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Casting Expo August 5/6 2011 On the 5th and 6th of August Clonanav Fly Fishing Shop will hosting a fly fishing expo with a host of experts and demonstrators from Ireland and Europe. The demos are taking place at Clonanavs NEW 1400 ft2 store which is located on the R671 close to the village of Ballymacarbry Co Waterford, is much larger than the previous store and will also incorporate a new tuition centre. The shop is well know for stocking leading brands including, Hardy, Greys, Guideline, Rio, Simms, Sage, Orvis and many more will be increasing the range of tackle on offer in a state of the art surroundings. This annual event is growing from strength to strength. This year we are incorporating clinics into the programme allowing guests to get insight and tuition from world class fly fishing experts. The more details on these clinics and costs are available on our website Attending the demos will be: Duncan Egan - Guideline Pro Team Member Ian Gordon (Sco)- Hardy Greys Instructor, AAPGAI World Famous Spey Caster Jason O’Riordan (IRL) - Hardy Greys Instructor, FFF CI, and Instructor at Clonanav Andrew Ryan (IRL) - Owner Clonanav Fly Fishing - FFF Master, THCI Tom Doc Sullivan (IRL) - Rep Hardy Greys Ireland During the weekend the latest gear and equipment will be on show and available to try. Guideline will have the latest range of rods available for Demo Hardy will have samples of the new generation of two handed Sintrix Rods New for this year are fly tying demos in the shop. We will have demos from Duncan Egan, Tom Sullivan, Denis O’Toole Demos will take place at our casting ponds and also on the River Suir (weather permitting). See casting legends like Ian Gordon and many more perform at our casting ponds. In the Shop we will have seminars on various fishing techniques including Trout, Salmon and Saltwater. Clincs- Also new for 2011 will be clinics with some of our celebrities. These are a unique opportunity to learn from the experts on a more personal level. Rates and details of these will be available on our website. There will also be a prize draw with a chance to win some fantastic prizes over the weekend. Huge discounts of up to 50% will be available through out the weekend on top brands If you would like to attend this unique event please visit our website or call us (052) 6136765 to book your place. Preregistration required and places are limited so book early. For more info on this please visit our website – www.flyfishingireland.com

Casting Exam Success for Clonanav

Both Andrew Ryan and Jason O'Riordan were both sucessful at recent FFF casting exams in Northern Ireland. Jason passed his CI (certified Instructor) exam and was tested by Pakie Trotter and Tom Woods. Jason is delighted to have passed this exam, and we will have more new on this to come.

Andrew Ryan passed the THCI exam (two handed casting instructor) and one only a few such instructors in Ireland. This exam is deemed to be the highest double handed casting qualification exam existing. Andrew also holds the FFF CI, MCI, and APGAI qualifications.

We will be hosting a series of new courses for both beginners and advanced for 2010 including a series of salmon courses.

Specimen fish Caught at Clonanav

Fishing Guide Harold R Harsh from the USA, caught this amazing brown trout at Clonanav today on the River Suir. The fish was over 26 inches and is pictured where with Clonanav Guide Jason O'Riordan. Caught using a Conehead wooly bugger in high water, this is an amazing Suir fish! This was one of several large fish caught this week.

Free Spey Casting Expo - 25 & 26 April 2009

Join us for this free open weekend in April. Free casting demos from Top casters including IAN GORDON from HARDY, JIM FEARN from VISION, Lawrie Hickman from Guideline.

Those who attend will be able to test the latest gear from all the top brands including Hardy, Sage, Guideline, Loop, Rio, Simms, Greys, Vision, Redington and much more!

10% Discount for this weekend only!

Ian Gordon the famous Scottish caster will be demonstration double handed techniques using some of the latest Hardy & Greys Gear. Ian hails from the river Spey in Scotland, having fished since the age of eight and worked as a Ghillie on the Knockando beat (Spey) for 19 years. He is a qualified STANIC salmon instructor, specialising in the Spey cast, along with teaching basic casting with a double handed rod.

Lawrie Hickman is an experienced angler and has spent many years running lodges in Russia, he is a member if the Guideline team and will be displaying the latest gear from Guideline this year.

Jim Fearn an AAPGAI instuctor from the UK will be demonstrating for Vision and Redington, his relaxed casting style is legendary and he will be available to give tips and advice throughout the weekend.

Andrew Ryan will also be giving some casting and fishing technique demos including how to fish streamers and nymphs.  Andrew who owns Clonanav is an FFF Master and fly casting instructor will be on hand for any advice and help during the weekend.

Jason O’Riordan who also guides at Clonanav will give a talk on salmon fishing techniques and styles on the rivers Suir & Blackwater. This is sure to be a great talk and if you intend to get into salmon fishing in 2008 this is not to be missed.

Attendance is by invitation only, so if you would like to attend please email us andrew@flyfishingireland.com

Timetable 2009 -

We are really looking forward to this unique weekend for fly fishing in Ireland. This is the first expo of its kind in this country and we are glad that we can offer such a great range of demonstrators giving free demos for our customers and friends. For directions on how to find us please click our location page. Please call to shop first to register.
Below is a timebable of events. this may change with weather conditions etc.

Saturday Events - Starting at 10.00 am	Time	Location
Ian Gordon Spey Casting	10.00 am	River Suir
Lawrie Hickman- Guideline	11.00 am	Casting Ponds
Ian Gordon - Hardy Greys - Spey Casting	12.00 am	Casting Ponds
Jason O'Riordan - Clonanav - How to catch salmon	2.00 pm	Shop
Lawrie Hickman - Guideline - Using shooting heads	2.30 pm	River Suir
Ian Gordon - Hardy Greys - Spey Casting	3.00 pm	Casting Ponds
Andrew Ryan - Using new Zpey rods and Shooting heads	3.30 pm	Casting Ponds
Ian Gordon & Lawrie Hickman	4.00 pm	Casting Ponds
All the latest gear will be available to test during the weekend. When demonstrators are not giving demos you can ask their advice and help

Sunday demos finish at 1 pm

Sunday - Starting at 10.00 am	Time	Location
Lawrie Hickman- Guideline	10.00 am	Casting Ponds
Andrew Ryan - Using new Zpey rods and Shooting heads	11.00 am	Shop
Jason O'Riordan - how to catch a salmon.	11.30 am	Casting Ponds
Lawrie Hickman - Guideline - Using shooting heads	12.00 noon	Casting Ponds
All the latest gear will be available to test during the weekend. When demonstrators are not giving demos you can ask their advice and help

Henrik Mortensen Demo - 7 March

World Famous Scandanavian Spey caster Henrik Mortensten Will be giving a FREE demo at Clonanav on saturday 7 of March. This widely known author and broadcaster is now demonstrating and using ZPEY equipment. If you would like to attend this event, please call us or email us.

Demos take place from 2pm to 4 pm and are free of charge.

Spey Casting Tutorial

Henrik will also be hosting an exclusive Spey casting class. Numbers are limited and so if you would like to book a space, the cost is €100 per person for a 4 hour tutorial

If you would like to book please email us email