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First Nature flyfishing courses for Beginners and for ImproversHaving run fly fishing courses since 1981, we have learned a great deal about the real needs of people taking up fly fishing or coming on courses to improve their casting and fly-fishing skills. The instruction you will receive with First Nature is based on 50 years of experience fishing for salmon, trout, sea trout (sewin) and grayling on rivers and lakes - mostly in Wales, England and Scotland, but also in Portugal, France, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, the USA, Argentina, Russia and Iceland. The emphasis is on getting tackle, techniques and tactics right for the particular water conditions; on reading the river to select the best places to fish; and on choosing and using the flies most likely to succeed. In other words our courses are practical rather than heavily theoretical - although we do help people to understand how to work out, in a variety of situations, answers to the many questions why, what, when, where and how of fly fishing. But most of the time you will be out on the river receiving advice, guidance and where appropriate practical demonstrations of techniques that will help you to catch more fish and enjoy your fishing experiences more - and everything else that spending time by a natural, beautiful and wild river has to offer. On each of our courses there is inbuilt flexibility: you will not have to spend time on topics you are already familiar with, but if you need answers to (or practical help with) any aspect of fly fishing then one of your instructors will be able to help you - for example on particular casting techniques such as roll cast, double haul, single Spey and double Spey casts, or the snake roll; tackle, accessories, waders, knots etc. Everyone's needs are individual, and as far as is practically possible we want you to enjoy the course that is just right for you. Your Flyfishing Instructors
Pat O'Reilly and Sue Parker are well known in the game fishing world. Pat, an APGAI qualified instructor, is the author of ten books on fly fishing, fly tying, angling entomology and river and lake fisheries; he has published several hundred articles in the UK and overseas as well as appearing many times on radio and television. Sue, who holds STANIC qualifications in trout and salmon tuition has also published several fishing articles and has not only on radio and television but also in instructive video films about fly fishing techniques. In spring 2004 Pat and Sue designed and wrote for the Salmon & Trout Association an illustrated Guide to Trout and Grayling Fishing, copies of which are given to people attending First Nature trout fishing courses. This volume and its sequel, Guide to Flyfishing for Salmon and Sea Trout, are available from the bookshop section of this website... (Copies of the Salmon and Sea Trout book are given to all who attend our Sea Trout and our Salmon flyfishing courses.) The River Teifi, widely considered the UK's most prolific sea trout river, is the venue for our flyfishing courses in Wales. Pat is the author of two books about this great river: Tribute to the Teifi, published in 1998, and A Flyfisher's Guide to the Teifi Valley - published in 2005 and available from our online bookshop. We also provide casting demonstrations at angling shows and game fairs, and we are always happy to give illustrated talks on a range of flyfishing topics - please email us to discuss possible dates and topics. Other information sources In addition, you will find information on selecting and setting up tackle, how to tie fishing knots, casting techniques and lots more all accessible via the links at the top of this page. We hope that if you are new to the sport of fly fishing our plain speaking, jargon-busting approach will prove helpful. Thank you for visiting our website, and we look forward to welcoming you on one of our flyfishing courses for trout, salmon or sea trout soon... About our other Books and CD-ROM Guides Version 2 of our Multimedia Guide to Fungi is now available, with hundreds of beautiful colour photographs of mushrooms and toadstools, clearly categorised with identification guides and a wealth of fascinating facts about each species. More details... First Nature Flyfishing |
