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”
In this weeks episode Ceri talks about methods and tactics to fishing early season buzzers and duckfly for both bank and boat. He goes through the methods of straight lining, bite indicators, the washing line and fishing the sacrificial nymph, and gives you tips on increasing your chances of catching this spring.
This week’s episode Ceri chats with Jeff Thomas, chairman of TATA Game Angling at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir one of the countries oldest fly fishing stillwaters. He has been a member for 46 years and tells of his best methods, flies and tactics and info on day tickets at this well stocked venue. He also goes on to talk of his competition fishing and his love of Ireland especially Lough Sheelin and Lough Currane.
In this episode Ceri gives advice on boat safety, etiquette and tips, whether you fish Reservoirs or the mighty loughs of Ireland. A practical guide for anglers new to boat fishing.
This week’s episode Ceri chats with Mark Underhill owner of Rainbow Valley Trout Farm at Tiverton where he brings on 350,000 rainbow trout for stocking lakes around the country including Anglian Water Reservoirs. Four years ago he also took over the fishing at Wimbleball reservoir which is now going from strength to strength. Plus, during lockdown he bought the George Inn at Brompton Regis only a mile from the lake perfect for anglers wanting a fishing break.
This weeks guest has represented her country at International level a dozen times and was team member in 2013 where Ireland had gold at Lough Caragh, County Kerry in 2013 where Ireland had gold at Lough Caragh, County Kerry. She talks of her local waters Lough Conn and Lough Cullen in County Mayo. She started her fishing career when she took over Healys Hotel on the shores of Lough Cullen in Pontoon back in 1989. She also goes on to tell of the time she met up with Martin McGuinness when shared his passion of Lough Mask.
This week’s episode Ceri gives a guide to fishing traditional wets flies early season for both browns and rainbows. His most productive patterns and where to fish them on the cast, whether top dropper, middle or on the point. Plus which pattern to chose depending on conditions.
This week Ceri chats with Northern Ireland angler Dominic Kerrigan. As well as his passion for fishing at Mayfly time on Lough Sheelin and Erne he talks also of his love of fishing for daphnia feeders on Lough Mask and Melvin out in deep water and methods which has brought him success. He is also a big competition angler and talks about some of his achievements and his goals for this season.
This week’s episode Ceri chats with Jackie Mahon, one of Ireland’s leading fly tyers. and a true master in dying, specialising in Irish Lough patterns. He talks about how he got into the art of dying and what is involved in getting the rich Irish colours to his flies. As well as a pro fly tyer he is also a guide on waters around his home in Sligo, including Melvin, Arrow and Glen Car.
This week’s episode Ceri chats with Lindsay Simpson. He tells us how he got into fly fishing while he was in the army, is a proud Scotsman and as had 3 international caps….. for England! He tells us of his success in last years Hanak Grayling festival plus talks about his Youtube Channel and his goals for this season.
This week I thought I'd start the new year podcasts with an episode about Lough Corrib. Will be of interest to those wanting to fish it and those who like myself have a passion for this special place. I talk about how it all come about for me, the flies I have had success with over the years, mayfly time, favourite areas plus the time I took a 7lb brown off the shore.
This weeks episode is part two of my chat with Emyr Lewis. I met him at his home in Llanbrynmair back in November where he tells us tales of his experiences over the years as a river bailiff. Close encounters with poachers and some hillarious stories.
This week I chat once more with Galway angler, guide and good friend Colin Folan. Colin is a mine of information on the fishing in the West of Ireland and talks about his season on Corrib, Inagh, Beltra and the River Errif, plus tells us of his plans for the coming new season. As always he comes out with hillarious stories, if you thought the story of the King of Belgium on the previous episode was funny wait til you listen to the one about Tayto.... will have you in tears.
This Christmas Special episode has snippets from all of Ceri’s guests which have appeared on his 33 podcasts during the last 12 months. A great listen with chats from leading names in fly-fishing with tactics, funny stories and poignant last casts. Enjoy!
This week Ceri follows on from last week’s chat with Russ Owen. He shares a boat with him at Llyn Clywedog plus takes a look onto the fish rearing cages. He talks of his success on the competition scene and shares with us his secrets, methods, top fly patterns and tactics. Invaluable information for anyone fishing this quality water.
This week Ceri chats with Russell Owen, one of the countries leading competition anglers. Russell talks of the exciting times ahead at Clywedog with a new lodge planned to open next March and what makes it one the UK’s premier waters. He also gives advice to anyone fishing this quality Mid Wales venue plus it’s history and some stories from over the years including the time former US president Jimmy Carter came to fish.
