Contents: Fly casting instruction, guiding, seasons, various tailored sessions and the

Complete Angling Experience courses.

Fly Fishing in Cumbria

Cumbria is one hell of a beautiful county with fanatstic scenery and fishing. My aim is for you to enjoy what we have here, and to give you an experience in a real fly fishing situation on a serious major game river, and also to help you understand how and why. We do not always catch fish every time out; (that's fishing), but we do have a good day and fun trying and I will look after your needs, I will keep you supplied with tea/coffee plenty of photos, and you go away at the end with something special.

Casting tuition for double and single-handed rods, single and double Spey, snake roll, snap-T/circle, overhead, sunk line, double haul and saltwater techniques and many others. Reading the river, safety, fishing tactics, knots, playing, landing, handling fish, entomology and enjoying the surroundings.

Tuition and fishing experiences can be on an hourly, (min 2 hours) or half/full day/s session on the various private beats I use on the lower/middle river Eden or stillwater. You will get the full benefit on the day from a one to one/two basis and everything is included in the cost given below (excluding E.A rod license). For larger groups of three or more I will have to arrange a different beat for the day that will accommodate the extra numbers, and the cost will be extra for this depending on the time of year. I can supply quality tackle for you to use. There are also demonstrations and guiding services available.

Don't forget your rod license, these can be purchased from your local post office or on line,

E.A rod license either for the day, week or season.

Why have tuition?- How many times have you had to get the spinning rod out on a beautiful salmon river when the water is in perfect ply for fly fishing, just because the wind got up? Walked around the other side of the lake because the wind was in your face? Mysterious knots keep appearing in your leader and you get snapped when playing fish?

The fly hits you on the back or gets caught in the grass or bushes behind, the line never seems to go out straight, you cannot achieve much distance and it makes cracking sounds on the backcast? You've just spent a small fortune on a beat in Scotland, Norway or Russia, bought the best tackle you can afford and are unable to use it effectively?

These are just a few of the reasons, there are many more. My philosophy is, if you can enjoy effortless casting, you can begin to enjoy the other aspects of fishing, be more relaxed and end the day satisfied and content.

Give yourself plenty of time to get the casting right before the season or your holiday starts, the close season is the perfect opportunity on the river.

Prices 2007:

Tuition £30 per hour, or three hours £85 - 6 hours £160.

Under 16's are free if accompanied by a paying adult.

Gift vouchers are available for a special friend or relative to learn or improve their sport, and spend a great day outdoors in beautiful surroundings. (Please call or email me for details) - 016973-51752

glyn.freeman@virgin.net

Fly fishing courses:

There are many fly fishing courses available throughout the year, besides the ones listed below; each of them is tailored to suit whatever your ability and what your requirements are. Give me a call and we will arrange a session and a date to suit you 016973 51752. They can be run as a half day, full day, two or three day or a series of sessions.

Become a fly fishing instructor, I will take you through the steps and skills you need to achieve a qualification in the industry, it will also make your own fishing more enjoyable.

January to November. Some of these sessions could be; fly fishing for salmon in the spring, summer or autumn. Given the right water condition's, the salmon fishing on the river Eden can be nothing less than exceptional all season, Eden - (Jan 15th -Oct14th). Annan - ends Nov-15th, Nith-ends - Nov-30th.

There are four distinct salmon run's, the spring from Jan until the end of May, the summer, early June (large double figure fish), grilse in July and the Autumn, end of August onwards (the back-end run). You will learn about safety, wading, Spey-casting, reading the river, choosing the correct fly, bait fishing and playing and landing fish.

April to October.
SeaTrout fishing at night, (very exciting), or by day if the water is up. You arrive at the water May, June, July at 8pm, I will then make sure that your casting ability is up to scratch because we will be fishing in the dark later (the most productive time unless the river is coloured). We will look at the pool we are going to fish and plan our evening's fishing, flies, wading line's, where to get in and out etc. We are able to fish some of the faster water before dark without disturbing the area we are fishing later, sometimes both sea-trout and salmon are caught doing this. The session can go on for as long as you require, or as long as the fish are in a taking mood.

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March to October. Brown trout fishing on the river Eden. There is very good trout fishing on the beat's that I use. Learn about entomology, tactics, flycasting, fishing the dry fly, nymph, North Country Spiders, reading the river and some of the finer point's of the sport. There are numerous fish in the one to two pound class and they are all wild, with three to four pound fish among them. Enjoy the split cane experience in 2007. (Season March15-Sept30).

