Fly tying in lockdown is a good way to spend your days. My two main chores are to refill my fly boxes for the 2021 season (fingers crossed) and to put together a set of flies for each of the two classes I teach. The first is...
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Last October I was lucky enough to be tying on the Whiting Farms stand at the Denver American...
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It has been a long time since I visited Bewl, chased away by the behaviour of the eastern european...
Read MoreLast weekend I got an email from a guy who had found this website . He was down to the last two copies of a fly his father had tied. “Stan’s Fly” as he called it was a proven killer and had got him out of...
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The “Indian Summer” of September has its benefits, but also its drawbacks. Trout...
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Experience
I am an all round angler and have fished for many different species all over the world . I regularly compete in coarse and fly fishing matches . I have over 50 years of fishing experience.
I’ve been tying flies and flyfishing for over 35 years and I’m hugely passionate and enthusiastic about both.
Qualifications
I am a Level 2 coach for Coarse angling
I hold the Level 2 coaching qualification for Game angling
I’m qualified as a GAIA Fly Tying instructor
I have also successfully completed a fly fishing guiding course at an Orvis endorsed lodge in the United States
Professional bodies
I am a member of the Professional Anglers Association (PAA).
I am a member of the Angling Trust coach licence scheme
Safeguards
I am insured with the Angling Trust, under the Coach licence scheme.
I am also insured with the Professional Anglers Association
I hold a current First Aid certificate
I am DBS checked and have completed a Safeguarding course.