for all you partridge sld fans

[neilb]

being a fan of partridge sld"s for the majority of my upwing/caddis drys i was interested when i came across these

Akita AK 503BL (25) - Taimen | Fly Fishing | Fly Tying

slightly shorter shank and more of a pronounced turned down eye but otherwise very similar, and at a very competative price.. used them for the second half of last season on dries, bead heads and some spiders with very positive results...flies that were left in their slots in the boxes over the winter showed no signs of rust.for the price advertised they are a bargain.

trout season opens in a 2 weeks so will give them another good bash this year

[RogB]

do you not find SLD's a bit soft? Whenever i've hooked a stuillwater trout with them they straighten -you can bend em back 2-3 times then they snap...

Or is that just me
Roger

[paddy5]

Thanks for the link neil I have just run out of 16s the price is very good if they are as robust as you say PJ
By the way , which rivers in the Cork area would you recommend for early season sport ?

[neilb]

cant say ive had either of these straighten