Lee Cummings

Hi Ladies,  Lee has just agreed to hold a Master Class at Chatton Trout Fisheries on Sunday 7th March for any of the ladies who can’t make the event on Saturday in Durham.

The day will start at 10.00am where Lee will give a casting demonstration from roll casts, spey casting to double hauling. During the day there will be individual and small group tuition on different casts including fishing techniques.

I have asked Lee to give us a demonstration of how to fish Chatton, including retrieval techniques. I have asked Lee to bring the new I lines too.

If you would like to book a place on 7^th March please contact Anne

email annefishing@yahoo.co.uk

Lee Cummings Sage Pro Guide at the CLA 2009

Any ladies interested in joining myself and Durham Fly Fishers on Saturday 6th March for a casting tuition day with AAPGAI Master Lee Cummings, please contact me on annefishing@yahoo.co.uk.

The day will consist of a casting demonstration from Lee, including tuition on single and double hauling if required. Lee will be giving one to one tuition/ advice during the day to improve your techniques.

Price including lunch is £26.00, payable on the day.

Comments from the ladies about the day we had with Lee last September

 “I think Lee is a “genius”.  “The way he explained everything really made sense”

“I drove home on Saturday feeling really motivated and determined to improve. If I have one regret, it is that I didn’t meet Lee on the very first day that I decided to take up fly fishing – but better late than never!  I would be very interested in attending a 2 day master class, especially with spey casts with a single handed rod.”

To find out about what Lee is upto view his website at http://www.stsflyfishing.com/

Anyone who saw Marion’s shopping list at Game Fishing Supplies on Saturday would realise that she is a determined lady in 2010, the net that she purchased was virtually the size of Marion.

Marion having her reel fixed by the manager at Game Fishing Supplies

Today at work i received a text message, actually it was my first video link text of about 5 seconds. About a 7lb fish in a net, with a lady getting the hook out looking like Marion, this was closely followed by a text from Trish saying it’s a kelt, so nothing to shout about. Well i think it is, Marion caught the fish on the fly tied by one of our ladies, before Marion started fishing today she even reduced the barbs in case she caught a kelt and the fly was difficult to remove.  Its only February and Marion has the season ahead of her, this is the lady who was going to give up the double handed rod……were proud of you Marion for having the determination to improve you skills and fishing in weather chaps would not even venture out in.

Vicky is holding a ladies day saturday 27th March with aapgai master casting instructor Jim Fearn on the Tyne.  Anyone wishing to book a place contact Vicky at Game Fishing Supplies E: vicky@ian-woods.co.uk

Successful day organised by Vicky

It was great to see so many ladies at Game Fishing Supplies, Morpeth open day on Saturday, travelling from as far as the Scottish Borders to support Ian and Vicky’s first shop open day. Paul Little demonstrated woven flies, dry flies, spiders, hairwing salmon flies and the star of the show, a fully dressed Silver Wilkinson. These flies were raffled off and the winning ticket was pulled out of the hat by Paul at the end of the day, the winner has kindly donated them to the online auction, Paul’s flies and his tablets of wax raised £126.00 for The Grace House North East’s Children’s Hospice.

Cliff was entertaining us all outside with a casting demonstration on the river Wansbeck, including helping us all with improving our casting techniques. Whilst waiting for Cliff to help us all, myself and Sarah chatted to a gentleman visiting from Aberdeen, whose daughter is a salmon fisher lady on the Dee. Alistair is off to Mexico in March with Orvis Consultant and instructor Ben Dixon, we hope you have a lovely time and catch a Grand Slam of Tarpon, Permit, Snook and Bonefish.

Anne, Cliff and Marion

Cliff also ran entomology sessions during the day on the river Wansbeck and the comment made by most people was how small the nymphs are, and the flies that they were using were far too big.

The most common insects with upright wings were the large Brook dun (ecdyonurus torrentis). Large Dark Olive (baetis rhodani). They were of different sizes, not all the same generation and some were ready to hatch. The pale watery Dun (baetis fuscatus). Large number of tipulidae, a relative of tipula-maxima daddy long legs. Cliff commented “the river is a good healthy river”

I am lucky to be Cliff’s partner on the Wear River Fly Project, i will be the one kick sampling, who said fishing is not great exercise !

sunday with the boys on the wear, casting

Sunday was spent casting single and double handed rods on the Wear with Paul and Cliff, i have finally got the right line for my Hardy Angel, including a Hardy TE reel, instead of the demon reel  and its casting dream like, its so important  the reel balances with the rod  paul commented “its a very tidy setup, nice line for the rod too”  and what a difference its makes, it now casts beautiful.

I’m now looking forward to Saturday so i can try my set up with the girls Grayling fishing, thank you Trish for organising the Grayling day.