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I can offer a guiding service on the rivers and stillwaters of Wales and
the Borders, for trout and grayling and also give advice on where and
how to fish, whatever location you may choose.
Guiding
can be offered on a one to one basis or in groups. In the winter months
I can run guiding trips for grayling fishing, showing where and how to
fish for them. You can enjoy fishing in some of the most picturesque
parts of the country and catch some lovely fish.
A guided day out will not only show you where to fish and how to fish on that given day, but will also show you many things to improve your fishing in the future. This can be anything, from setting your equipment up correctly, making leaders, reading the water, what aquatic life lives in the water you are going to fish etc....
You can learn a variety of fly fishing techniques, from dry fish fishing in its various forms, to duo/trio (New Zealand style) method, a fantastic technique of searching the water, fishing both dry and wet at the same time. Then you could move onto the classic spider fishing, one of my personal favourite ways to fish. You can also try nymph fishing with various forms of sight indication, short line nymph fishing, or move on to one of the most devastating methods, Czech Nymphing. There are many different styles of Czech Nymphing, but you can master them all.
So, a guided days fishing isn't just about showing you a given water, it is a complete experience, which will help you on your way to becoming a more successful
flyfisher.
 The
following endorsement from John Wilson says it all.. "For those wishing to get away from it all in truly pristine river conditions on the Upper Severn [and Wye] in deepest Wales, which offers the chance of latching onto beautiful trout or a really monstrous grayling over 3lbs, amidst truly breath-taking scenery, I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending local guide Andrew Cartwright, as the man you want with you. Andrew has a vast amount of knowledge and experience fishing these clear-flowing reaches, particularly on the fly. And if there is one guy who can put you onto fish it is
him. Rarely has a local guide impressed me as much or been as helpful."
John Wilson. See also Charles Jardines piece on
the
Articles
page
 If you require a longer
stay I can sort out accommodation for you, or provide you with
information so you can make your own arrangements.
If you want to stay for a longer period or get together with friends and
break your stay up, I can offer various other activities for you to try.
There is clay pigeon shooting, golf, canoeing, archery, mountain biking,
hill walking and pony trekking. You might want to break your day up and
fish for half a day and do one of the other activities in the afternoon
or vice versa
If
you are thinking of staying for a short or long break there are some
fantastic hotels and B&B's to stay in. So, whatever you require from
your day out, or stay in Mid-Wales, I will do my utmost to make it
happen.
Grayling Fishing Days Out
I will be running grayling fishing days on the Severn, Wye and the river Dee during the winter months, as it is impossible to know what the weather will be doing, a month or a week or so in advance, if you e-mail me to say you are interested, i will put you on a secure file, then when the weather and the grayling are playing the game,
I will get in touch to arrange a day out on which ever river is fishing best at the time, this will save being
disappointed when the river is not in good shape and possible traveling a long way.
While you are out on the river or mountain lake there is a chance you may see soaring birds of prey, anything from Red kites to Sparrow Hawks, Kestrels and Buzzards. There are also King fishers,
Herons, Wagtails and Dippers and at certain times of the year we have visiting wading birds like Oyster catchers, Sandpipers and Curlews to name a few.
You can also see Otters and Foxes, a very rare find is the 5 spotted ladybird, once thought extinct.
The tackle I would recommend if you are going to fish the rivers or mountain lakes for wild brown trout , would be a rod of any thing between 8 .5 - 9.5 ft for a 4-5 #, coupled with a floating line, tippet material from 2-6 lbs breaking strain.
If you wish to fish the larger reservoirs then step the tackle up a bit to a 9-10 ft rod for a 6-7# line, and use a array of densities of fly
lines
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