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COURSE 1
Beginners' river and lake trout fly fishing
A four-day residential course for beginners of all ages.
Our most popular course. Complete beginners, handling a fly rod for the first time, can
come on one of these courses and be led gradually, stage by stage,
to the point where after four days they will be able to fish for
river and lake trout reasonably well by themselves. He or she
will be taught the basic casts, how to tie knots, how to choose
and assemble tackle, the flies to use, wet fly, dry fly, nymph
fishing-and something about the most important part of fishing
- rivercraft and water knowledge.
| Evening of Arrival |
| 7.00 pm |
Welcome and introduction. |
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| Day One |
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| 10.00 am - 12.45 pm |
Casting on the hotel lake - overhead, horizontal, roll, false
casting and shooting line. |
| 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm |
Lunch at hotel. |
| 2.00 pm - 2.30 pm |
Casting video replay (hotel). |
| 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm |
Fisherman's knots (hotel). |
| 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm |
Further casting practise at the lake. |
| 6.15pm - 7.00 pm |
Lecture - The fish, fishing safety, fishing methods for lakes and
rivers. |
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| Day Two |
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| 9.30 am - 10.15 am |
Tackle and how to look after it (hotel). |
| 10.30 am - 5.00 pm |
Fishing at the lake (lunch at hotel)
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| 6.15 pm - 7.00 pm |
Lecture - Wet fly fishing for trout, sea trout and salmon. |
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| Day Three |
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| 9.30 am - 10.15 am |
Fly tying demonstration (hotel). |
| 10.30 am - 5.00 pm |
On the river - Fishing the wet fly (packed lunch). |
| 6.15 pm - 7.00 pm |
Lecture - Insect life, dry fly and nymph fishing on chalk streams
and spate rivers. |
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| Day Four |
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| 10.00 am - 5.00 pm |
On the river - fishing the dry fly and nymph (packed lunch). |
| 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm |
End - of - course summing up at hotel and prize giving* (On July and August courses, after dinner, weather permitting, your instructors
will take you all for an evening's sea trout fishing.) |
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| *Prize giving for everyone who completes the course will be two
days' free trout fishing on the hotel water, either following
the course or at anytime during 2005 or 2006 and a free copy of
The Arundell Arms Beginners' Fly Fishing Guide. |
Tackle
There is no need to buy any tackle in advance. We provide all
the tackle you will need, including thigh waders. If you have
your own fly rod do bring it with you as it is much nicer to use
your own tackle, and we can advise if it is suitable.
Course 1 – Dates 2008 (Beginners River and Lake Trout)
Friday 21st – Monday 24th March (arrive Thursday)
Friday 2nd – Monday 5th May (arrive Thursday)
Monday 26th – Thursday 29th May (arrive Sunday)
Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th July (arrive Wednesday)
Friday 22nd – Monday 25th August (arrive Thursday)
| Charges per person |
| Four-day beginners' course fee, including tackle, wader hire and VAT |
| £435.00 adult |
£265.00 under 17 |
| Please see separate tariff for hotel accommodation and meal
charges. |
Deposit
When booking would you please enclose a deposit of £200.00 per course participant. This deposit will be returned if you give us more than 31 days notice of cancellation.
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