Devon Fly Fishing - APGAI / STANIC Qualified Fly Casting and Fly Fishing Tuition and Fishing Guide on the Rivers and Stillwaters of North Devon and Somerset

APGAI / STANIC Qualified Fly Casting and Fly Fishing Instruction and Guiding in North Devon and Somerset.

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Salmon Fly Casting and Salmon Fishing

Salmon Fly Casting and Fishing Tuition on the River Taw.

Learn the art of Overhead and Spey casting with a double handed salmon fly rod and fish for salmon on the River Taw, one of the finest Salmon and Sea Trout rivers in the West Country. Various beats on this river offer the opportunity to learn to cast and fish for salmon with a double handed fly rod.

Beginners to advanced level tuition covers the range of casts which are used with a double handed fly rod, the reasons for using the various casts and how to determine which cast is appropriate for various situations and conditions.

The beats we fish are both above and below Umberleigh. The Woolhanger beat, above Umberleigh, consists of 2 miles of double bank fishing which is limited to a total of four rods. The three lower beats rotate weekly and each consist of about a mile and a half of right bank fishing for a maximum of 2 rods.

All of these beats produce both salmon and sea trout, the best times for salmon being March to end of June and September. Large sea trout are also present in the early part of the season and the school fish showing from July onwards. Weather conditions, as always, affect the actual timing but the above are usually accurate.

There are a variety of local accommodations ranging from B&B, pubs and self catering. Self catering accommodation is available adjacent to the higher beat comprising a once working mill which has been sympathetically converted. It is located a couple of minutes walk away from the fishing. This cottage can be booked either for a weekend (pm Friday to am Monday) or a weekday (pm Monday to am Friday) during low holiday seasons. There are several local pubs nearby which provide mid-day and evening meals.

For further information on the Old Mill House Accommodation and their excellent Taw fishing beats, Click this Link Woolhanger Estate

In addition to individual and group tuition days, we will be running residential salmon casting and fishing courses in 2008. These will be held on the Woolhanger beat and are for groups of 4 fishermen with accommodation included. Accommodation will be in the Old Mill House with breakfast provided and other meals (cost not included) taken at local restaurant/pubs.

For information on 2008 Salmon Casting and Fishing Courses Click Here

For any enquiries regarding these courses or individual days casting and fishing tuition, please phone or email Bryan Martin:

We are stockists of the "Ally Gowans Spey Casting Made Easy" DVD. Copies can be ordered, phone or email. These are also available half price when booking any or our one day or longer casting and fishing sessions and are also included in the cost of our residential salmon casting and fishing courses. This DVD provides a valuable reference to the topics covered in our tuition and course sessions.

Bryan Martin has fly fished for Salmon, Trout and Sea Trout in the UK and Ireland for over 30 years. He is a member of the Game Angling Instructors Association, is an Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructor (APGAI - Salmon, Trout and Sea Trout) and has the Salmon and Trout Association National Instructors Certificate (STANIC - Salmon and Trout Fishing and Fly Dressing). He is also a licensed angling coach in these disciplines.

Bryan Martin - Devon Fly Fishing

APGAI / STANIC Qualified Fly Casting and Fly Fishing Instruction and Guiding in North Devon and Somerset.

Salmon Fly Casting and Salmon Fishing