Spey casting instruction

Beginners Courses

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• The principles of casting with a double-handed rod with a floating line.
• Overhead Cast.
• Roll Cast.
• Jump Roll or Switch Cast.

Learning to fish and cast can be great fun and catching a fish the icing on the cake

Learn to flycast a fly in 2020

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Introductory Courses - Click Here

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Improvers Course

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• Single Spey Cast with Sink Tip.

• Double Spey Cast.

• Circle C

• Snake Roll

No matter how experienced, this course is designed to focus on casting and fishing, utilising Ian’s wide knowledge of both and covering tactics which will make you a better Salmon and Sea Trout Angler as well as a proficient caster. 

 

Improver Course Dates - Click Here

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Advanced 

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Casting in the Wind

• Shooting Head Techniques

• Sunk Line Techniques

• Skagit Casting

• Underhand Cast/Scandi Cast

• Casting a long Belly line

 

Casting and Fishing courses can be combined. I tend to arrange those for later in the season when there are more fish in the river. 
No matter how experienced, this course is designed to focus on casting and fishing, utilising Ian’s wide knowledge of both and covering tactics which will make you a better Salmon and Sea Trout Angler as well as a proficient caster. 

• Casting off the opposite shoulder - Why?
• The principles of casting with sunk lines and sink tips. Tactics - Why?
• Teaching you to Fault Find.
• How to fish a typical pool with a floating line.
• Lunch at the hut (generally provided by the hotel).
• Hooking, Playing and Landing fish – The theory!
• Instruction and practice followed by a couple of hours of actual fishing in order to be able to relax and practice the techniques learned during the day.
• Knots, How to tie flies and leaders

• For Casting and Fishing courses include an evening of casting/fishing/tackle theory with questions and answers. Although light-hearted, those sessions I find invaluable in the overall development of individual understanding.

The 3-day Fishing/Casting course will be on a nice private beat of the River Spey for up to five people and booked on a first-come-first-served basis.