[Jeff Donovan]

Born in Surrey in 1915, who then became a worldwide famous tyer of classic salmon flies, even for royalty. 

[Fred Hay]

Megan Boyd

[Jeff Donovan]

Megan Boyd

Correct sir. 

[Steven Kidd]

Thought I'd join in...

Which Loch did the original Haddo wooden klinker boats previously reside?.......

Steven

[Eddie Sinclair]

I would guess at Loch Leven.

Eddie

[Hamish Young]

I would guess at Loch Leven.

Eddie

It's the right answer, some fantastic heritage in those hulls. Wish I'd had the time, money, space and location to have one. Alas it was not to be, but those were masterclasses in clinker.

Tenuously fly fishing this one.... but the sort of thing that piques my curiosity. So here goes....
How is it possible that Loch Arkaig ended up in Gateshead

H

[Steven Kidd]

Hamish......great question.

would this be HMS Loch Arkaig?.......?

[Hamish Young]

....would this be HMS Loch Arkaig?.......?

It would 

[Hamish Young]

OK, I'll fire up another question.

Who am I

I have my own fishing tackle company based in Scotland.
The roots of my company started when I managed another tackle brand with worldwide influence on the double handed fly line market in the early '00s.
Noted mostly for fly lines, I do also produce rods with my one brand, which is not eponymous.

 

[Eddie Sinclair]

James Chalmers of Gaelforce?

Eddie

[Hamish Young]

James Chalmers of Gaelforce?

Eddie

Aye 

[Steven Kidd]

Ok......A question, and one i don't know the answer to.......(at least i don't know now.....or maybe i never knew....or i have just forgotten).......but what is this thing for, i found it in my fly tying bag.....

It has Orvis written on it so it is probably very expensive.....any ideas?

[Mike Barrio]

I'm guessing there will be a gap along this edge? 

[Eddie Sinclair]

It’s a nail knot tool for attaching leaders to fly lines, it is surprisingly cheap for an Orvis tool.

Eddie

[Steven Kidd]

A nail knot tool......I see.....now at  least i know what to google in order to find out how it works.....(instead of googling Orvis thingy).

Cheers,

Steven

[Jim Eddie]

Yes that's what it is

https://www.royalgorgeanglers.com/orvis-tie-fast-knot-tool.html


 

Jim

[Fred Hay]

It's for tying nail knots

[Allan Liddle]

Ok my turn, apologies for diving in.

I am American born but ended up more widely recognised under a Scottish name and every single loch angler will have heard of me, who / what am i?

[Mike Barrio]

I'm guessing this is going to be a fly .... hmm, but which one 

[James Laraway]

If its Allan its bound to be Coo Dung related...

I'm guessing this is going to be a fly .... hmm, but which one 

[Mike Barrio]

If its Allan its bound to be Coo Dung related...

    

[Jim Eddie]

Would it be a Muddler Allan ?

 

Jim

[Steven Kidd]

I am stumped on this one......any clues?

[Terry Coging]

I'm stumped too? My immediate thoughts were for a fly pattern such as peter Ross or Kate McLaren but their origins are well documented. Unless Kate was an American?

[Allan Liddle]

Sorry guys i'd forgotten i'd posted this and Mike had to send me a message to remind me 

So clue required obviously, how do i do this without making it too obvious or simply an easy Google search.
Funny though as i'd have thought Hamish would have nailed this right away which is a clue in itself 

It is a fly and it was entirely known as something else until a simple addition was made and name changed to the one we know today; that said the one we all know today is in fact more of a direct copy of the original and, if you were to be really really pedantic (i know there are some of you out there ) you's say that the name should actually be ????????????? and not ???????????

Practically given it away now