Today was the annual open day at Knottallow Tarn. After a fine start the summer weather tried its best to dampen the day but it was great to see everyone fish and tryout the tackle through the rain. It was great to see so many new faces and some of the old ones too! Everyone had a great time.
Jim Fearn and Tony Riley (Rio Pro Guides) were on hand and gave demonstrations on a variety of casting techniques.
From single and double handed Spey casting through to double hauling and roll casting with smaller rods, it's great to see the experts casting. Tony and Jim also helped everyone along with one on one tuition where needed and helped to iron out a few folks casting problems. Additionally they give out helpful advice on which rod to choose for which type of fishing and also demonstrated Leaders and Line set ups.
They also brought along a vast selection of Vision rods, laced up with those fabulous RIO lines for us all to try (and wish we owned!).
Thanks also goes to Dave Anderson for the endless cups of coffee, tea and the great sausage butties!
We even had a visit from Nigel Thompson from Lakeland Fly Tying. Nige always says he's really busy so it's nice to see him at Knotyallow.
Tony and Jim are sponsored by Guide Fly Fishing and thanks to them for the gear.
On behalf of Ulverston Angling Association I would like thank Jim and Tony for their time and effort. Even though the weather turned nasty the guys were on hand for the full day and gave some tremendous advice.
I'd also like to thank all those who attended (and there will be fly tying at the next one!).
I thoroughly enjoyed my day, and by the comments of the other people that I talked to, they did too!
