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About Us ...
Peter
Hartley: I am the founder and principal instructor of
'The School
of Fishing'.
Please find below a brief CV of my fishing life.
I am a member of the
Game Angling Instructors Association and hold Fishcoach licence
no.00693.
I have had over forty
years of fly fishing experience. I first fished Grafham Water in 1968
and Rutland Water on opening day in 1977.
I have fished for
salmon and sea trout all around the UK and have caught salmon on the fly
in the rivers WYE, TWEED. BORDER ESK. TAY. ABERDEENSHIRE DEE. DEVERON.
SPEY and the BRORA
I am a member of
Grafham Water Fly Fishing Association, the English Fly Fishing Association and the
the Fly
Dressers Guild.
I am a keen
competition angler and after fishing in five CEFF National Finals, over an
eight year period, in 2006 I qualified for a place in the England Lochstyle team
for 2007. This
team won the home international gold medal in the spring of 2007, on
Rutland Water.
For the years 2006,
2007, 2008, I have been 'match angler of the year' for the English Fly
Fishing Association.
I entered the world
salmon fly tying championships, in Canada, in 2001. I won the silver
medal for my tying, to a strict recipe, of The Silver Doctor.
I have had experience
in teaching all aspects of fly fishing and in the last two years alone,
I have taught over 400 students to fly fish.
A growing number of
ladies and youngsters are coming forward for tuition. The majority are
highly motivated and consequently learn rapidly.
All coaches used by
the school, either for individual tuition or group courses are fully
qualified, with CRB checks, first aid and child protection
certificates.
All coaches are fully insured for the period of their work and
all are practical fisherman. During the period of their instruction
novice anglers do Not have to purchase an Environment Agency fishing
licence.
Harley Smith:
Harley is a Level II ADB
Fishing Coach for Trout. He has been fly fishing for the last 30 years
and 45 years a Coarse Angler. He is 6 times England National Fly Fishing
Finalist and 2 years running Grafham Water FF Club Champion.
Overall Harley is a well
rounded angler and has Trout fished in New Zealand, fished for Catfish
in Spain, Bonefish in the Bahamas, Tarpon in Florida, Carp in France.
Amongst his catches he
remembers well his 8½ Bream, 25lb Pike, 5lb Chub and many 100lb+ bags of
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