Ceri Jones is a passionate fly-fisherman, professional photographer and holder of the Lough Corrib Ferox Trout Record [23lb 12oz].
The Casting with Ceri Jones podcast is the story of Ceri’s career, the days, weeks and years spent casting from boats and riverbanks. Tales of the catches, the tackle, the lakes, the rivers, the ones that were landed and the ones that got away.
Interviews on location and in the studio, with fellow fishermen, gillies, boatmen, friends, champions and fisheries managers. There will be tackle reviews, venue guides and even the winding yarn of the Big Corrib Catch.
So pull up a chair, settle back, relax and enjoy an uninterrupted hour of fishing talk. Because as Ceri always says “The next best thing to being out fishing … is talking about it”
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This week I chat with Don Mansell, he has fished Wimbleball Lake in Devon since it first opened back in 1980. I love this water and wanted to know more, it is overlooked by many anglers a fantastic water. Not only does Don fish it regularly he also works at the dam. He tells us the importance of the aerators and also his top areas around the lake which has brought him success. We also chat about his other favourite waters, Clatworthy, Clywedog and Rutland.
My first guest of the New Year, 2025 is Welsh International Darren Williams. He has many caps to his name including being captain and recently manager of the Welsh team.
We chatted about Corrib, including his story of when he caught his best brown of just over 10lb plus a salmon both taken on the fly. Plus he tells of his love of the lakes of Mid Wales, Claerwen and Elan Valley.
This weeks episode I chat with Jimmy Tyrrell of Irish Fly Craft.
We chat about fishing and tying, including the success of one of his top patterns and biggest seller his Detatched Body Mayfly.
He has also been given a large selection of vintage trout river flies. A facinating collection which he'd love to know more about the man who owned them. Hopfully some listeners can shed some light on?
This week's episode I chat with my youngest guest to date and recent member to the Patreon Channel Brad Gair.
At only 22 years of age he has a fierce passion for the sport and especially the competition scene. He has 2 youth International Scottish caps to his name and fishes for the Balfron Piscatorials who have done well in both the Airlo and Greys Championships this season.
It was a real pleasure and encouraging to chat with someone with such a love for flyfishing at a young age.
On this week's episode I explain and run through my gear which I use to catch my ferox on Corrib. You don’t need high tech fish finders and expensive rods to catch a fish of a lifetime. Time on the water and knowledge is the most important thing you need.
I also tell the story of when I was fishing one evening in thick fog and experience firsthand Irish folklore involving fairies and castles. Also when my engine packed in, went straight on the oars and then took a great fish.
Enjoy!
In this week's episode I explain the best methods I have found to fish this autumn to bring success on the reservoir and stillwater scene. The top patterns including dries and snakes plus the importance of ringing the changes and don’t let conditions put you off. Make the most of the next month as fishing can be some of the best sport you can have all season.
In this week's episode I share a boat with Andy Barton and Colm Murphy on Lough Corrib. We had a great evening when wind and light conditions were perfect and the fish were up and taking. I talk about when all things come together and the flies that did the trick, dark skies and claret flies. Also the pulling power of the Leggy Octopus. Great sport on the Western Lakes is not only to be had in May, when conditions are right August can prove productive.
Before recently retiring Paddy Gargan was a Fishery Biologist for Inland Fisheries Ireland and before that was Manager at the Salmon Weir at Galway. I met him for a chat at his home, overlooking the lower lake on Corrib located just outside Galway City.
We chat about Connemara sea trout, his view on salmon farming and this seasons very good run of salmon coming into the lough.
He also talks of something I have a passion for, Ferox. He tells of their spawning habits and no matter what part of the lake they reside most head for the one river.
A fascinating chat from someone with a wealth of knowledge and love of sea trout and salmon.
This week's episode I am in County Kerry on the first week of my road trip around Ireland. I met up with Currane boatman Neil O'Shea where we had a day afloat on this majestic water. We were in search of Sea Trout and Salmon, unfortunately fishing was tough and only caught a few trout. Fishing with Neil was a great experience as we fished salmon holding marks and fished a method seldom fished today. Holding on marks while fishing the current similar to that of a river. I talk also of the surrounding history of Kerry.
It's true to say that Currane is not the lake it used to be, but great fishing can still be had. It is no secret that the offshore salmon farms has affected the fishing at Currane. Please help get this water get back to it's halcyon days and stop buying toxic farmed salmon.
This week I met up with good friend and British Carp on the fly Record Holder Jason Williams at his local water Canada Lake. He has had many carp over the years and countless over 20lb with the best going 39lb. Jason specialises in fishing for them on the fly with no loose feed or freebies. He is in great demand with anglers wanting tuition days and guiding but Jason has no interest. He has always kept his cards to his chest..... until now! For the first time he goes into detail and tells us his secrets to his success, including tackle, methods and flies. If you want to catch carp on the fly this episode is a must listen to. The day we fished we caught 15 fish, many of which were doubles.
Enjoy!
Hi guys, this week's podcast I chat with Irish angler Rob Connor. He has a passion for fishing the midland loughs and tells us about Lough Owel, Ennell and Sheelin. We had a brilliant evening together last month on Sheelin where he had three great fish on dries, we were however blessed with having a great boatman that evening, Ted his collie. With all the modern fly patterns around today it is the traditional Grey Wolf which is Rob's first choice during the spent. He talks also of what to expect the next few weeks including the Murrough and Peter fishing.
This week I tell of my recent days on Lough Sheelin and the incredible hatches of Mayfly and the Murrough. I chat with Kevin Sheridan while having a bite and a cuppa at the lakeshore and he tells of the cycle of the Mayfly and the frustrating nights waiting for the spent. The second part of this episode I tell of my day with Gerry McCarthy where the plan eventually came together and we had some great sport. A very special lake. Enjoy!
This week's episode I chat with Finian Dodd. He was born on the shores of Lough Arrow at Ballindoon, and still lives there today. He has fished the lough since he was a small boy and today runs a successful boat hire with a fleet of a dozen boats. Not only is Finian an experienced angler he has vast knowledge of the history of Arrow and tells of stories of the families which lived on the islands. Even though the Mayfly has finished he tells of the sedges including the Green Peter and the Murrough which will draw the anglers to the magical water next month.
This week's episode I meet up with Doolin angler, Dave Egan. We met up and recorded our chat after a day on Lough Corrib while parked up at Balinduff Bay. He tells of his day taking 16 fish to the boat while fishing with his boat partner, Gerry. Dave needs no introduction on the Irish competition scene having achieved many titles including National Champion on his first attempt and Brown Bowl winner at the 2018 international on Lough Mask. He tells of his success in recent weeks and says its the best May he has experienced. Catching on buzzers, olives and Mayfly and already looking forward to next month fishing the caenis. He is one of the most passionate anglers I've met and probably has Corrib water running through his veins.
We chatted for a couple of hours so enough content for another episode, will put up part 2 soon. Dave is a mine of information and for anyone fishing Corrib this is a must listen to podcast, enjoy!
In this episode I chat about my time this week on Corrib while taking time out on Malachy's island. Hatches of Mayfly are starting to show, how I caught some nice fish to over 3lb and my two top imitations. I also talk of my day with David Donnelly while buzzer fishing on the lower lake again getting stunning fish up to 4.5lb. A great start to my month stay in the West.
Enjoy!
