Glenda Powell Guiding & Blackwater Salmon Fishery
The Early Days
On the 1st February the waiting was over for us on the River Blackwater and with great excitement and enthusiasm seventeen of us made our way to our meeting place – Upper Kilmurry. Tradition is very important in our sport, and we toasted the river with a wee dram. We prayed for safety for all anglers fishing the river, that there would be many fish caught this year, and of course that we would have fun on the river bank, which is our retreat away from the busyness of life.
It was wonderful to have so many people turn up despite the weather to celebrate the opening day and thank you to all who came.
Skagit Course
The Skagit course on 4th February was fully booked and the day was great. The wind and the rain stopped and it turned into a glorious day on the river. The course demystified the Skagit lines and grain weights. We discussed the differences between Skagit and Scandi lines, when and where to use them, advantages and disadvantages of each, and there was lots of practice on how to cast them using the various casts suitable to Skagit fishing. This could also be the earliest I have ever BBQed.
Beginners Spey Casting Course 25th March. This is our next course and there are 2 spaces left. Course costs €150 including fishing and lunch. Please get in touch with me regarding any information about courses this year as we are running 10.
It has been a busy few days for us and it is great to get back to work on the river. I will be traveling to shows in Austria and France this month and I hope to meet some of you who live there.
Today though, I took Izaak Walton’s quote seriously, and for a few hours ”I have laid aside business and gone a-fishing”. We all need to learn how to do this more often.
Sláinte an bhradáin (Health of the Salmon Upon You)
Glenda
Tel. +353 (0)87 – 2351 260
glenda@glendapowellguiding.com
www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com
www.glendapowellguiding.com
Ireland Angling Expo, National Show Centre, Swords Dublin 18-19 February
Once again, Ireland’s largest angling show is going to take place in the National Show Centre in Swords.
There will be casting demonstrations and free casting tuition and fly tying tuition by APGAI Ireland at the show. There is a casting pool, Kids Zone, celebrities and much more. Come and visit our Blackwater Salmon Fishery/Glenda Powell Guiding Stand and say hello.
www.maramedia.ie/irish-angling-expo
We will also be advertising our two new courses at the show which are:
1. Saturday 13th May. Spey Casting Course catering to all levels of ability. Cost is €150 including fishing and lunch. Maximum 6 participants,
2. Saturday 27th May. Low Water Salmon Fishing Course. This course is not suitable for beginners. This course will focus on techniques for low water such as; stripping micro trebles and large flies, nymphing for salmon and furrowing flies. Cost is €150 including fishing and lunch. Maximum 6 participants.
I am also available for private tuition and guiding and here is a link to our pricelist: www.blackwatersalmonfishery.com/price-list/
Please contact Glenda on glenda@glendapowellguiding.com for more details.
DIE HOHE JAGD & FISCHEREI 16-19 February 2017
Come and meet me at this show in Salzburg, Austria on 16-19th February.
www.fischereimesse.at/en/Home/
I will be demonstrating Fly Casting and teaching at the show with double handed rods. I will be teaching Spey Casting and Overhead Casting in simple language, and all are welcome to come and have a go. I will also be talking about salmon fishing in Ireland and how you could book a trip.
I will be on the Glenda Powell Guiding/Blackwater Salmon Fishery Stand which I will have the pleasure of sharing with Robert Stroh from the EWF show and Robert Stroh Flyfishing. (http://www.rs-flyfishing.com/; http://www.erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen.de/index.php/en/)
We look forward to meeting you. I am the ladies coordinator of the EWF show, and it would be an honour for me to meet women at this show who fish and would like to hear about the events we run at the EWF show in Germany. (http://www.erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen.de/index.php/en/)