Fleye Foils gets the BUG-BOND treatment

Putting a spin on the EZ Body baitfish using the Fleye Foil

An ideal parnership! 

For those that follow me closely this will not come as a surprise... Bob Popovics author of the inspirational book Pop Fleyes and I have had a dialogue going for sometime now and I was able to meet Bob at the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, New Jersey earlier this year.

There are 3 holographic silver patterns Bay Anchovy, Sandeel and Silver Side... available in small, medium, large and extra large (no extra large in Sandeel).  

I'm pleased to have been asked to try the foils and have tied them on hooks from 3/0 down to size 12... easy to use and they do look great! With a spin on updating the EZ Body baitfish... I'm sure they will be a HIT!

BUG-BOND goes to the Bahamas

Its always great to get photos of flies and the fish they end up catching (and here is another one for today). Ole Kristian Skaar from Norway recently visited the Bahamas... and caught very nice bonefish using his Bug-Bond built flies... Nice one Ole!

Ole has kindly allowed me to reprint his email to me here... thank you Ole.

"Hello David,

I would like to say a few words about what i like about the Bug-Bond.

I have tested a couple of UV-resins for my flytying, but Bug-Bond became a favourite right away. 

Very easy to apply and completely tack free.

After being known with the Bug-Bond I haven't even thought of using epoxy for my flies. Covering / building up bodies on the flies are just like playing games :-) 

I have also been using the Bug-Bond for repairing rods a couple of times.

The varnish on the rodwrapping has come of and I simply replaced it with Bug-Bond.

All fixed in seconds!!

Reg.

Ole"

Sea Trout in Denmark - hooked by BUG-BOND!

Theo Bakelaar from the Netherlands... "Goldbead" to those that know him, the guy that wears the red beret at shows... you have seen him from the UK, across the Low Countries of Europe to Somerset in New Jersey... a great tyer and fisherman!

Theo has recently been in Denmark for the sea trout fishing and sent me photos of his catch an the BUG-BOND built fly he used to trick the fish... Nice!!

BUG-BOND and the dinosaurs....

Andrés Touceda is one of the truly great realistic fly tyers; a true artisan... it is with greatest pleasure that I can share with you recent work of his. These amazing prehistoric dragonflies feature at Scarborough's Rotunda Museum (UK) in the exhibition "Scarborough's Lost Dinosaurs" that opens on 26th May! Amongst the list of materials Andrés uses for the construction of these flies is Bug-Bond... more information can be found on his website http://www.andrestouceda.com/

Welding Phlyz - will it catch on?

Well Pete Gray has been welding all winter and has decided to test his welded "phly" creations with a "phocus group" on the pharside of the canal... looking by the results the bobbinless threadless Bug-Bond phlyz are a hit with the locals! Way to go Pete!

Bass with Oz... and a bit of BUG-BOND!

Fly  fishing for Bass with Austen Goldsmith from Video Art Productions on Vimeo.

Austen Goldsmith has ben guiding for Bass in Cornwall since 2005 . He has been featured on various magazine and TV features over the years. His websites are www.uksaltwaterflies.com and www.ukbassfishing.com . The Film has been shot over the course of 3 seasons and is due for release soon. It features tying sequences for several of Austens favourite Bass patterns along with plenty of tips and advice on Saltwater Fly fishing on European Coastline.

Fancy fishing in Cornwall? Then this is your man... and just look how many times Bug-Bond featured in his trailer... Going to love the full DVD!

BUG-BOND & Chalkstream Flies

BUG-BOND and Chris Sandford's Chalkstream Flies from BUG-BOND on Vimeo.

As a follow up to the last blog post... Chris Sandford very kindly put together this short film about the flies he constructs with Bug-Bond... I am eternally grateful to Chris for his continued support... and also to Fabrizio Gajardoni and Theo Bakelaar whose flies sit alongside mine in the saltwater fly shot...

This is what Medlar Press say about Chris... (Go and buy his book Mayflies and More!)

An actor by profession, Chris is best remembered for his numerous TV and film roles in the Sixties and Seventies, especially Coronation Street’s singing window cleaner Walter Potts, and Sid, one of Tommy Steele’s mates in Half a Sixpence. His international angling TV series, Just Fishin’ . . . with Chris Sandford can be seen on the Discovery Channel. Chris also ran a commercial radio production company and is one of Britain’s best known voiceover artists, selling us everything from bathroom cleaners to chewing gum!

Chris Sandford’s name has also become synonymous with the world of fishing and his collection of vintage tackle ranks amongst the finest in the UK. His ‘Vintage Fishing Tackle Roadshow’ is seen regularly at angling shows across the country, raising money for SPARKS (Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids). His knowledge of the subject is reflected in his regular articles in The Angling Times and Fly Fishing & Fly Tying.

His first book, The Best of British Baits, traced the history of artificial lures from Izaac Walton’s silk minnow through to the 1930s. Medlar has since published a light collection of biographical stories, A Wellie Full of Water, a fly tying book, Flytyers' Flies - The Flies that Catch Fish and a DVD and booklet - Mayflies and More - that explain and demonstrate the tying of his ten favourite flies.