Casting with Ceri Jones

This week's episode, I head to West Wales to chat with Richard Aeron Lougher Jones. Richard has a passion not only for tying fully dressed classic salmon flies he also has one of the largest collection of Victorian salmon flies in the country. The knowledge he has is incredible from the history of patterns, methods, materials, exotic feathers to hand crafted hooks. A true master in his craft.

This week's episode I chat with Dennis Williams an 88 year old fly fisherman from South Wales. He took me on my first day’s boat fishing as a young boy to Chew Valley lake. He was at the forefront of nymph and buzzer fishing back in the late 70s. He has fished with many great anglers back in the day notably Arthur Cove and Arthur Oglesby. He still fishes Chew and Rutland every season. He chats about seasons and anglers past and his love for the sea trout of South America and the salmon of Alaska.

This week's episode I chat with Gareth Dixon, one of the most successful competition anglers in rescent years and a team member with the Welsh Hawks. As well as a passionate competition angler he is known by many as the face behind Llyn Clywedog. I chat with him at the new lakeside lodge at Clywedog. He talks of his background, his love of Clywedog and the competition scene, and tells us his top methods, lines and flies which has brought him so much success including getting individual gold at the Angling Water final at Rutland Water last season.

This week's episode I chat with Sean Thomas an exceptionally talented flytyer from South Wales who also has a passion for traditional old school wets. He talks about his love for sea trout which he has come into in recent years also his techniques he uses to catch Bass with great success. We also chat about his local river, the Ebbw where he has had browns to over 7lb. Enjoy!

In this episode Ceri gives advice on boat safety, etiquette and tips, whether you fish Reservoirs or the mighty loughs of Ireland. A practical guide for anglers new to boat fishing.

This week’s episode Ceri chats with Jeff Thomas, chairman of TATA Game Angling at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir one of the countries oldest fly fishing stillwaters. He has been a member for 46 years and tells of his best methods, flies and tactics and info on day tickets at this well stocked venue. He also goes on to talk of his competition fishing and his love of Ireland especially Lough Sheelin and Lough Currane.

In this episode Ceri gives advice on boat safety, etiquette and tips, whether you fish Reservoirs or the mighty loughs of Ireland. A practical guide for anglers new to boat fishing.

This week’s episode Ceri chats with Mark Underhill owner of Rainbow Valley Trout Farm at Tiverton where he brings on 350,000 rainbow trout for stocking lakes around the country including Anglian Water Reservoirs. Four years ago he also took over the fishing at Wimbleball reservoir which is now going from strength to strength. Plus, during lockdown he bought the George Inn at Brompton Regis only a mile from the lake perfect for anglers wanting a fishing break.

This weeks guest has represented her country at International level a dozen times and was team member in 2013 where Ireland had gold at Lough Caragh, County Kerry in 2013 where Ireland had gold at Lough Caragh, County Kerry. She talks of her local waters Lough Conn and Lough Cullen in County Mayo. She started her fishing career when she took over Healys Hotel on the shores of Lough Cullen in Pontoon back in 1989. She also goes on to tell of the time she met up with Martin McGuinness when shared his passion of Lough Mask.

This week’s episode Ceri gives a guide to fishing traditional wets flies early season for both browns and rainbows. His most productive patterns and where to fish them on the cast, whether top dropper, middle or on the point. Plus which pattern to chose depending on conditions.