Mick McShane
I am Mick Mc Shane, from Dundalk in County Louth and I have been passionate about flytying from a very early age.
When my uncle Joe saw me tying flies with an old vice grips and some feathers from a pillow, he took pity on me and bought me my first fly tying kit. Some thousands of flies later here I am!
I don't really have a specialty as I tie all sorts of flies. Everything from 6/0 pike flies to size 24 f-flies have spat from my vice as some stage or another! Although I will admit to have a soft spot for tying traditional Irish wets!
When I'm not tying, I'm as likely to found wandering the shores of Carlingford Lough as I am drifting Lough Sheelin, or wading up the river Fane.
I love all kinds of fly fishing and I love to experiment with species not usually associated with fly fishing!
Click on the images below to enlarge Mick's flies.
When my uncle Joe saw me tying flies with an old vice grips and some feathers from a pillow, he took pity on me and bought me my first fly tying kit. Some thousands of flies later here I am!
I don't really have a specialty as I tie all sorts of flies. Everything from 6/0 pike flies to size 24 f-flies have spat from my vice as some stage or another! Although I will admit to have a soft spot for tying traditional Irish wets!
When I'm not tying, I'm as likely to found wandering the shores of Carlingford Lough as I am drifting Lough Sheelin, or wading up the river Fane.
I love all kinds of fly fishing and I love to experiment with species not usually associated with fly fishing!
Click on the images below to enlarge Mick's flies.