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Daily Archives: February 7, 2024

Curlybums

Known to most anglers as the yelllow owl, I still call those small, brown caddis with an abdomen the colour of lemon curd by their Scottish soliloquy. Curlybums were a great favourite on Loch Leven many years ago, and indeed they may still be for all I know. Summer evenings were when these flies hatchedContinueContinue reading “Curlybums”

Posted byClaretbumblerFebruary 7, 2024Posted inFishing in Ireland, fly tyingLeave a comment on Curlybums
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