| Monday: | Paul Arden |
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| Tuesday: | Paul Arden |
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| Wednesday: | Paul Arden |
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| Thursday: | Martyn White |
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| Friday: | Mika Lappalainen |
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| Saturday: | Rickard Gustafsson |
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| Sunday: | David Siskind |
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Owning the moment
Monday, 16 March 2026
What an incredible weekend of rugby. Just amazing and what a conclusion to perhaps the most fascinating Six Nations tournament ever!! That was worth staying up for. Even if the France-England kick-off for me was at 4.10am! Talk about stepping up for high pressure moments.
The final kick of the tournament… success wins the match and the tournament. Missing not only loses the match but also the tournament. Millions of people watching. And Ramos kicks the ball dead straight between the uprights. Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Building the Tornado
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
We are waiting on rod tubes and components and then Andy is going to be in a tornado of his own. I’m looking forward to seeing this happen. As soon as we have supplies we will plan far enough ahead that we don’t run out. That’s always fun.
Over in Europe we are starting to get Spring orders for the Tortuga. So if you are after arguably the best fly rods in the galaxy then please get in touch!
Crazy days
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
There really are just not enough hours in the day at the moment! Many of my Zoom students are coming out of hibernation. The good thing about the US clocks change is that instead of teaching flycasting using the stern floodlight at night, is that I can be up early in the morning, teaching during my sunrise. No wasps! I don’t know why wasps come out at night in the jungle but they do. It can be entertaining but sometimes I could do with a little bit less entertainment in my life.
Slam It!
Thursday, 12 March 2026
This week it's the Sedotti slammer. Ages ago I wrote an FP about Mark Sedotti's weighting system that allows large flies to be cast with relative ease. It's essentially the opposite of what was, for the longest time, the received wisdom on big flies.
Did I complain
Friday, 13 March 2026
Friday 13th, some could say it is bad luck day. When I was working for Finnish army, it was kind of lucky day as salary was paid 15th of month and if it was 13th Friday... it was payment day. I'm writing this FP on Thursday evening, so I don't know what Friday 13th is bringing. I expecting worst and hoping best.
The season is approaching
Saturday, 14 March 2026
Not long until we are in April. Something a lot of fishermen have been waiting for. It is time for seatrout fishing. It will be interesting to see how this season starts as it has been very cold until recently.
And as usual I haven’t tied a fly during the whole winter. Not that it would be possible anyway as that would mean that I would have to fish with old flies and old ideas. The best fly in the box is always the newest one you tied. The latest idea tends to be the most interesting to tie on when you are at the water.
Hawaiian Eye
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Spent last Monday with Makani Christiansen. I was wrong about his service last week. He's a Marine not a sailor. We fished a big offshore shallow flat in Kaneohe Bay within sight of a well known sandbar where locals and tourists go to picnic and turtle-watch.
