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Blaine Lyon - World Champion 15' Distance Casting!!

Blaine Lyon - World Champion 15' Distance Casting!!

Blaine Lyon - World Champion 15' Distance Casting!!  Many of you will have met Blaine, and if you have spent any time with TwinPeakes will have watched him develop over the years. Blaine has been dedicated since the age of 16 to become the World number one at distance spey casting. In August at...
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Best Sporting Innovator 2024 | Winner

Best Sporting Innovator 2024 | Winner

We're excited to share that we've won the 2024 Country Sports Scotland Tourism Award for Best Sporting Innovator! Our team's dedication to making fly fishing accessible to all has led to breaking demographic barriers and launching angling initiatives across Aberdeenshire. We offer everything from professional fly casting lessons to guided trips, online tips, and a fully stocked tackle shop. Join us on your fly fishing journey—from your first cast to your first catch!
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Skagit: Not a Dirty Word

Skagit: Not a Dirty Word

  For those of us  raised on traditional speycasting in Scotland, the arrival of skagit lines on these shores was greeted with a mix of fear and horror! The legacy of fine and far off  dominated every right minded salmon fly fisher from the River Spey, to the River Tay, to the Tweed.  The ska...
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How to make a Single Spey Cast

How to make a Single Spey Cast

Fly fishing is a mesmerizing art that requires skill, precision, and adaptability. Anglers constantly face challenges such as limited casting space and tricky wind conditions. To overcome these hurdles, fly fishing enthusiasts developed various casting techniques over the years. One such techniq...
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Red Wool & Nylon

Red Wool & Nylon

CASTING LESSONS ARE A GREAT WAY TO START FLYFISHING.   We were all in the shop one morning recently and one of the boys was getting ready for a customer who was about to come in for a casting lesson. As is the norm, the imminent arrival of a customer is preceded by the ...
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HOW TO - Perform a Roll Cast

HOW TO - Perform a Roll Cast

In this Video we talk you through the Roll Cast, the most basic form of speycasts but essential in understanding the mechanics of how speycasting works, and building muscle memory to improve you other speycasts.
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