| We hope you enjoy this gallery which shows some of the things we do to help you enjoy the wonderful fishing opportunities available on the beautiful rivers and lakes of Dartmoor and South Devon. | |
 We supply the tackle and do our best to put you in contact with wild brown trout |
 We teach you to roll cast so that you can fish with confidence in tricky casting situations |
 We teach you to present the fly delicately in calm conditions as well as how to cope with difficult winds |
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 We explain what all those numbers on a fly rod mean |
 ... and how to deal with your catch |
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| We can take you to wild moorland rivers, or ... | ... manicured lawns by still waters with lunch nearby |
 We are open all year round but .... |
 ... wrap up warm for fishing in January |
 Small stocked stillwaters ... |
 .... offer an easy introduction to fly fishing ... |
 ... and they remain open ... |
 .... throughout the year. |
 We will even go down on bended knee ! ... |
 ... to help you catch a fish |
 We can advise you on suitable tackle .... |
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| From large sea trout in a small stream ... | ... to small brown trout in a larger river, Dartmoor provides an interesting range of challenges. |
 We encourage catch and release ... |
 ...and insist on barbless hooks, glasses and hats for your protection during coaching sessions |
 We can email you photographs of your catch ... |
 ... and keep you out of trouble in unfamilar places! |
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| We can take a video of your casting to highlight strengths and weaknesses, and ... | ... send you a set of keys points to keep in mind when casting and help you plan your next tuition session |
 We can take you to enchanting locations; a summer's evening on Dartmoor... |
 And suggest how to tempt a wily wild trout; ... try something small and black |
 We can teach you how to 'double haul' |
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This video shows our colleague Neil Keep executing a change of
direction cast prior to double-hauling Neil Keep offers fly fishing tuition in Somerset |
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| In these short video clips our colleague Lee Holland makes it look easy to send a fly beneath overhanging branches. If you look closely you can see that Lee starts with a roll cast pickup and then uses his left hand to 'haul' the fly line in order to increase line speed. We teach you these techniques and can use video to help you improve your casting skills. | |
| The photographs below show a more complicated problem. The angler wants to present her fly to fish lying under the trees on her right hand side. She cannot use an overhead or side cast because of vegetation behind her. A roll cast is the answer in this situation. However, once her line has swung around in the current and is hanging straight downstream, she will need to reposition the line so that she can make another cast beneath the trees. If she simply roll casts in the direction of the trees on her right the line will cross itself and tangle. The video clip shows how we have taught her to change the direction of her roll cast to deal with this dilemma. | |
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In order
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 A productive day ... |
 .... in Geoff and Paul's 'office' |
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What's this found hiding under a rock? ..... |
....somewhere in this mess, Paul is convinced he has a book with the answer ! |
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Caddis cases: Some of our best friends live in very small houses made of sand. |
The only person I know who can afford to break the rule "Always walk with the rod top pointing backwards" - Luke Bannister maker of beautiful split cane rods . If it breaks, he just makes a new one! |
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What's that in his mouth? ... |
...a well-chewed Tups comparadun. I prefer to chat to the farmer whilst Geoff deals with the ram ! |
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Big yes, but - confession time - caught on a spinner |
April, worth a try with a wet fly. |
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Ever hopeful! Geoff is convinced bass will succumb to a fly - if he can just find them in all this water. |
At least Geoff looks the part in that kit! |
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At first sight, it doesn't look much, but it holds a surprising number of 8+ inch fish |
Difficult stuff! Slow moving water with very easily spooked trout sipping something tiny in the surface film. |
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These two pictures show the contrast in the size of a river ........ |
......just a few miles apart |
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Believe me, they are there - in very thin water against the far bank |
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This gate always elicits anticipation... |
....for what lies beyond |
 small ... |
 ... but perfectly formed |
 lost in concentration |
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 First salmon. Paul's son Richard with his first salmon circa 1987. |
 "Things ain't what they used to be". Paul with a 30+ lb salmon found dead on the river bank whilst river clearing (hence the tatty jacket!) in January in the 1980s. |
 South Devon's rivers inspire artists as well as fishermen |
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We look forward to meeting you and introducing you to some of the places which we enjoy so much. Tight lines! Paul and Geoff |
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