Lakeland are releasing NEW WHITING PRODUCT RANGES ON Wednesday the 10.02.2010

Published : 08 February 2010 at 14:13

For the FIRST TIME EVER Lakeland are stocking the stunning Whiting Genetic Dry Fly Saddle Hackles in Pro-Grade! Whiting Farms are delivering exactly what Lakeland are asking for THE WORLDS FINEST GENETIC DRY FLY SADDLES TYING SIZES 14,16,18 and Smaller but like all saddles they are a natural product so will vary in the sizes they tie! If you are looking for special size put a note in the special instruction box on the order form and I will do my best to give you the sizes you require, please note these are standard saddles if you require lots of 18 and 20s and smaller you require a Midge Saddles not a standard saddle. Lakeland have these stunning saddles in 17 fantastic colours, these are some of the BEST SADDLES we have seen for years and at only £32.00 you do not want to miss this stock!   

Whiting Hebert-Miner Pro-Grade Saddles NOW in 25 Stunning Colours!

Published : 02 February 2010 at 09:21

At ONLY £19.50 the Whiting Hebert-Miner Saddles represent the BEST Value for Money DRY FLY HACKLES AVAILABLE in 25 STUNNING COLOURS! Lakeland FIRST showed the Whiting Hebert-Miner Pro-Grade Saddles at the British Fly Fair International in November, we sold 90% of the stock in 24hrs! That many customers can’t be wrong, long hackles in 25 colours suitable for all your dry flies and the Ultimate Hackle for palmering. On average Whiting Hebert-Miner Saddles are tying 12/14 with some colours going smaller, don’t forget a size 16 Klinkhamer will use a size 14 hackle. Whiting Hebert-Miner saddles are superb for parachute hackles and larger dry flies. 

The Stunning Whiting Hebert-Miner Pro-Grade Rooster Capes are BACK IN STOCK!

Published : 29 January 2010 at 08:53

Lakeland have just received a large colour range of these stunning DRY FLY ROOSTER CAPES. The story behind the Whiting Hebert-Miner Pro-Grade Rooster Necks is the stunning range of NATURAL Colours. Lakeland are finding the Hebert Pro-Grade Rooster Necks are VERY, VERY popular, what you get is Dry Fly Hackles of the highest quality at the right price! Ideal for all your dry flies and emergers. 16 colours ranging from Black to the stunning Natural Duns.

Whiting Bronze Grade Coq de Leon Saddles are BACK IN STOCK!

Published : 28 January 2010 at 11:51

Can you believe this , it’s only taken 3 days for the Coq de Leon Saddles to arrive from the USA. Lakeland NOW HAVE THE FOLLOWING COLOURS OF BRONZE Grade COQ DE LEON SADDLES ON STOCK :- Pure White, Light Ginger, Golden Badger, Black, Cream Badger, Light Pardo, Medium Pardo, Dark Pardo and dyed Dun. We are very confident this stock will TURN OVER VERY FAST so take a look today!

The Fly-Rite Extra Fine Poly Dubbing Deluxe Portfolios are BACK IN STOCK!

Published : 28 January 2010 at 08:01

Lakeland have just received the Fly-Rite Deluxe Portfolios just in time for the Lakeland Dry Fly push, over the next few weeks you will see thousands of pounds of dry fly type products go into the stock system. This week you will see a BIG RANGE of Varivas, Partridge and a range of classic Partridge Trout Hooks go into the stock system and in the next 10-14 days we will receive a massive order of Whiting Capes and Saddles. The Fly-Rite Portfolios offer a stunning range of 46 colours to match emerging insects and nymphs, a must for those that fish the rivers or still waters. 

Lakeland have 9 Colours of Whiting Coq de Leon Saddles arriving in the next 10-14 days!

Published : 27 January 2010 at 09:31

Lakeland have 9 Colours of the Stunning Whiting Coq de Leon Saddles arriving in the next 10-14 days! Just watch the Blog for the stock update, sign up for the Blog Feed and you will receive the nod when they go into the stock system! 9 Whiting Coq de Leon Saddles in the following colours :- Pure White, Light Ginger, Golden Badger, Black, Cream Badger, Light Pardo, Medium Pardo, Dark Pardo and dyed Dun. Long stiff shinny stiff fibres that can be used for tailing and wings on your dry flies and emergers. We are very confident this stock will turn over very fast so don’t miss out!

