Thursday, 18 December 2014

my year in flies

2014 
been a weird year for me and somewhat strained mentally , well was until i  got together with a beautiful lady and a cool human being a while ago (actually known her a while, well actually since i was 18 i think) funny old world but hey now in a well happy place thanks to her:-) 
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anyway to the fishing and flies , well fishing haven't been doing a massive amount due to work commitments next year however will be very different and im very excited about a trip with a ferox master using my flies (cheers brian cant wait till april) and flies well it kinda works out ive just done around 1 new fly a week this year that i can show you , ive done a massive amount of flies that i cant show as they are customer ideas and not for general public copying , i fully respect the rights of the people who want these ideas on hooks and wont betray that trust , so true amount ive tied is at least 3 times that the only thing i can say is that 90% of these flies feature gliss and glint plus and these flies have been catching predators all over the word and some stunning beasts........see you all in 2015 which promises to be an amazing year for me .
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merry Christmas to you all and ill raise a dram for you all on the strike of 12 oclock in the cave at new year 

LETS GET FLUFFY 





































































chasing green in 2015


mcfluffchucker 
(a cave in scotland)



Sunday, 7 December 2014

an important Christmas message

Deer creek uv resin


is for life not just for christmas 




Wednesday, 12 November 2014

flyfest cumbria 2014

FLYFEST 2014 CUMBRIA 

ok so a little later than anticipated but heres some pics from the new fly event in cumbria called flyfest , now i have to say the venue here is stunning , everything you could want in a venue , shops for the wives and girl friends and probably the most amazing cinema for playing films on heres some images of the 2 days 

this is really a festival thats going to get really big check out 2015s event 


LOVE IS THE BUG

was asked by a fellow pro team member to tie up a subbug more than happy to oblige 


as always predator flies was the order of the day for me and it was interesting that most of the folks i spoke to and demonstrated to were trout guys who were very interested in what i was doing and what i found most surprising was a lot of them had no idea what these flies were used for , and when i explained pike was the target fish they again didnt realize that you could fly fish for them , now the other interesting thing was the younger guys knew what they were for and indeed some fished for them after trout season finishes interesting .......


Fly Fest is hosted at The Rheged Centre just 2 mins from the M6 west of Penrith


the venue is stunning and with all the natural light coming from the massive windows its a joy to both tie and display here the natural light does wonders to the colors of the flys really shows of gliss and glint at its finest  


nothing better than the deercreek family having a curry and a laugh after the first night obviously me and the dark destroyer (conan) made the effort to get dressed up for dinner the rest of the cave dwellers didn't bother (with the exception of jen nicks wife obviously) 


there is a ton of space at the center and multiple rooms on various levels , the door at the back of the room leads to the amazing cinema 

just one of the great choice of films on offer i didnt watch any as to be honest i was too busy tying 


Andy Saunders the legend among mud pig puddles in rare mouth closed shot 

hey wanna buy a pike fly


my tying space next to foghorn leghorn fyvie  the man who never stops talking , i had a lot of interest it has to be said probably due to the colorful table 

nailed it using deercreeks barred ostritch feathers absolutley stunning 


the casting pool watch fly tying and casting at the same time how cool is that 

team deercreek pro staff

we rocked it and bought our usual brand of fun and frolics that people love


fun and frolicking going on  


gliss and glint really rocked it 


flying the flag 


eat me 


always good to talk to people at the fairs and a big part of what i do , people are really interested in pike fly fishing and especially those who haven't done it before and are also amazed at how light big flies are in contrast to what they look like , i can demo making a basic gliss and glint in just a few mins which is good especially if somebody is with a wife or girl friend who couldn't care less



fish love fly porn love for sale 


words aint enough you now its gonna kick green ass


table of love , people really enjoyed picking flies up and actually playing with the material 


trimming the bug 


so flyfest 2014 all in all a fantastic concept and one which im absolutley delighted to push on the blog , keep checking the flyfest 2015 tab at the top of the page to get all the latest updates from fly fest , davy newhall and the team and most important get yourself down there very easy to find 

see you there next year with the rest of the pro staff cave dwellers 


Fly Fest is hosted at The Rheged Centre just 2 mins from the M6 west of Penrith. 

