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Episode 326 - River Exe Fishing Day

Every fishing day should start with a catch up over breakfast and a visit to a tackle shop.

This is exactly how this dat began when I caught up with friend and rod builder, Warren McCarthy, for a days fishing on the River Exe and one of it's tributaries, the Haddeo.

We have a fry-up and then drop into Lance Nicholson's in Dulverton to see James who runs the shop and make a few purchases.

I start fishing with good intentions, sticking to just a dry fly before making a few changes.

Join us for a days fishing on some beautiful streams.

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Episode 325 The Fly Fishing Community

Last weekend we hosted our first Trout & Salmon Gathering at the Fox and Hounds down in Devon.

The hotel has a special place in my heart as I spent 12 years of my life guiding the hotel's water.

I'm always a little nervous ahead of these events but there was no need to worry.

We kicked off with a film and went on to have talks, demos, tying, good food and even some music.

The big clue I had was when groups of strangers were sat together for dinner and continued talking long after the food had been cleared.

We were lucky to have some amazing guests to share their knowledge with attendees including Paul Procter, Simon Kidd, Gareth Lewis, Pete Cockwill, Jay Bartlett, Ed Thomson, Fred Brown, Harry Chance, Ed Noyes and many more.

In-between my various duties I got the chance to speak with some of the people there about fishing and to capture a little of what went on.

It was amazing fun and I hope you enjoy this episode.

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Episode 324 - Dan O'Neill - Fishing Guiding and Life

I caught up recently with Dan and was bowled over by his enthusiasm, passion and love for fly fishing.

I learn about his fly fishing story, how he saw someone casting on the river when he was a young boy and the direction it took him in.

He tells me about how determined he was to speak with the gillie at the hotel where he worked and how it led him into being a fishing guide.

I also get some great fishing tips from him for fishing rivers and hear a wonderful story about one of his guests who had a license to kill!

This is a really nice story that you'll enjoy hearing.