|
Speycaster.net
offers tuition,
guiding and
salmon fishing holidays on rivers Dee,
Findhorn,
Spey,
and Avon.
Additionally, we can arrange corporate functions, lodge
parties and holidays along with everything from recreation
and accommodation
to fly fishing tackle
and flies. We are sure you will find something of interest to
everyone within the website, including our fishing
news updates.
Ian
and Mike are passionate Salmon anglers and tutors who care for their
quarry and its fragile environment.
Ian
Neale
is an expert fisher, casting tutor, writer, photographer, and fishing
guide. He was head guide on the Ponoi River on the Kola peninsula
in Russia. This is arguably the best Salmon fishing river in the
world. He was also head guide on the Rio Grande, in Tierra Del Fuego,
home to some of the finest Sea Trout fishing in the world. He has
very extensive experience in game fishing on many continents and
is an expert fly caster. He has extensive knowledge of fishing in
his beloved Scotland and has organised annual fishing parties on
Speyside for the past 14 years. He has written extensively on game
fishing in a variety of UK magazines over the years and published
his first book, Shadows in the Stream, in 2000. His best Salmon
was 28½ pounds from the River Helmsdale, Sutherland in February
1982.
Ian
has been working professionally as a guide and casting instructor
since 1980 when he owned his own fishing lodge on the West coast
of Scotland on the Isle Of Mull. He has extensive knowledge of all
aspects of salmon, sea trout and trout fishing, from the smaller
spate rivers and lochs of the West to the larger flowing rivers
of the East.
Ian
has also made a number of T.V. appearances with several fishing
personalities around the World. He has featured on Sky TV Tightlines
programme where he was filmed demonstrating the art and technique
of single and double Speycasting on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire,
on the Park Estate water. Ian appeared on Norway's TV 2 channel
on the Good Morning programme, featuring the salmon fishing at Park
on the River Dee on Royal Deeside. This was part of a travel programme
capturing the delights of Scottish salmon fishing, golfing, historic
castles and whisky galore! Recently he appeared on the BBC Landward
programme, where he was interviewed on the Altyre beat of the Findhorn,
featuring the resurgence of the wild Atlantic salmon stocks on the
east coast rivers. The programme was very upbeat and highlighted
the importance of this recovery on the prosperity of the local economies.
Mike
Leach is an expert fisher, fly tier, casting tutor, photographer,
writer and hospital doctor. He has had an affinity for fishing since
the day he could walk and has fished for Salmon, Trout and Sea Trout
throughout the UK. He has a love for the great outdoors and the
wildlife of Scotland. His biggest Salmon was 25 pounds from the
River Teith in September, 2006.
Ian
and Mike met on the riverbank some years ago and have enjoyed very
many fishing expeditions together, and with friends, since that
time. They have fished together throughout Scotland and have many
interesting stories to tell. Our philosophy is to preserve the Atlantic
Salmon and its environment, to enjoy your fishing in its natural
form and to share these experiences with those of a similar nature.
We have made many good friends at the water's edge.

Please
feel free to contact us directly should you need to know more or
need help or advice on any aspect of game fishing in Scotland.
~
Speycaster Photo Albums ~
>>To
view images of our growing online photo library which covers the
prime beats we fish on the Rivers Findhorn, Dee, Spey, Avon, and
Ponoi, please click
here
We
really have some first class fishing on offer for 2010:
We
are now taking enquiries and bookings for the 2010 season. On the
River Findhorn, we have availabilities from March through April
on Altyre Estate; from May through June on Drynachan, Banchor, Glenferness
and on Daltullich/Dounduff Beats. We also have availabilities
from July through September on Altyre Estate and Glenferness Estate.
On
the River Dee, we have availabilities on Park Estate from March
through to September, 2010.
Should
you be interested in booking up some excellent guided fishing on
prime beats of the Rivers Dee (Aberdeenshire), Findhorn, and Spey,
please contact Ian@speycaster.net
for further information and dates.
If
you feel like taking the trip of a lifetime, then we have availabilities
for catching those magnificent Fall run salmon on one of our annual
trips to the Ryabaga Camp on the Ponoi River, Kola Penninsula in
August or September, 2010.
~ Fishing Gift
Vouchers ~
Are
you looking for a gift idea for that special person in your life
or for the person who has everything, you may like to take advantage
of purchasing a bespoke E-mail Gift Voucher?
For
your special occasion shopping needs, we can provide a personalised
gift voucher for a guided fishing trip with Ian Neale, which can
be the perfect solution to meet your needs. It can be for one to
three day's speycasting tuition, or towards a fully inclusive fly
fishing holiday or break on one of those exclusive private beats
on the Rivers Findhorn, Spey, Avon, or the Aberdeenshire Dee.
Gift
vouchers can be just the perfect gift for a Husband, Wife, Father,
Mother, Son, Daughter, or other relative, friend or business associate.
Gift vouchers are suitable for a wide range of occasions, including:
-
Christmas
- Birthdays
- Valentine's
Surprise Gift
- Mother's
Day
- Father's
Day
- Retirement
- Anniversaries
- A
surprise present for any other gift giving occasion
A
fly fishing gift voucher makes the perfect surprise present and
is flexible for a date to be mutually arranged and being valid for
anytime throughout the fishing season. When you buy your gift voucher,
you can call to book the date yourself or the recipient may call
to schedule their own arrangements. Please contact
ian@speycaster.net for
further information on dates and prices.
Please
note: Fishing season on the River Dee begins on February 1st and
ends October 15th; and the fishing season on the Rivers Findhorn,
Spey, and Avon begins on February 11th and ends September 30th.
Speycasting
instruction, whether it be for one, two, or three or more days may
offer a refreshing break for yourself. As a unique way of presenting
your loved one or special friend with a surprise, or as a token
of appreciation to your top business performer you can purchase
a bespoke gift voucher for any occasion. Please contact Ian@speycaster.net
for more information.
To
discuss individual guiding, speycasting instruction or joining one
of our Lodge parties please contact Ian.
During the 2010 season, late availability will also be announced
on our Fishing
news page.
We
can offer openings for many of our various fully catered Lodge Parties,
based in the ever comfortable Dallas
Lodge; with prime fishing on the exclusive middle to lower beats
from Glenferness down to Altyre. As usual, we have some superb spring
weeks from March through to June. Then, the grilse and summer run
salmon start to move into the system from early July through to
September. In addition to the Lodge parties, we can
also offer tailor made fishing breaks for smaller or individual
groups for Speycasting instruction and guiding on many of the classic
beats up and down the rivers Spey, Dee and Findhorn throughout the
season.
|