Close to the geographical center of the UK, Rheged is easy to get to and 
is the ultimate venue for Fly Fest. With a huge IMAX Cinema Screen for our movie premiers, fantastic lecture theater with cinema screen for fly tying demos and talks, wide open spaces to host the best Pro Fly Tyers, 2 stunning outdoor casting pools for demonstrations and instruction, large expo halls for trade displays to pick up that end of season bargin, 2 restaurants serving fantastic locally sourced produce, shops to keep the other half entertained while you indulge your fly fishing and fly tying passion, indoor and outdoor play areas that will keep the kids entertained all day, plus fantastic trout, salmon and pike fly fishing on our doorstep in the beautiful Lake District.  There really is no reason not to to get the dates in the diary  and make a weekend of it.

By road: From M6/Penrith/Eden:
Just a couple of minutes drive west from the M6 (J40) at Penrith along the A66

From Windermere/The Central Lake District:
Follow the A592, a beautiful drive in itself over the stunning Kirkstone Pass, and along the shores of Ullswater

From Keswick/The Western Lakes:
Take the A66 eastbound past the foothills of Skiddaw and Blencathra, Rheged is just off the A66/A592 roundabout before you reach the M6

By Rail:Just a five minute taxi or bus ride from Penrith Station, which is on the main London to Glasgow West Coast Mainline.

By Bus:
Regular services run between Penrith and Keswick and stop at Rheged.  For more information on public transport, visit traveline.org, or call 0871 200 22 33, and dial 874 for Cumbria

Parking:
Car parking at Rheged is free 

Distance to Rheged clockwise from:
Carlisle:
 21 miles - 25 mins - Glasgow: 116 miles - 1 hour, 58 mins - Edinburgh: 119 miles - 2 hours 22 mins - Newcastle: 76 miles - 1 hour, 40 mins
Leeds:
 98 miles - 2 hours, 8 mins - York: 99 miles - 2 hours 6 mins - Manchester: 101 miles - 1 hour, 47 mins - Liverpool: 105 miles - 1 hour, 50 mins


mcfluffchucker 
(a cave in scotland)



Friday, 12 September 2014

What I did on my vacation

 What I did on my vacation
(or reasons to be cheerful part 1 2 3)

Anyway ive had a pretty shit year and its almost a year since my sleezeball ex wife decided that well now id worked my arse to the ground so she could become a teacher and earn shit loads of money it would be fine to rip the family apart as she all of a sudden didn’t like me anymore and kicked me out ………………pretty scummy thing to do in my book after 10 years of good family life and I don’t fooking care if she reads this at least I see my son most days but hey im a nice guy and I wish her well as the pull her from the wreckage karmas a bastard huh …………….

So with that ive been pretty busy with work and doing what I do is quite stressful so fly tying is a great coping with the trials of life you know I was in a very bad place in my head and I did visit my gp where I was diagnosed with something pretty shit mentally that could be treated with drugs, but you know that really wernt for me , now I know theres help out there and hell theres nothing at all wrong with taking it and nothing un manly about accepting help , dont live in a bubble but as I said it wasn’t for me I had a few very good friends who helped me out the hole

And of course there was my other family the bunch of weirdos and oddballs who smell , belch pick there noses and generally shake shit up , I am of course talking about my deercreek family that bunch of ragtag oddballs that tie for what is probably the greatest tying team on the planet , not following the rules and not caring ,left to do there own shit they come up with some of the best stuff on the planet these guys and gals put love on a hook , so if I mix all that up I had a pretty good team behind me who gave me the tools I needed to get through the dark days so


