What a weekend, I have just returned from a great 3 days in Ireland, Clonmel to be precise fishing the Suir and Blackwater and helping with GAIA assessments for Ireland. First thanks to Phillip Maher who went out of his way to ensure that we were all fed, watered and for some of us to catch …
I had the very good fortune to spend a day on the Bann estuary at the beginning of June in the company of Leslie Holmes and Mark Patterson both GAIA instructors. It was Leslie’s boat and we met in Colraine boat moorings at 9am shortly after high tide. The plan was to follow the tide …
Another great day on the Tweed day two of our GAIA meeting. Brilliant weather sunshine strong wind, very bright and cold, 60 GAIA members and guests assembled for a day of development and fun. Further successes from yesterday were Dudley Hosfield and John Symonds GAIC Salmon, Richard Jacques, Mike Lonsdale GAIC Trout congratulations to them all …
Well the weekend has now arrived and we are on the banks of the Tweed at Tweedswood near Melrose. What a fantastic river the Tweed is and what a beautiful fishery. GAIA members from all over the country and Ireland North and South, have collected to carry out assessments of new members and to develop their own …
GAIA (Game Angling Instructors Association) have a spring meet annually in Scotland. We say spring but it always seems to be bitterly cold and we have even been known to have snow. For the last few years I have organised the event this year the numbers have grown and we are anticipating about 50 members …