Mike Maslin, Fly Casting Instructor and Professional GuideI am a very proud Devonian, Devonshire born and bred. As we say down here "English by birth, Devonshire by the grace of God". I get a huge amount of pleasure from sharing my beautiful countryside and rivers with other anglers, whether they are from the UK or overseas.I have been fishing for over forty years: my early angling was done on and around the coast of Torbay, catching bass, plaice, wrasse, Pollack and of course mackerel. After a little go at coarse fishing in the seventies and early eighties I discovered game angling and have not looked back. The bulk of my fishing is done at the renown and very beautiful Kennick Reservoir near Bovey Tracey, regular trips are also made to Frenworthy Reservoir and those elusive Brown Trout. I hold the following qualifications:
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L2CCAThe Level 2 CCA, is there to assure the client that the holder has the relevant qualities and technical competancy to teach you to fish. The holder has undergone the training and passed the assessments, which include First Aid training, Delivering Learning, Child Protection Workshop and CRB check. In addition, there is a technical competency assessment in fly casting and fishing techniques under the watchfull gaze of two APGAI assessors. GAIAI am a very proud and active member of GAIA (Game Angling Instructors Association) This ensures I have public liability insurance to the sum of £5,000,000. LocationI am based in the small South Dartmoor town of Buckfastleigh in glorious Devon, just a minutes drive from the famous Buckfast Abbey. Buckfastleigh is just off the A38. Take the Dartbridge junction, midway between Plymouth and Exeter. |