Lakeland place a MASSIVE ORDER with WHITING FARMS

Published : 23 January 2010 at 09:00

Nige is at it again chasing Whiting Farms for the FINEST CAPES AND SADDLES AVAILABLE, this is a big order with very BIG COLOUR RANGES coming! On this order we have 8 Colours of Whiting Brahma Saddles, these offer the Finest Game Bird Sub hackles for your North Country Spider Patterns, 9 Colours of Whiting Coq de Leon Saddles, we have had a lot of customers asking for these so don’t miss out on the NEW COLOUR RANGE, 10 Colours of Whiting Hebert Hen Neck, Nigel believes this is the finest soft hackle available! 16 Colours of the Stunning Whiting Hebert Pro-Grade Rooster Capes and 19 colours of the Pro-Grade Whiting Hebert Saddles. 10 Colours of Whiting Hen Neck and 4 Colours of the unbelievable Whiting Pro-Grade Midge Saddles. Lakeland also have a BIG RANGE of VERY SPECIAL STOCK COMING, to find out more JUST KEEP WATCHING the BLOG for the LATEST INFORMATION, what’s what it’s their for! Sign up for the latest information.  

Check out the Sale Section for the LATEST DISCOUNTS!

Published : 21 January 2010 at 10:30

Lakeland have just added a SALE section to the web site. Lakeland will add new products to this section on a weekly bases so check it out for at least 25% discount, once these items go Lakeland WILL NOT REPLACE them! With Lakeland coming into it’s 10th year of Business we are taking a fresh look at the product ranges and will be dropping a number of items. Lakeland are already in the process of importing lots of new products for 2010, new items will be put onto a 2 year rotation policy. Year 1 and Lakeland will promote and push a new product, by year 2 this product needs to be turning over regularly, if not Lakeland will drop this item and put it into the sale section and replace it with a new item. Dead Stock is no good to any body and we want to keep the product range FRESH! With the recession in the UK still very much alive Lakeland are going to be working harder than ever to bring in the latest products at the right price! Get the bargains by checking out the latest SALE ITEMS!

Fly-Rite Natural Pack, 100% Natural Fibres

Published : 17 January 2010 at 10:41

Fly-Rite Natural packs are made up from 100% Natural Fibres in the most popular range of colours. Fly-Rite produce 3 different packs to cover The Western Selection, The Summer Selection and The Fall Selection, 6 colours per pack to match the hatching insects. Being a natural dubbing you will find it vey easy to dub.What is it with the Fly-Rite Dilly Wax it’s selling so FAST, this is the QUICKEST SELLING PRODUCT AT THE MOMENT, so don’t hang around if you require dilly wax get in there now before it sells out. Fly-Rite Fly-Tite Head Cement and the Fly-Rite Head Cement Thinners are also going fast, follow the link and buy now while we have stock!

Steph’s been busy with the Camera, check out the latest products from Lakeland!

Published : 15 January 2010 at 12:20

Steph’s produced stunning images of the latest range of products form Lakeland. Check out the Dr.Slick Hair Stackers, Bead Tweezers and Stainless steel Non-Slip Hackle pliers, quality tools at the right price! Also take a look at the Hardhead Water Based Head Cement, Loon Water Based Head Cement System, Loon Water Based Finish System, Loon Deep Soft Weight and don’t forget about the stunning Life Flex, it’s like Flexifloss but take a look at the range of colours. The ultimate range for buzzers!

The Lakeland Beetle

Published : 16 July 2009 at 09:35

So easy to tie, but absolutely deadly. I have been fishing this pattern for years on the local waters for brown and rainbow trout, it fishes right in the surface film just were the trout expect to find terrestrials like beetles. In a decent wave you might struggle to spot your fly because they sit low in the water, try coating the fly with the Roman Moser Miracle Fly Floatant and it will ride a lot higher! Even on the brightest of days this pattern will pull fish up from the depths.

Tying is so easy, start off with a wide gape hook like the Varivas Iwai Terrestrial T2000, we are finding these hooks very good. I use Black UTC 70 for the thread, catch this in just behind the eye and cover the hook shank. Cut a strip of Evazote Foam about 4mm wide, cut one end to a point and catch it in 2mm back from the eye, take the tying thread down making segments in the foam, the less foam you crush the more buoyant the fly! When you have gauged the length of the fly take the tying thread forward again to the half way point, catch in about 4 strands of peacock herl and secure them in place as you take the thread to the back of the fly. Take hold of the Peacock Herl and tying thread together and start to wind forward, as you do this they will twist together making the herl very strong. Wind to the 2/3 point and then bring the foam over the top, secure in place and keep taking the thread forward to the hook eye, you should now have the foam pointing over the hook eye. Cover the flattened foam with peacock herl and then pull the foam back over the peacock herl and tie off.

Fish on a floating line casting it a cross the waves and let it drift around, if you see any movement at the end of the line lift the rod tip and hopefully the rod tip will buckle as a trout goes crazy.