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“I was fortunate to start fly-fishing when 8 years old, having passed through an apprenticeship of tiny Devon streams, hazel stick rods, string lines and safety pin hooks... My brothers and I were lucky to have a father who loved it, who showed us the rudiments and then let us get on with it. My own son, now just 11, has been fly-fishing since he was 7 and already casts as well or better than many of my adult friends. Watching him, his enjoyment of the sport and the natural world that it has gently introduced him to, is what has inspired this idea.”
- Johnnie Jourdan
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| My brother Pete 40 years ago |
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| We are convinced that many young people would love to fish with a fly. Not only can a good cast give as much satisfaction as a hole in one or a goal, fly-fishing takes us to some of the most beautiful, secretive and enchanting areas of our countryside and, as we get older, the whole world. |
| However we feel it has become too serious, too elitist, and more importantly too complicated. Without prior knowledge, or a friend or relation who can show you the ropes, it is a minefield of tackle, information, conflicting advice, expense and more tackle. |
| What we have tried to do here, is to work out from a beginner’s viewpoint, or someone older who wants to get a beginner started, or indeed start themselves, what is required to do just that. More importantly we have used our own and others (much more expert) knowledge to research what we believe to be the best value equipment, the least amount needed and the simplest instructions as to how to get started, where to fish and some of the many fringe benefits the sport can bring both to the participant and the countryside itself. |
| Why is it fun? Well for a start it is outdoors. |
| The swirl of a fish in the water is one of the most evocative sounds and sights there is; the shape of a large trout or salmon seen through clear water is back tingling; the insect and bird life that congregates around or on rivers and lakes is both beautiful and fascinating; the different trees and wild flowers one encounters on ones fishing journey are breathtaking; and then there’s the water and……….. the take! |
| Have you ever heard the sound of a Swift taking a Mayfly in mid flight, or seen a Nightjar take a moth in the dusk? These are as exciting as the gentle sip a good trout will employ to suck in an Olive, or the rush of a sea trout as it takes your lure in the dark, telling you, as he runs, that for the moment at least, he is in charge! |
| To start fly-fishing you need to learn to cast, to do that you need certain equipment. We are not saying that ours is the best you can buy, but we believe this is the best for the young (or older) beginner: equipment that they will immediately be proud of, and will indeed stay with them all of their fishing lives, whatever they choose to add to it as they learn more about the sport. |
| Add to it they most certainly will! ...see our starter kit. |
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