Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 86 Gareth Lewis

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 86 Gareth Lewis

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This week I chat with Gareth Lewis, secretary of Gwent Angling Society. He has the River Usk running through his veins and has a real passion for wild browns. He is known to many for his love of tying and fishing micro flies, notably dries up to size 24 which he has great success on. Even tho he is no longer tying commercially, he still enjoys taking part in angling shows around the country. He also tells us how it all started for him while fishing as a small boy on the upper reaches of the Taff near his home in Merthyr.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 85 Corrib Mayfly

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 85 Corrib Mayfly

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This week I had an amazing few days on the Corrib at Portacarron Bay. I talk of my experience, the conditions, tactics and flies used. I caught all my fish on a fly given to me by professional tyer Jimmy Tyrrell, a deadly detached body mayfly. All fish were from 2.5lb to just under 6lb. Enjoy!

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 81 Peter Boyle

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 81 Peter Boyle

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This week I chat with Peter Boyle from Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland. His enthusiasm for wild browns is infectious. His main water is Lough Sheelin where he has had great success this year already, with many fish around the 5lb and all fish coming to his preferred method of fishing the buzzer. He also talks of his love for Lough Erne and Corrib plus he has some hilarious stories to tell.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 80 Mark Vickery, Papermill Fishery

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 80 Mark Vickery, Papermill Fishery

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This week's episode I head west to Papermill Fishery, Swansea. My guest created the fishery from sctrach and opened its doors to anglers 18 years ago and its still going strong today. He tells of the trials and tribulations and tasks of what it takes to run a successful fishery. He is also a passionate fisherman and tells of the competition scene he runs at this quality venue plus some funny stories along the way.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 79 A secret lake and a rusty bucket

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 79 A secret lake and a rusty bucket

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This week's episode, I tell the story of a secret lake I found during lockdown. Many years ago I fished with an old fella, Tommy Hayward, he told me when he was a young lad he and his dad carried a bucket with trout which they caught from the river to stock a hidden lake in the mountains. I found this hidden gem of a lake and in this episode I tell the story of my day fishing at Llyn Tommy.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 78 Keith McDonnell

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 78 Keith McDonnell

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This week's episode I chat with Keith McDonnell who like me has a passion for ferox and big brown trout. Living in Dublin, he travells the length and breadth of Ireland in search for his quarry using his favourite method of articulated streamer fishing. He has had success in both rivers and loughs and talks of the River Slaney and Boyne and Kylemore Lough. He recently set up ‘Impact Flyfishing’ sharing his knowledge and selling his personally tied articulated streamers.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 77 Richard Aeron Lougher Jones

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 77 Richard Aeron Lougher Jones

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This week's episode, I head to West Wales to chat with Richard Aeron Lougher Jones. Richard has a passion not only for tying fully dressed classic salmon flies he also has one of the largest collection of Victorian salmon flies in the country. The knowledge he has is incredible from the history of patterns, methods, materials, exotic feathers to hand crafted hooks. A true master in his craft.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 76 Dennis Williams

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 76 Dennis Williams

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This week's episode I chat with Dennis Williams an 88 year old fly fisherman from South Wales. He took me on my first day’s boat fishing as a young boy to Chew Valley lake. He was at the forefront of nymph and buzzer fishing back in the late 70s. He has fished with many great anglers back in the day notably Arthur Cove and Arthur Oglesby. He still fishes Chew and Rutland every season. He chats about seasons and anglers past and his love for the sea trout of South America and the salmon of Alaska.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 75 Gareth Dixon 'Gazza'

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 75 Gareth Dixon 'Gazza'

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This week's episode I chat with Gareth Dixon, one of the most successful competition anglers in rescent years and a team member with the Welsh Hawks. As well as a passionate competition angler he is known by many as the face behind Llyn Clywedog. I chat with him at the new lakeside lodge at Clywedog. He talks of his background, his love of Clywedog and the competition scene, and tells us his top methods, lines and flies which has brought him so much success including getting individual gold at the Angling Water final at Rutland Water last season.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 74 Sean Thomas

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 74 Sean Thomas

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This week's episode I chat with Sean Thomas an exceptionally talented flytyer from South Wales who also has a passion for traditional old school wets. He talks about his love for sea trout which he has come into in recent years also his techniques he uses to catch Bass with great success. We also chat about his local river, the Ebbw where he has had browns to over 7lb. Enjoy!

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 73 Early Season Buzzer/Duckfly

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 73 Early Season Buzzer/Duckfly

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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.

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 72 Jeff Thomas, Eglwys Nunydd

Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 72 Jeff Thomas, Eglwys Nunydd

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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.

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