14 May 2016. Techniques & River Craft Essential Skills The Red Lion Hotel, Bredwardine
Building on its very successful spey casting courses and last years course at the Red Lion, Wye Salmon Association invites applications to the second of a series of courses designed to improve salmon anglers techniques, knowledge of rivercraft and essential fishing skills. This is not a casting course and those attending will need to have some basic salmon fishing and casting skills. (Intermediate or advanced levels).
The one day course will take place on the famous Red Lion
{Moccas] Fishery at Bredwardine in the middle reaches of the river Wye. This right hand bank Fishery has a variety of pools allowing anglers to gain experience of both fly and spinning
techniques under the guidance of an experienced rod or gillie. In order to develop their rivercraft and fishing skills each participant will have the opportunity to fish a number of beats during the day. Each beat will set different challenges and choice of technique, such as types of pools and runs, running
or resident fish lies etc, whether to fly fish or spin will be discussed, to wade or not to wade, line selection, fly or lure selection will all be covered.
The cost of the course is £40 per person including breakfast and lunch and will be limited to 20 anglers.
The day begins with a meet the team breakfast [hot drink, & bacon rolls] at 9am in the Red Lion and following the morning session a hot buffet will be provided. The after- noon session will finish at approximately 6pm at which time we will return to the Red Lion for a debrief before departing.
As well as fishing various pools each participant will be able to select a 45 minute time slot with GAIA instructors offering a range of skills and technique[s] such as specialist casting techniques, fishing methods, sinking line, floating line, skagit, shooting head, riffle hitch, how the fly works and spinning.
Red Lion [Moccas] Fishery is provided with kind permission of owner Mike Taylor of The Red Lion, Bredwardine. Instructors will be provided by GAIA and gillies by RWGA.
If you wish to make a booking for the course or require more details contact Derek Maund 01981 550054, Peter Chilton 07878 174764, Stuart Smith on 07789133263 or enquiries@wyesalmon.com
The Red Lion is situated in the hamlet of Bredwardine, nestling
on the banks of the River Wye 12 miles from Hereford, and 8 miles from Hay-on-Wye. Its origins lie in the 17th century
when it was used as a coaching inn, the lounge bears the name The Courtroom. This is where the circuit judge of the day used to sit in judgment.
For accommodation availability contact Mike Taylor at The Red Lion on 01981500303 or online at www.redlion-hotel.com.
Techniques & River Craft Essential Skills The Red Lion Hotel, Bredwardine
Building on its very successful spey casting courses we invite applications to the first of a series of courses designed to improve salmon anglers techniques, knowledge of rivercraft and essential fishing skills. This is not a casting course and those attending will need to have some basic salmon fishing and casting skills (Intermediate or advanced levels). The one day course will take place on Saturday 9th May 2015 at the famous Red Lion [Moccas] Fishery at Bredwardine in the middle reaches of the river Wye. This right hand bank Fishery has a variety of pools allowing anglers to gain experience of both fly and spinning techniques under the guidance of an experienced rod or gillie. In order to develop their rivercraft and fishing skills each participant will have the opportunity to fish a number of beats during the day. Each beat will set different challenges and choice of technique, such as types of pools and runs, running or resident fish lies etc, whether to fly fish or spin will be discussed, to wade or not to wade, line selec- tion, fly or lure selection will all be covered.
The cost of the course is £45 per person including breakfast and lunch and will be limited to 20 anglers. If you wish to make a booking for the course or require more detail
Stuart Smith on 07789133263 or enquiries@wyesalmon.com
Fly Fishing Courses (Junior & Adult)
We are again offering a one day course for adults and youngsters. Courses will be run with the support of professional GAIA & AGAIA instructors and with the kind permission of the beat owners. Open to all grades of caster from beginners upwards, single handed (trout] & double handed (salmon) courses will take place on the River Wye at Whitney Court, near Hay on Wye on Saturday 22nd August 2015. Tackle will be provided for youngsters. Adults bring your own rods, reels and tackle. If loan of tackle is required please advise us when booking.
The course cost is £30 for adults and £5 for children. A family ticket is also available at £40 (two adults & two children). A BBQ lunch and drinks will be included in price. Sportfish of Winforton and Vision Fly Fishing will have display of rods and reels available for viewing and testing and there will be a fly tying demonstration by former gillie Geoff Franks.