Fly Fish 4 All

Goals and Ambitions:
Providing, supporting and expanding Fly Fishing instruction and tuition to all anglers, including Disabled

Still Water Fly Fishing - Instruction & Guiding - Disabled Inc
(Andros Island Bonefish rep)

Goals and Ambitions:
• Providing, supporting and expanding Fly Fishing instruction and tuition to all anglers, including Disabled
• Promoting still water fly fishing for all – (including disabled anglers) in the South West of England
• Promoting and raising awareness for http://www. wheelyboats.org
• Promoting, supporting, expanding and improving access to, “fly fishing – for all”, (including disabled anglers) in the UK and worldwide. I. e. Andros
• To pass on knowledge gained, so that many can find: “The way of the peaceful angler, and the Zen of casting a fly with rod and line”.

Pete Simonds
I grew up in Devon and started fishing at an early age. My Dad, Tom Simonds taught me how to cast a fly rod when I was about eight. I caught my first trout from the River Otter (Upstream Dry Fly). I also enjoyed Coarse fishing for Carp, Tench and Pike; sea fishing for Bass from Exmouth and fly fishing for trout in the rivers and lakes in the Southwest and at Chew and Blagdon.

In May 1984, I had a RTA and suffered a complete spinal lesion resulting in paraplegia at T4 level. But that didn’t stop me. By August I had a day out of hospital and spent it fly fishing with my Dad; I caught a nice Rainbow Trout at some clear water chalk ponds, near the Spinal Injuries Unit at Odstock, Salisbury in Wiltshire. My Dad and I went to Andros Island, in The Bahamas and stayed at “Cargill Creek Bonefish Club” in 1992 for a week. I caught my first batch of Bones and had my first trip to the Westside. An experience you can never forget! In 1994 I started Offshore Sports Fishing on Andros Island, where we caught a lot of good fish; 50lb Wahoo, Kingfish and Dorado up to 25 /30lb and, some Dorado on a fly rod.
In 2006, I was sponsored by South West Lakes Trust and the Environment Agency to take the Level 2 JAGB Instructors course and received my certificate in Coaching Sports Angling. I have also been fortunate enough to get a lot of excellent casting instruction from some of the best guides Andros has to offer.

In 2014 I took a good friend of mine with me (who I taught to fish a few years ago), where he caught his first bonefish with Glister Wallace. I went on my own in 2015 April and May and 2016 from May to June and I caught my “best” Bonefish (7-8lb) with Captain Eddie Rolle from the Middle Bight. I got some good Westside bones too while looking for those big Westside Tarpon.

I have done some guiding and instructing at a few open days; but due to poor health and other circumstances, it has only recently been possible for me to start a sports fishing career. I have enjoyed Still Water Trout Fishing in the south west at Kennick, Wimbleball, Clatworthy and Chew. I have been utilizing the boats supplied by the Wheelie Boat Trust for many years and have become very familiar with handling them appropriately and safely.

Casting Instruction: (Pre paid)

£120 Whole Day Course
Three – 2 hour sessions – or;
£60 per single session
(single – double or groups up to 4 max)

1st Session:

Introduction
The Tackle
1st casting instruction: Role cast, getting weight forward to increase casting distance.
Practice
*As you progress, I can provide instruction for beginners to practice in preparation for the second session

2nd Session (2 Hours):

Assess your improvement and proficiency
Instruction in extending casting distance, forward haul
Assess progress and provide instruction to practice and preparation for third session
3rd Session (3 Hours):

Assess your improvement and proficiency
Instruction in double hauling long casts
Changing direction of cast, economy of effort, efficiency of movement
Advice for first fishing trip: leader /dropper knots, flies, tackle locations and guides
Courses:

£100. 00 Whole Day Course.

£75 Half Day

Dry Fly & Loch style:

The tackle
Casting from a drifting boat with long leaders and a team of dry flies on droppers
Matching hatching flies to fly patterns
Tying long leaders with droppers
How to drift and locate feeding fish
Fishing Nymphs & Wet Flies:

The tackle
How to fish wet lines from anchored boat.
Fishing intermediate to fast sinking lines at different depths
Fishing with lures
Advanced Casting and Saltwater Introduction Course:
One session (3 hours) – £80. 00pp

Practice and Improve hauling and shooting a long cast with a weight forward shooting head line, quickly, efficiently and effectively
Casting a 12 # rod and line
Hauling a long cast into the wind
How to follow instruction from bonefish guides

Guiding UK | Southwest Lakes

Kennick
Wimbleball
Clatworthy
Sutton Bingham
Roadford
*(An Environment Agency Non-Migratory Trout License is required)

Price: £100. 00 (Whole day)
£75. 00 half day – Two anglers max
Plus boat and permit
Loch Style Dry Fly fishing
Fishing with Nymphs and Wet Flies
Fishing with Lures and Artificial flies
Dry Fly Fishing for still water Brown Trout (Roadford only)

Useful links:

Environment Agency: http://www. gov. uk /fishing-licences
Southwest Lakes Trust: http://trout. swlakesfishing. co. uk /
Fishing The West: http://www. fishingthewest. co. uk /
Chew Valley Lakes: http://bristolwaterfisheries. co. uk /lakes /chew-valley-lake /
Sutton Bingham: http://www. wessexwater. co. uk /SuttonBingham /
Exeter Angling: http://exeterangling. co. uk /about-us /
Sportfish UK: http://www. sportfish. co. uk /fly-fishing-tackle. html
Get Hooked: http://www. gethooked. co. uk /fishing /fisheries?field_type_tid% 25255B% 25255D=1

Personal Best fish History:

20lb Pollock, Trolled Hand Line – Exmouth (1978)
7lb Sea trout, Down Stream Wet Fly in the dark – River Otter (1981)
4lb Brown trout, Up Stream Dry Fly – River Otter (Circa 1980-83)
50lb Wahoo, Trolling – Andros (1996)
20lb Dorado on fly rod – South buoy Andros (1996)
8lb bass, Free Drifting on slack tide – Seaton (2010)
7-8 lb Bonefish, Middle bight – Andros (2016)
And lots of great Rainbow Trout from all over Southwest…

Andros Island Bonefish Rep. (Not an Agent)
I don’t get a cut or add a charge. I represent the clubs and guides independently and for free to promote all of the fishing clubs on Andros and support the community. I have acquired an extensive knowledge in relation to “what`s what, and who`s who” on Andros Island, I am well known and I know all the right and relevant people.

So I would be happy to give advice, and /or assist anyone who would like to start booking a fishing holiday to Andros Island.