Angling for the total beginner

Bessy Beck Trout Fishery has angling for all abilities but with easy and safe access; the cooperative trout make it especially suited to those trying for the first time.

You could start by bait fishing to get a taste for catching fish then try fly fishing on our easier fly lake. Coaching is available at all stages.

Fly Fishing for beginners

In the privacy of our own lakes tuition is very relaxed and informal. To start with we teach a roll cast, then a basic overhead cast this takes up to two hours. You should then be in a position to try and catch your first trout on the fly from our Mallard Lake.

Tuition will include how to hook, play, land, kill or release your first trout. All lessons include tackle hire for the occasion, and then if you get hooked we can advise on a properly balanced outfit suitable for your needs.

A successful fly fishing session for the Wood family.

Shelley instructing Kerry Stott during her first fly fishing lesson.

Further instruction for the improver

Having got a taste for fly fishing a further lesson or two would be an advantage to increase distance and presentation.

This could give the ability to try the hardest of our three lakes, the Island Lake where the trout are bigger but more cunning, and require a more advanced technique.