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 weeks podcast guest I'm joined once more by Will Millard. The last two previous episodes with him were so popular I was so pleased to have him on once more. In the past he has spoken about his fishing and his work as a TV presenter. He is also a successful author and in this episode we chat about his latest book 'The way of the Hermit' the story of Ken Smith who lives in the remote Scottish highlands. As Will says 'As anglers I think there is a little hermit sits withinside most of us.
This weeks episode I meet up Mike Bunn at a bar in Sligo. Mike has been a professional photographer for 60 years. He lives on the shores of Lough Arrow, County Sligo. He talks of the early days on Lough Sheelin and Arrow going back to the 70s, and of his love for dry fly fishing with some fascinating stories.... a great listen.
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This week I chat with Phillippa Hake. Based in Halifax, West Yorkshire she talks about her local River Calder which is only a short walk from her home and also her love for grayling and a recent trip to Bosnia. Her tying skills have not gone unnoticed as she now works full time for Semperfli running the social media side of the business.
This week I meet up with another patron to the channel, Andy Barton. We spend a morning together on the lough and had great success, then recorded this chat at his house beside the lake. He tells us how his love for the Corrib started from a very young age on family holidays. A very modest angler and top guy!
This week's guest I chat with Colin Dodd who lives on the shores of Lough Arrow, County Sligo. He recently invited me to join him for the day. He didn’t need to ask twice and as I was over in Ireland I headed up to Sligo last week to join him. He has fished Arrow all his life and so did his father before him and also the family run a boat hire business for visiting anglers. He talks of Arrow's hatches and its rich history and why so many anglers keep coming back to this special lough.
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This week’s episode I chat with passionate competition angler, Denis Goulding. He is currently coach or the Irish Youth Team which recently had gold at the International at Llyn Clywedog. He talks about how the team won and tactics which brought them success. He goes on to tell us of his Brown Bowl achievement at the Senior International at Lough Melvin last year, plus his love for Lough Conn and Lene.
This week’s episode I chat with one of Ireland’s most successful Ladies International anglers, Linda Straghan. She has 11 caps and 2 Brown Bowls to her name. She tells us how she started fishing and gives advice to women wanting to get into the sport and her top flies which has brought her so much success on the competition scene. She also goes on to say how fly-fishing has helped her through cancer, a truly inspirational woman.
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This week I head to Garnffrwd Fishery, Carmarthenshire and chat with owner Jamie Miller. I chat with him at the lodge veranda at the lakeside to shelter from the rain. He tells us how the season has been, his retirement from being Manager of the Welsh Bank Team,, C&R and his expectations for the coming months, plus his new addition for anglers wanting to stay over, the bell tent.
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This week's episode I travel to West Wales to meet Cyril Fox. Cyril recently retired from being the Ghillie at Abercothi Estate. I have had numerous requests to get him on my podcast, so this week I joined him at the fishing lodge where, even though he's retired he still visits every day. He tells how it all started for him and stories while he has been working at this famous Welsh sea trout venue.
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In this week's episode I meet up once more with Tony Davies. He was one of my first guests back on episode 3, so decided to head back down to Pembrokeshire to chat with him on the bank of his local water. We talk all things trout from wild brownies to sewin and lakes from Bugeilyn to Talyllyn. Enjoy!
The podcast is now 3 years old and to celebrate this episode I have put together just a small selection of some of the most popular and my favourite funny stories. With over 140 episodes and 125 guests its been quite a time and loved every minute of it and made a lot of new friends. I want to thank all my guests, listeners and especially to my Patrons for your support in keeping it going.
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This week’s episode join Ceri as he fishes Talybont reservoir into the dark. Brown trout, ghosts and beasts. To get full audio effect listen with headphones. ASMR.
This week’s episode I chat once more with Welsh Rivers International, Terry Bromwell. He has had great success on the competition circuit over the years and last week gained another gold medal with Wales winning the Rivers Home International on the Afon Ebbw. I talk to him about the event and tactics which brought them gold. His recent achievements have not gone unnoticed and is now sponsored by Team Hanak, well done Terry.
This week’s episode I chat with one of Ireland’s most talented fly tyers and dyers. He has been guest of mine on the podcast previously, this episode he tells us how is season has been including some fantastic fish on the spent plus his guiding on the loughs around his home. I chat with him about Lough Arrow in County Sligo and talks of what to expect in the next few months from this special water.
This week’s guest I chat with Anglian Water Ranger at Rutland, Nigel Savage. He has caught both big rainbows and browns mostly by fishing his preferred and most successful method of fishing the floating fry and other roach and perch imitations. He also talks of what to expect the next few weeks including the pin fry and gives his choice of flies to bring success.
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