Casting Lessons for complete beginners:

Tuition is tailored to suit individual needs, proceeding at a pace that ensures you are happy, confident and safe when casting and that you are enjoying yourself - it should be fun.

2 hour lessons, half day or full days are available as different options.

A full day would cover all aspects of fly fishing: an introduction to fishing tackle and equipment neccessary for a day's fishing, knots, fly selection & basic entomology, roll casting, overhead casting, false casting, shooting line, hooking and landing a fish, handling of fish, humane despatching of fish, catch & release, fishing etiquette.

All lessons cover safety, loan of equipment & rod license for the day.

 Intermediates:

Once you're confident & competent with the basics we can move onto side casting, slack line casts for the river, gaining distance, single & double hauling, coping with different wind conditions and obstacles.  Also, ensuring that you have the correct rod&line set up for the water that you intend  fishing and also for your own level of casting.  I meet so many fishermen that have been sold the latest, top of the range rods, fabulous in the right hands but disasterous and soul destroying if it's not correct for your casting style or ability.

Casting is about line tension, timing, power application, tracking and casting angle.  All you need is the correct technique and understanding to improve your casting skills and increase your chances of catching more fish.  Also by increasing your ability with a fly rod you improve your chances of tackling different species in different conditions.  Most people gain great pleasure from casting, it should be effortless, controlled, quiet and accurate.

 

To discuss your casting requirements please call Gilly on 07817 304232 or send an e-mail to gillybate@hotmail.com to book a lesson or a day on a private lake in Hampshire

Events:

 Timsbury Fishery PLC on the River Test In April (date to be arranged with JD)

 

An open invitation to all members of Timsbury PLC to a day at the fishery to discuss fishing tactics for the 2012 season.

Topics covered will be rivercraft,  specifically breaking down the different beats at Timsbury with the best approach to fishing them throughout the year.  Entomology and fly selection, leader set ups for differing situations.

Fishing tackle and an opportunity to try a selection of rods.  It could be your rod & line choice that's letting you down.   

Casting clinic.

Cleaning of lines and a general check up of kit.

Any questions regarding the best way to improve your fishing at Timsbury.

 

Please contact Jonathan Durrant by e-mail or Gilly on gillybate@hotmail.com for details and to book a place for the day. 

 

  

 

One Day Grayling on the River Anton

Date:  Sunday 4^th November

Cost:  £165 per person.  Excludes lunch

 

Please contact Judy Thornton on 01264 349515 for booking any of the above days

 

 

 

   LADIES DAY with Upstreamdryfly Sunday 13th May

another popular ladies day on a private estate lake within the beautiful Test Valley.

This event is a superb introduction to fly fishing with an excellent lunch, wine and an awful lot of fun for the ladies.  Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact Gilly on 07817304232 or e-mail gillybate@hotmail.com  

 

 

The Hampshire Branch of the Salmon & Trout Association  run subsidized days for complete beginners.  These are excellent value for money and are a fantastic introduction to flyfishing.  All tackle is provided for the day and each person is allowed to catch 2 fish.  Please check www.salmon-trout.org and click on Hampshire branch for details of their courses or contact Colin Turner on 01425 470001 for more information.