Fly Casting

Most fly-fishermen do not attend a professional casting school, they normally learn under the eye of a friend. Unfortunately this often leads to the person copying bad habits. A visit to a professional instructor would soon prove this point. Often you will see this at the waterside, people fishing well below their potential.

A good rod and a good line do make a difference to fly-casting; however, the correct procedure is most important for the fly fisherman to reach his potential. Having acquired some skill gives the angler a much better idea of exactly what will improve his casting.

Taking some lessons at a good casting school is a short cut to success. Very few anglers actually attend a casting school. The catching of fish is the main reason people do not attend a good casting school. With a little success people see themselves learning more by actually fishing. Instead they continue with the poor habits and develop those habits further...

Wheelchair Accessible Fishing

Wheelchair Accessible Fishing is a very interesting topic. There are a number of areas that are seriously considering this option and endeavouring to make facilities available to those in a wheelchair and it does require some research to find places suitable for this. The United Kingdom seems to have given serious consideration to the wheelchair access situation for fly fishing. Scotland has certainly placed some importance on catering for the disabled. Parts of the United States have considered this and catered for the disabled. This may be an area worth placing some requests to your local government authorities.

It probably depends on where you are and where you would like to go fishing so at this point I have just noted a few places that are making an effort to cater for the disabled.

In 1996 the Moor Access Group, England was established to look at ways of making Exmoor accessible to disabled people. They produced a guide, researched and written by disabled people in an effort to share the delights of Exmoor, "which we feel is one of the most beautiful areas of England".

Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, Scotland have considered wheelchair access and have a partially accessible route available at Harlaw reservoir, which follows the shore of the reservoir. It is of a moderate surface and is reasonably level. The Spillway Bridge and main track do reduce this areas' accessibility and prevent them from providing a full circular route around the reservoir. The toilet at Harlaw visitor centre is accessible. An accessible fishing jetty is available at Clubbiedean reservoir for bank fishing.

The State of New Hampshire and businesses and organizations throughout the state have made an effort to make New Hampshire accessible to all.