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 Ceri chats with Ladies International Gold Medalist Samantha Funning. She has represented Wales on many occasions but nowadays prefers to fish her local River Neath for Sea Trout. She talks of some funny experiences on the river and fishing on the competition scene, plus how fishing helped her through a difficult time.
I have been asked a few times lately for more ferox content so thought time for another Lough Corrib ferox episode. I give some tips on when to fish for them at evening time and what to expect and a few stories to whet your appetite for the coming season.
This episode is best listened to using headphones to get the full audio effect.
This Christmas Special episode has excerpts from all of Ceri’s guests which have appeared on his podcasts during the last 12 months. A great listen with chats from leading names in fly-fishing with tactics and funny stories. Enjoy!
This Christmas Special episode has excerpts from all of Ceri’s guests which have appeared on his podcasts during the last 12 months. A great listen with chats from leading names in fly-fishing with tactics and funny stories. Enjoy!
This week I travel up to the Midlands once again to chat with English International Craig Barr. He talks about his Fly business, Flash Attack which he has been running for over 20 years. He also tells us how his season has been this year, best methods which have brought him success at his local lake, Rutland Water. Plus tells of his goals for next year as a coach for the English Youth team.
This week's episode I travel up to Clywedog to chat with two of the most consistent and in form competition anglers in recent seasons Russ Owen and Gareth Dixon.
Even though the season has ended and doors closed for anglers at Clywedog I meet up with them at the lakeside lodge to record this episode.
We talk about the past season at this premier venue and what to expect next season. We also chat about their competition success this year including winning the Airflo Open and Scierra Pairs.
Enjoy!
This weeks episode I chat once again with Sean Thomas, one of the most talented fly tyers in the country. I join him on the river Rhymney in South Wales. We chat about our day together and although fishing all day with leaky waders he manages to catch a specimen grayling. He also touches on his fly tying and of his invitation to tie at the BFFI show next year.
This week I travel down to Hampshire to chat with Peter Cockwill at his home at Dever Springs. He has been an angling journalist for over 30 years and has many notable achievements to his name including catching the first UK 20lb rainbow trout, a 70lb King Salmon on a fly, plus a 5lb Arctic Grayling caught in Alaska. He also talks of his new book ‘Fly fishing trout in the small waters’.
This weeks episode I chat about the highlights from my 2022 season. New waters and PBs. I chat about catching wild commons on the fly down in Cornwall, the best mayfly fishing I've experiened in Ireland, Corrib Ferox, Big Rutland Perch and my PB Llyn Fawr Rainbow plus more stories.
This week I chat with Irish Bank Team Manager, Campbell Baird. Last month Ireland took gold in this years home international at Garnffrwd, Wales. Campbell tells us of the methods, tactics and flies which brought Ireland success. He has over 40 years experience as a competition angler at National and International level and he also runs Woodford Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus..
For this week's episode I thought it was about time I dedicated an episode to grayling. It's that time of year when social media is full of photographs of these beautiful fish. For me tho, I never had the passion or urge to catch them so thought it's about time I chatted with someone to see what is the attraction. I chat with one of the most successful river international anglers in the country, Terry Bromwell. He gives methods, flies, tackle, tips and advice on how to catch them for anyone interested in fishing for then in the coming cold winter months ahead.
This week I chat with Yorkshire angler, Melvyn Wood. A talented fly tyer with a passion for traditional wet flies and enjoys nothing more than drifting on a lough or lake fishing for wild browns. He chats about his trips to Orkney and Ireland including, Corrib, Arrow, the lakes of Donegal and Currane plus his local water Malham Tarn where he tells us the story of a magnificent brown he caught over 9lb earlier this year.
I love the autumn, the warm golden tones of the fall. Cooler water temperatures bring the trout on the feed and closer in to the banks searching for food to pack on weight ready for the winter months ahead. This weeks episode I give my methods, tactics and proven fly patterns for you to try this autumn, which have brought me success on stillwaters over the years.
This week Ceri tells the story of the record salmon of 64lb caught by Georgina Ballantine on the River Tay. Caught 100 years to the day, 7th October 1922 and still the British Record.
The story is Georgina Ballantine’s own account which appeared in ‘The Field’ 1922
This weeks podcast episode I meet up with Jamie Harries at one of the most famous sea trout and salmon beats in the country, Abercothi, on the River Towy. He is fishery manager of Golden Grove and has a real passion for sea trout since a young boy. He tells of the many stories and experiences as a ghillie on the river. If you love sea trout fishing at night and the romance that comes with it and funny stories you’re going to enjoy this.
