Fly Fishing in Scotland
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We offer Fly Fishing Courses, Fishing
Holidays and Guiding in Dumfriesshire South West Scotland. Our staff are
qualified full time professional Instructors and Registered Guides
dedicated to making your fishing successful. At Annandale &
Borders Fly Fishing School we can teach you how to cast and our
Instructors will show you how to fish the fly. We are located very
close to the Scottish Borders with easy access.
Learn to Spey cast for salmon on the delightful
river Annan or let us teach you the art of fly fishing for trout,
grayling and sea trout.
We welcome all abilities and offer tuition by the hour, half day,
full day or dedicated courses, individuals and small groups are
welcome. All equipment can be provided.
We have access to the best fly fishing beats on the Annan and Nith
and also to beats on the Bladnoch, Cree, Esk and Tweed.
We can arrange the complete package for you. You only need to
arrive.
New Beat
Commencing 25th
February 2008 we have secured the use of Dryfholm, a private
middle river beat.
This fishery is left bank and has a mixture of
quite sedate pools and faster flowing glides. The wading is best
described as easy over gravel with a couple of deep holes which we
will show you.
All walking is across pasture which is flat.
Access to the water is over wooden stiles and wire fencing which
is typically covered to protect waders. This beat is perfect for
learning to Spey cast.
Even if you have problems walking this beat is
the best of the best. There is also access to a hut situated in
the middle of the beat.
This beat is not available to the public and
no day tickets are issued. This is private
syndicate water which has been lightly fished in 2007. It is the
beat where Keith caught and released three salmon in forty minutes
in October 2006. We know the beat very well indeed.
Spey Casting
We specialise in Spey casting and Keith Snow, our principal
has taught several hundred people the art of Spey Casting. Learn
to cast a single Spey and double Spey cast with an instructor who
will provide the highest level of expert instruction and tuition.
7lbs Grilse Tower Pool
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Graham Gannon 28th Sept 2007. Sea liced 15lbs 10oz of absolute
joy. Cleughead River Annan
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Sea Trout being returned 28th June 2007
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Sea liced grisle returned to
spawn
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Tuition
We offer tuition for
fly casting and fishing for salmon
and
trout as well as
grayling and
sea trout fishing. Let our guides
and instructors take the stress and strain out of fly fishing at
night for sea trout. All of our staff are
qualified professional instructors who are expert
fishers. We regard safety as being paramount
particularly when wading. We offer relaxed stress free teaching at
your pace.
Tackle
We can supply for our Clients all the tackle required; rods,
reels, lines, flies and waders for use on our courses or during
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Sept 2007 River Annan
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Keith,
To let you know we arrived home safe and sound, if not
tired out and thoroughly contented, after the spey
casting tuition we booked with yourself on the River
Annan.
It was the best birthday present Steven has had. We
arrived home and he was out with the rod putting into
practice what you had shown us on the day.
As an elderly person!!!!!!???? I was worried that I may
not be able to cope with this new way of fishing, and
although it took me a little longer to master the basics
I can assure you that your patience, practical
demonstration, and hands on approach coupled with your
empathetic teaching skills were first class.
Although we primarily booked for the casting lessons,
your all round knowledge of the Annan river system, and
how to fish the different stretches of water, coupled
with tackle and initial setup advice made the day both
interesting and enjoyable.
We will be back up in a couple of weeks time to try and
bag that first salmon and I shall ring you to book
accommodation, and see if you will be available to
accompany my son and myself.
Once again Keith thanks for a great experience.
Mike and Steven Cook.
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Accommodation and Holidays
We can arrange accommodation for fly fishers. We arrange flexible
guided fishing holidays, guides for fly fishing breaks, fishing
trips and guided fishing vacations with expert instruction.
Disabled Fishing
We have facilities for the disabled who wish to fly fish.
Lectures & Demonstrations
We are available for fishing talks, lectures and demonstrations to
Clubs, Fly Dressing Guilds and branches of the Trout and Salmon
Association. We can even teach you how to
dress your own flies.
During the summer of 2008 you can see us at the Kent County
Show, The Country Fair at the Hop Farm Paddock Wood Kent and at
the Galloway Country Fair Dumfriesshire at the Salmon and Trout
Association's stand.
Keith Snow is a full time professional fly
fishing Instructor and Registered Guide in Scotland and is qualified
to teach both salmon and trout.
He is a National Instructor with the Salmon and
Trout Association (STANIC) and is qualified in all three game fishing
disciplines; Salmon, Trout and Fly Dressing.
He is a member of REFFIS,
The Register of Experienced Fly Fishing Instructors and Schools and a
Registered Guide.
As a Licensed Coach he is qualified to teach
children, qualified in first aid, has public liability insurance of
five million pounds and has been CRB checked.
Keith has been trained by SportsCoach UK to teach both adult and child disabled performers.
Keith is an Associate member of AAPGAI The
Association of Advance Professional Game Angling Instructors.
Keith is the principal of the Annandale and Borders Fly Fishing School
based in Annan, southwest Scotland.
For details of the River Annan
please click on to Annandale.
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Having retired in 2002 after more than thirty years service with the
Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigation Department and Specialist
Operations, Keith decided to relocate to an area he has
fished for over nine years and now lives in S.W. Scotland. A keen fly
fisher for over twenty five years, his love for the Atlantic salmon has
led to him to specialise in teaching Spey Casting to several hundred
people from all walks of life.
Annandale and Borders Fly Fishing has
access to over thirty miles of the Annan and several other rivers in
south west Scotland. All of the waters fished are private. Our aim is
to be totally flexible and to provide you with the tuition/service
most suitable to your needs.
In addition we offer a full Guiding
service for salmon, sea trout, grayling and wild brown trout. We will
custom plan your fishing holiday for you including accommodation.
Annandale has a wealth of quality accommodation, restaurants, pubs,
self catering premises and things to do for none fishing partners. We
are able to offer Clients quality tackle to use on our courses
together with safety equipment.
For details of courses please see the
Courses page.
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Not sure what to do? We also offer personalised Gift Vouchers for
courses and tackle.
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If you want to learn to
fish for salmon We can teach you.
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If you want to learn to
fish for sea trout We can teach you.
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If you want to learn to
fish for grayling We can teach you.
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If you want to learn to
fish for wild brownies We can teach you.
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If you want to learn to
dress a fly We can teach you.
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If you are unsure of the river We can guide you .
We can tailor make your fishing holiday to your requirements with a
variety of options and packages.
You only have to call. It is what we do!
LAST UPDATED 25.02.2007
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