And very nice flies they are too.
Good luck with it all Chris.
S.

I intend to run a casting clinic on the dates below, prices start from £10 per 30 minutes on these dates

The venue is oak Royal Fishery, just 2 minutes from Junction 3 of the M65

Fishing - Oak Royal Golf & Country Club


Sunday 16th January
Sunday 13th February
Sunday 20th March
Sunday 17th April
Sunday 15th May
Sunday 19th June
Sunday 17th July
Sunday 21st August
Sunday TBC September
Sunday 16th October
Sunday 20th November

Hope to see a few of you there

Chris

Game Fishing Instruction

April 3rd 2011, An introduction to Wet Fly and Nymph fishing

This will take place on the River Dee in North Wales, Cost for this day is £85 per person, this includes your day ticket and it is limited to 4 places, this is a full day of tuition from 2 APGAI instructors with over 60 years river experience between them, we will cover, flies, leader make up, fishing techniques, different Wet Fly techniques including Down and Across, Upstream, please email me for more details regarding this course.
Full

17th April 2011 and 19th June 2011. An Introduction to Small Still water fishing. 4 places available on each day.

• Setting up for Stillwater fishing
• Beginners, an ideal outfit and lines
• Knots, good and bad
• Leader set up and how to make them, this will also deal with leader material
• Casting techniques and dealing with wind
• A look through my fly boxes, question and answer session
• Natural imitations and when to use them
• Lures and when to use them
• Retrieval methods
• Playing and landing a fish
• Releasing your catch
• How to despatch your catch

This course covers all aspects of small stillwater fishing, from stalking at close range, matching the hatch, basic entomology, tackle and equipment, the price includes a selection of flies and a fish to take for the table if required. £40 per person, please email me for more details regarding this course

Chris

A review of the Successful Grayling Day on Sunday 30th January can be found here Grayling Duck broken

There is only 1 place left for the Wet fly and Nymph day on the Welsh Dee, be quick..

April 3rd 2011, An introduction to Wet Fly and Nymph fishing

This will take place on the River Dee in North Wales, Cost for this day is £85 per person, this includes your day ticket and it is limited to 4 places, this is a full day of tuition from 2 APGAI instructors with over 60 years river experience between them, we will cover, flies, leader make up, fishing techniques, different Wet Fly techniques including Down and Across, Upstream, please email me for more details regarding this course.

This course has sold out, didn't take to long either, I can still run this course on a 1 -1 basis or 2 - 1 basis, please get in touch through this forum to discuss details, available dates and pricing

Chris

Saturday June 11th 2011, a day on the River Dee above Llangollen.

This is a full day on the river, beginning in the morning we we start with some nymph fishing, moving on to Spider and wet fly fishing. As the day warms up and hatches begin we will fish dries. Then as it cools down we will move onto spinner fishing to complete the day.


The cost is £85 per person and there are only 2 places left, the price includes 2 - 1 guides pupil ratio, price of the day ticket, use of tackle if required

Please PM me for more details

Chris

The next date is Sunday 20th November at Oak Royal in Withnell, Chorley

10am onwards

Price for the morning is £10, the reason for the price is to pay for what we have planned, there will be a multitude of rods for people to try out, from a 6ft Glass fibre stream rod up to a 15ft 10 weight DH Salmon rod, and all things in between, including Saltwater rods, pike rods, river and reservoir outfits, all from differing manufacturers with differing actions.

I am hoping to have a few qualified GAIA instructors on hand to help you with any casting queries on the day, and there will be a few demonstrations.

Distance Casting
Slack Line Casts
DH handed, how to get started
Pike on the fly

I will only run this day if there is sufficient interest, as I have had a few of the casting club sessions with only 1 person turning up.

Please let me know if this interests you either on this thread or via PM

Regards

Chris

New dates and guided days added, please feel free to get in touch

Upcoming Events.

River Dee Grayling trips.
The first of these trips will be 12th AND 25th February 2012, these days will cover all Grayling tactics, the price is £65 per person and is limited to 4 places, the price also includes your day ticket and a selection of Hand tied Grayling flies.

17th and 31st March 2012, Wet Fly Tactics, Leaders and flies, these days will cover all wet fly fishing on Rivers, Including Clyde Style flies and tactics, the price for these days are £70 and includes your day ticket, maximum 4 anglers for these trips.

14th and 15th April 2012, a 1 day course as an introduction to still water fly fishing, this will take place at Oak Royal Golf and Country club, this is limited to 3 anglers on each day and will include a 4 hour fishing permit as well, each day will include 4 hours of instruction then 2 hours aided fishing, plus 2 hours further fishing with help as needed. Each day will cover from choosing and setting up all the way through to landing and cleaning your catch. the price for each day is £45 per person.

I will be at Oak Royal from 9am till midday on Saturday and from 9am till 5pm on Sunday.

For every trout fishing ticket bought between these times I will give a free 15 minutes casting lesson to the person buying it.

I will also be on hand to answer any fishing, fly tying or casting queries, lessons can be booked in advance with Oak Royal or with me on the day.

£10 FOR A 20 MINUTE SESSION OR A FREE LESSON WITH EVERY FLY FISHING TICKET BOUGHT.

I hope to see you there

Chris