Join us for a great FREE day of Demos and Casting Instruction on 16 September 2017
To book you place please email us andrew@flyfishingireland.com
This year we have a great line up of fly fishing demonstrators for both single and double handed. With lots of FREE demos at our casting ponds and fly tying demos in our tuition room, this is sure to be a great weekend! Demos are from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday some of which will take place on the river and some at our casting ponds. We will be including a timetable of demos the week before hand. If you would like to book a place please email us.
Darryl Mooney
Darryl is the UK and Ireland Sales Director for Fishing Matters whose brands include Partridge of Redditch, Sprite, Cox & Rawle, Regal Vises and Marryat Rods. He lives in Northern Ireland where he grew up fishing for wild brownies on his local Rivers Lagan and Bann and this remains his passion to this day. Darryl specializes in all aspects of river nymph fishing and fly tying and has fished extensively in the USA, New Zealand, many parts of Europe and the UK and Ireland North and South . Darryl will be tying on River Mourne Guns & Tackle Stand, where he will be dressing Spanish Perdigone Nymphs, which work great on Irish rivers for trout . He will also be available for questions on Partridge of Redditch, Sprite, Cox & Rawle, Regal Vises and stunning Marryat Fly Rods.
Darryl has given many demonstrations over the years at many game and fly fairs, including The British Fly Fair, Irish Fly Fair and other prestige events
Kieran started fly fishing at the age of 5 and has been at it ever since. When not fishing on his home rivers in Southern Ireland he can be found guiding and teaching other anglers in their pursuit of Atlantic Salmon on many of the famous rivers in the region. He also enjoys searching out large predatory early season Brown Trout as well as Seatrout on Balmy Summer nights. He now holds APGAI Ireland's Advanced Two handed Instructor and Guides qualification. Kieran also gives casting demonstrations and clinics specializing in practical techniques using modern equipment while keeping it simple and efficient.
Conor Arnold - LOOP Pro Team Member
Conor is a full time professional guide and A.P.G.A.I -Ireland casting Instructor. Based in the south of Ireland Conor has nearly 30 years experience fly fishing for Salmon, Trout and Sea-Trout throughout mainland Europe, Ireland, Scotland and Sweden. Conor began guiding about 10 years ago and now runs his own international guiding business based on his fishery, the Upper Bridgetown Salmon Fishery, on the river Blackwater. For the last few years Conor has been fishing for Baltic salmon in many of Swedens’ mighty northern rivers, and this year he will be hosting trips there, helping visiting anglers to catch a fish of a lifetime in the homeland of Loop.
Denis O'Toole - LOOP Pro Team Member
Denis has over 20year’s experience tying flies for both Salmon and Sea Trout using only the finest quality materials, he is an innovative fly dresser tying both traditional and modern patterns of his own designs regularly demonstrating at fly fishing shows around Ireland and the U.K. All tough fly tying is a big passion of his when he is not behind his vice, Denis can be found night fishing for sea trout during the summer months and by day fishing for Salmon and wild trout on the loughs and rivers around Ireland. Denis has a number of fly tying step by step instructional video’s which can be seen on You-tube, he has also contributed to many magazine articles as well as several books.
