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Episode 305 - Philip Pinney - A Fly Fishing Life and So Much More

There are times when you meet someone, hear their story and are amazed by the life they have led.

Philip was born in New Zealand and had a fly rod in his hand from an early age.

Fishing tiny streams with his friends he was never far from a river.

On leaving school, he joined the RAF basing himself in the UK as the stillwater scene was just starting.

He flew Buccaneer aircraft during the Cold War and travelled the world in an aircraft including flying in Top Gun combat tactical performance programs in Nevada, US doing extremely well.

He also taught the then Prince Charles to fly and took him fishing just before his investiture as Prince of Wales. He also tells me about the Queen Mother who was also a keen fly angler.

On leaving the RAF, Philip spent more time fishing the chalk streams of Hampshire and the salmon rivers of Scotland.

He is an incredibly modest person who at 86, has seen and done so many things in a packed fishing career so far!

We sat and talked for an hour, I feel like I only scratched the surface of this amazing story.