June to March. Grayling fishing, nine months of the year. The river Eden has a superb head of decent size grayling, the fishing is at it's best from early November to mid January. Sessions can be half day, full day or a series of days. I can arrange fishing on private beats and accommodation for groups or individuals to suit your budget. Czech nymphing, spiders, nymphs, dry or have a try at long trotting with a centrepin. The scenery is fantastic anytime of the year. (Season- June16 to March14).

Only quality private waters are used on all of the courses.

Individual, couples, family bonding sessions, total beginners to advanced: full day and half day courses with me, there will be fresh brews throughout the session. I will supply the tackle if needed at no extra cost. Photos of the days experience can be arranged for you free of charge.

For larger parties there is on hand fully qualified AAPGAI and PAA instructors, so everyone receives the proper attention.     

Eden Lacy (middle river).

The Complete Angling Experience courses.

The Complete Angling Experience courses listed below are for six people only, with three fully qualified instructors, Clive, Chris and myself, the beat is exclusive to us on the day, there is a decent size hut which we also use (fly-tying etc.). Cost per person for a full day course are; Spring Salmon £125, evening Sea-Trout £125, and Grayling £125.

I cannot guarantee you will catch plenty of fish (condition's permitting), although we haven't done bad so far, you will certainly enjoy the surroundings and the experience. On Complete Angling Experience full day courses there is a B.B.Q at lunch time outside of the fishing hut, and beverages throughout the day.

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Corporate Days.

Team building, fun, learn a skill for life, these are tailor made to suit your requirements. We can supply all the equipment plus buffet, venue etc, please call or email for a quote.

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Grayling one day courses-2006/7.

Fly fishing for these beautiful fish on the river Eden is something special. Why pack up your fly rods at the end of September because the trout season is finished for five month's, and miss out on some fantastic sport and surrounding's. When the grayling season is finished in March it's time for the trout again (your rod license covers you from April to April). The grayling is going from strength to strength on the Eden, with fish up to four pound's last year. The average Eden grayling is around a pound and a half with plenty over two pound being caught regularly on nymph's, spider's, bug's and the dry fly.

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A March fish at Warwick Hall and one off the lower Eden below Carlisle.

Spring Salmon one day courses - 2007.

I do not see many angler's out fishing at this time of the year and this is probably due to three reason's, they do not enjoy being out when it is cold, they can not kill a fish until June 16th or they think that the Eden does not have a spring run. The first two reason's are up to the individual, but the third could not be further from the truth, the Eden over the last few years has probably experienced one of the best spring run's for a considerable time. There are fish running right from the start of the season Jan 15th, and they are in no hurry to leave the lower river and run any distance upstream until the water warms in April/May.

On the day you will learn about safety, the fish, tackle, Spey-casting, spinning (optional), reading the river, fly-tying (optional), wading, fish handling and much more. I want you to be able after the day's course to go and fish confidently on your own and have an understanding of how everything work's.

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Coarse fishing.

There are many coarse fishing courses and experiences to have a go at on both river and lake. From big chub, carp, pike, bream or pike there is something for everyone and every age, there is PAA coach Chris Bowman there also to give an expert approach and guidance.

Learn how to trot a float in search search of grayling, rove the river for
chub, fish for carp or boat fish the lakes and lochs for big pike.
Professional Anglers Association coach Chris Bowman can offer you a day's
instruction or a guided days fishing to remember. How about trying for bream
up to 15lb. in weight on Chris's own 20 acre lake which has also produced
pike to 25 lb., chub to 6 lb. and carp to 24 lb. 12 oz. Or why not try for a
20 lb. carp on a secluded woodland pool. Chris can take care of your every
need, airport pick ups, accommodation, transport, tackle, bait and
instruction all you need to do is relax and enjoy.

Contact Chris on 01228674519, 07714168939 or view

www.bowmanfishman.fsnet.co.uk for more details.

See junior courses page for 10-16 year olds.

No matter what sport we participate in, there always is a safety aspect to consider, in fishing it is no different. There are many dangers, wading, casting, the weather to name but a few. All of the sessions and courses I run cover these aspects fully.

Courses may be canceled at short notice because of severe water condition's (as above compared with the same on the home page), but will be rescheduled at a later mutual date, or an alternative on the day if agreeable.

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