I RAISE MY GLASS TO EVERY ONE OF YOU FOOKERS


Because we are a bunch of oddballs somebody stuck up a picture of a small fly on our own private
 No access psyc ward page for the pro team and never one to back down from a challenge I came up with this, pretty much using white gliss and glint some angel hair and the eyes finished with diamond fine now excuse me I think this is the dogs bollocks and ive had no end of trout peeps wanting to purchase these, but you know it aint all about the money folks its zen  

GAME CHANGERS 

Ok so great flies in the box various patterns can we move on now please just seems like facebook is flooded with these just now if you want to see some great original fly tying just head over to master lees blog the guy that opened the pattern up for us all http://dronsworld.blogspot.co.uk/

THE BATTLE OF STIRLING


The repercussions from the stirling angling fair continue with conan the arsearian still moaning about his missing glass, now I can honestly say I aint got it and the finger of suspicion is still points towards the gypsy yellow dancer tier   , the things you have to do to prove your innocence and I got him the bloody thing in the first place   

CREEK LOVE 


Scrummy scrummy food time , yup flies that you could just eat well obviously you wouldn’t but there like really cool and bet you wish you could , you could always give em too the fish to eat and share the fast food love


Hook – 7/0 mcfluffchucker bait fish special
Body – lime /olive and white gliss and glint plus
Throat – kola crazy
Eye – 9mm green roachie crystal eyes
Finished with diamond fine uv

Now go and make em heres a video on the style 

When the creek boys party the creek boys party in the background is pro team member richy Anthony peeing behind a rock , this will be a common sight the night scotland gains its independence , we scots can hold a lot of beer it saves losing our place at the bar 


Aye


Mr Robert burns

A SCOTTISH BREAKFAST


Well actually there’s a few things missing but as far as fisherman’s breakfasts go it will do, one sausage though what kind of crap value for money is that, I did however steal the solid silver toast rack so I could sell it to buy doughnuts


While I was on holiday with work (yes I have to go on holidays) I spotted this sign on a beach in largs and I thought it was pretty poignant as to where I was heading at the time  


But obviously I got a sign from an old god and actually I was going in a pretty good direction because while I was away the only this I could think about was getting back and tying flies , at this point I realised I was getting my karma back . I needed to get back and get some love on the hook so heres a couple of pics of the flies I tied in one of the new videos and gotta say a big shout out to all the positive messages from folks wanting videos hey you wanted it so you got it .

Of course you know not everyone likes my videos but you know you'll always see a couple of thumbs downs on them usual keyboard warriors who don’t even give me a clue as to why they don’t like it but you know I traced them back and oh surprise its other tiers from other company's how sad “wankers”

But you know wouldn’t it be far easier if there was something you didn't like, then leave a bloody comment and I can fix it after all I never claim to be a professional I just do it cause I love it  and if I can improve stuff then let me know  


Blending flees 

Im really into blending gliss and glint just now and you can get some  colours combos  the possibility’s are really endless again if you search my youtube channel there is a video on blending this amazing material  go check it out in the mean time heres a video on smaller flys , because smaller flys rock 

 Small fly video 

Ok im out and about again this time at the amazing flyfest event in Cumbria 

Please get down and support this amazing event because its worth it ill be spending most of my time making pike stuff obviously, and it would be great to see ya there and have a chat , as folks who have seen me at events before im more than happy to demo any sort of predator fly using deercreeks materials just ask , there’s some great tiers here so pop along heres the link


for those waiting for a review of the rock river rods rod well im still waiting for it
 to arrive post office is shocking that’s like over a month now im going to be running out time to fish
 it before winter steps in

custom blending gliss n glint plus


you know ive not been fishing too much this year , I got out a few weeks again with the destroyer but unfortunalty I got sick and had to come in , I ended up sleeping in conans car before throwing up in the woods , I then had to take a couple of days off work as well which is a real pisser onwards and upwards though eh  

amen brothers and sisters
love from the cave
(mcfluffchucker)