Darryl is the UK and Ireland Sales Director for Partridge of Redditch and has been tying for over 36 years. He grew up fishing for wild brownies in his local River Lagan in Northern Ireland and it remains his passion to this day. A committed advocate of catch and release, he has a particular interest in all aspects of Euro Nymphing and will be demonstrating the tying of his Woven Czech Nymphs as well as being on hand to advise on a range of Partridge Hooks and Sprite Hooks to all for three days.
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| Darryl Mooney |
Paul Clydesdale – Vision Fly Fishing
Paul started fishing at age 11, tying his first flies as soon as he picked up his fly rod. The craze started with rainbow trout fishing then progressed to salmon fishing on the spate rivers around Ayrshire. As the craze grew so did the species and the destinations: Bonefish fishing in Mexico, Hawaii, Christmas Island, and the Bahamas to fly fishing for wild brown trout and Pollack in the north of Scotland.
Pike fly fishing is a big part of his life and now he finds himself traveling far and wide to satisfy his pike obsession, with northern Canadian pike firmly in his sights. Paul works with Fulling Mill passing on his pike fly fishing knowledge and makes his go-to patterns available to buy over the counter see the Clydesdale Range HERE.
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| Paul Clydesdale |
Alex Rook – Veniard
Alex is a renowned Destination fly fisherman willing to travel the world in pursuit of his target species. Over the years, he has amassed an amazing list of trophy catches including monster Pike, gigantic Perch, Wells Catfish, Striped Bass, European Sea Bass, giant Peacock Bass, Vampire Fish, Roosterfish, Giant Trevally, Arapaima and Big Bull Redfish to name just a few.
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| Alex Rook |
Allan Liddle – Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Magazine
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| Allan Liddle |
Stephen Smalley – Partridge
Stephen has been fishing for over thirty years, first in the small freestone streams and rivers in the north west of England, in his youth he started fishing in the small waters and large reservoirs in the north west of England.
He has been competing for several years, starting out fishing in local competitions before progressing to national competitions with a highlight representing England. Stephen is also a member of the successful Ospreys competition team as well as an ambassador for Vision Fly fishing UK, when not competing he ties his own flies where he enjoys experimenting with different and new materials. He has been part of the Fly Tyers Row team at the British Fly Fair International and has written for UK fly fishing publications.
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| Stephen Smalley – Partridge |
All of these fly dressers are at the very top of their game and will gladly go out of their way to show you how to perform the latest techniques and how to tie any style of fly you can think of. They will even take the time to walk you through our massive fly tying department during their scheduled ‘floor time’, helping you choose the right equipment and the best fly tying materials and fly tying tools from our wide range. You can also take advantage of some great deals on hooks and materials as well as some new product launches over the weekend.
