Bulltrout, an innovative tyer who casts with his mouth open, he bought himself a camo hat last year and now mistakenly believes he's invisible. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. "What do you mean 12 trips without hooking a steelhead!?"

Articles

Smash and Grab Toolbox A collection of articles, some by me (as appearing in Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine). There are articles on New Zealand, the Killer Wader Myth and of course Sexyloops - the article resposible for this. There's also an article by Sean on Aussi bass and another by Vegard on Laplanding to name a couple. We only publish interesting readable articles, once again making Sexyloops a unique experience! "I understand the words but they just don't mean anything anymore"

Tackle Reviews

Testing products to the max - AAPGAI caps We take it to the end of the Earth; turn it upside-down, inside out and then we destroy it. Completely honest reviews, no advertising tie-up hang-ups bullshit either. If it's no good we say so. Publish and be damned. Tackle is only assessed by capable persons with recognised expertise and we'll never publish a review which is not *completely* honest. Integrity comes way before money in this world. "There is another Universe out there and it begins with a Sexyloop"

The Vortex

This man will do anything to get into the news... Every week the Sexyloops Newsletter (called the Vortex, because it has a certain ring to it): reflections, flyfishing and socks; everything goes in from endless Mugwai hunts to the dragon. It's honest, it's frank and sometimes it's a "bit different". It also happens to be the most read section on Sexyloops and best of all I'm just being myself and figuring out what the hell that means. "There are three things you've got to know in life: 1 who you are 2 who you're not and 3... I've forgotten the third"

New Zealand

A real beauty! The fish that is... The culmination of ten years of New Zealand backcountry flyfishing experience helping you make the most of out any solo wilderness trip. Includes all sorts of useful tips such as how to cook a possum, lighting fires (use petrol), choosing boots and what to do when it all goes wrong (duck). This is flyfishing on the edge and without a guide. "Are these Maori names genuine or pornographic?"

Advice


The original thrust behind Sexyloops was free online flyfishing consultancy. Some of my most technical flycasting writing is compiled within these pages. There are plenty of movies too, as well as "The Great Flyline Debate" involving Bruce Richards, Simon Gawesworth and Michael Evans. In fact if you are serious about flycasting reading this section is a *must do*. "If it's all in my head then how do I know what's real - and do I get to decide?"

Glossary


The Tokoroa Chicken Every time something new gets added to the Glossary section Steve grabs his passport. In what will probably be remembered as the greatest work of 21st Century flyfishing fiction, it's a great place to get lost. Be warned however; spending too long in here will damage your mind. Everyone is free to contribute. "Good, finally someone is trying to stop me from thinking"

Paul

These are my trousers up a pole in Lapland. I'm the owner and the blame for most of the Sexyloops content. This site was originally brought to you through the hard work and dedication of two people :-) I'm one and Steve Foster's the other. This section explains who we are and why we do it. Surprisingly perhaps it's not really about money. There are more important things at stake. "There'ssomethingwrong withthe forma tingdude"

Instruction

I am always willing to instruct students in the art of hats... I'm a qualified AAPGAI flycasting instructor in the UK and on the Board of Examiners, I hold both the US FFF Masters and the CNL Masters certificates as well as telling the EFFF Masters where to go. I'm expensive, in fact I may be the most expensive. I mainly teach advanced skills on a one-to-one basis but I also teach clubs and platform demonstrate at flyfishing fairs (Chatsworth, Flyfair). I live in Coggeshall, Essex, for about three weeks per year, and spend the rest of my time bumming about the world - which is the best place to find me of course. "I catch fish - why do I need a Sexyloop?"

Picture of Day Archive

The very BEST in image quality is here Sexyloops boasts PoD, a unique collection of flyfishing photography. Often these run into series such as Camo-Guy's lessons in Stealth, Mario's Operation Fountain and the epic Mugwai Hunters. "If I close my eyes you'll disappear and where will you be then?"

Sexyloops at the Movies

The Bad and the Ugly... We have about 100 movies up on site now and Steve is busy archiving them into this section. I produce new ones quicker than he archives; it' a race actually - and Steve can never never win. Sexyloops hosts (and is responsible for) the now infamous Shootout and Underpant-coffee movies which are examples of exactly why we should never have been allowed anywhere near a camera. "Anyone for a coffee - it's a bit nutty"

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