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Salmon fishing & Spey Casting Crash Courses (min 4 hours tuition + practice time) 1:1 £350 per day. 1:2 £200 each per day. 1:3 £150 each per day.
My crash courses are held here at Little Saxbys Farm on the Kent/Sussex borders, to teach the essentials of casting with a double handed rod, how to Spey cast plus instruction on salmon fishing methods, and tactics. It is designed for those who are unable to come to Scotland for the three day courses. The charge is inclusive for each day and the ideal is two people over two days, but if you want to save on cost I can accommodate up to 3 with double handed rods.
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The courses run in 2 x 2-hour sessions from 10am until 12noon and from 2pm until 4pm each day allowing you sufficient time in the middle either to continue practicing or to have a rest over lunch.
As it is not held on running water you can expect to learn the principles and mechanics of what you will be trying to achieve when you get to the river. This should be sufficient to be able to get a line out and catch fish or to deal with any technical casting faults you may have, but in truth, it is not as good as learning on the real thing.
All you need to bring is: a packed lunch, (unless we are permitted to go to the pub!) a pair of (sun) glasses to protect your eyes, gumboots and waterproof clothing. You don’t need to bring any tackle as all tackle can be provided, although you are welcome to bring your own and have it thoroughly checked over if you would prefer.
I try to cover during your course, depending on how many days you are here and the speed at which you pick up the skills:
- Safety briefing
- How to set up your gear.
- The principles of casting with a double handed rod with a floating line.
- Overhead, Roll Cast, Jump Roll Cast, Single Spey and Double Spey Cast.
- Basic salmon fishing tactics.
- Techniques for playing and landing fish
- Choice of lines and flies.
- Single and Double Spey Casting off the opposite shoulder.
- Reading rivers and pools.
- The principles of casting with sunk lines and sink tips.
- Re-cap and fault finder.
You can select any or all of the above for your time available if you let me know in advance what you want to cover.
