Anne helping Cliff Johnston on a Witton Castle junior day

We are currently working with our resident coach Cliff Johnston, preparing a junior programme to enhance our still water days.

The KIF Programme is aimed at females who wish to bring their junior relatives along to experience fly fishing in a safe and friendly environment.

If you would like to follow the KIF Programme and updates on twitter http://twitter.com/kidsinfishing

Casting For Recovery

Hi Ladies

We are just finalising our fund raising events to raise money for Casting For Recovery, we think its going to be something that your going to enjoy being part of

Please can you book 1st May Tweed Show,  8th May Durham and the 9th May Chatton Trout Fishery into your diaries please.

We’re looking for ladies across the UK to help.

If you would like to help please contact either Anne or Trish, or leave a comment on this post.

Ladies Fishing is on Facebook!

Facebook is a popular social networking site which enables users to communicate in a quick and direct way.

Join our official  group and keep up to date with all of the latest news, events and projects from Ladies Fishing.  

You can also have your say about what it is you love about our events, and upload your pictures from your fishing trips. 

If you don’t have a Facebook account, you can set one up here. We hope to see you on our page!

Paul Little Pike Fishing on the Fly

Hi Ladies,

More good news Paul Little has accepted our request to become the ladies fishing fly tying coach.

Paul has fished for over 31 years, fishing in many parts of the world, including Alaska where he caught all species of pacific salmon. He’s just come back from a trip to Argentina fishing the Rio Gallegosfor sea trout on the fly.  Paul loves pike fishing and can think of nothing better than using his favourite reel (he collects reels as we would pairs of shoes) which is the Nautilus No8 anodized in purple on a Scott X2S 9ft 8#, his biggest pike on the fly is 17lb.

Paul Fishing Rio Gallegos Argentina for Sea Trout

 During his 31 years of fishing he has become world recognised as a Classic Atlantic Salmon Fly specialist, his friend Marvin Nolte says “Paul ties the best demonstration flies on the circuit”.  Paul is an all round fly dresser. He is an AAPGAI Master in Fly Dressing, Double and Single handed disciplines, and is a senior assessor for AAPGAI.

Paul said “I’m honored to have been asked by Trish and Anne to become your fly tying coach. You organise a variety of events and I look forward to helping you with your fly tying and river days for salmon and sea trout. As far as I’m aware this is the only ladies group in the UK that meets regularly to tie flies”

Dalhousie Kelson Classic Salmon Fly tied by Paul

I know you will all be pleased that Paul has decided to become our fly tying specialist. He’s been a keen supporter since we established the fishing group and has given up his time free of charge to help ladies fishing grow.  Paul has offered to co-ordinate all our events in Cumbria. We are holding days in May for Mullet Fishing and June for Pike both on the fly.

Paul will be involved in our weekend charity event 8^th & 9^th May. He also hopes that the ladies will come to his fly tying stand at the Tweed show and tie a fly with him on the 1^st May.

ladies fly tying with Paul at Chatton

 His knowledge and experience can only benefit our events in 2010 and beyond. Thank you Paul

If you would like to read more about Paul you can go to his blog

http://paullittleflydresser.wordpress.com/