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”
This week I episode I focus on sea trout, for July has traditionally been the time when sea trout fishing kicks in. I chat with Alun Rees who has been a guest on my podcast on two previous episodes. He talks of how he feels sea trout fishing needs an update as very little has changed over the years regarding flies and methods. He talks of his ideas and plans for this season and how he is keen to try new ideas and encourages anglers to think out of the box.
This week I chat with English International Craig Barr, at his home water at Rutland Water. He has many achievements including seven international caps to his name and is England Captain this year at Llyn Trawsfynnydd. He has also been England Manager and runs a successful fly business, Flash Attack. I catch up with him on the lodge veranda looking over the lake. He talks about flies, areas and the pin fry feeders which are happening now.
Enjoy!
This week I talk of my recent success fishing for ferox on Lough Corrib. I have had great success over the years and spent hundreds of hours catching ferox to over 20lb including the record 25lb 2oz. In this episode I share some of my knowlege and give an insight into catching these incredible specimens. I am also offering patrons the chance of winning a day with me ferox fishing this September. Enjoy!
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.
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!
In this episode I meet up with Colin Folan on Lough Corrib. The fishing was slow so we head in to an island for a steak lunch and chat about all things fishing. From dapping, his guiding experiences and the ‘piss pot’ trophy! Enjoy….
This weekend I chat with Gerald Murphy who has a boat hire business on the shores of Lough Conn, Co Mayo. He tells of how his father started the business in the 60s, and what goes on behind the scenes plus a few funny stories. Enjoy!
This weekend I'm travelling over to Ireland for a few weeks, and will be meeting up with friends to record my upcoming podcasts. So to get us into the spirit this episode I have put together excerpts of all my Irish episodes/guests to date. Pull up a chair and join me for a glass and enjoy!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
