Day Dreaming

Thinking about fishing seasons past - and about changing the look of the blog - so I thought I'd share the fish and photos that inspired and eventually became the current Rusty Spinner banner ...

The rod is a Montague Manitou - one hell of a dry fly stick - matched with a Hardy LRH.

This is the photo that eventually became our current banner.

The same fish caught a week or so later on a little 7' 4# quad matched with a Peerless 1A.

Maybe the most beautiful brown trout I ever caught.

As much as I enjoy steelhead, I can't help but think that the hendricksons will be back soon.

Have a Few Extra Dollars Lying Around?

Hardy and Greys Up For Sale

In an exclusive interview with the UK-based fishing trade magazine Angling International, Ken Brewster, the Commercial Director of Hardy & Greys has explained why the company is being put up for sale. Meanwhile business continues as usual at this iconic British brand based in Alnwick in the North-East of England.

Source: Angling International

Hardy & Greys – a business that has built up an almost iconic status since its formation in 1872 – has this week been placed on the market by its owner the Harris & Sheldon Group, a family-owned UK private investment group.

The sale is part of a long-term business plan by Harris & Sheldon to divest itself of the manufacturing businesses under its control.

Hardy & Greys has struggled to make a profit in the UK in recent years and a reshuffle last year saw it make 19 staff redundant at its base in Alnwick, Northumberland.

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Selection reprinted from TheFlyFishingForum.com