5 - 10 September 2011 MK Honeywell
Once again on their yearly visit, MK Honeywell had great weeks Salmon and Sea Trout fishing and casting tuition with 6 rods each day on the Lower Pavilion beat, also some spinning if the river was high. With Ghillie Scott Povey in attendance the group tried different rods including a 13 ft 7 LeCie rated 9/10 with a Triple D shooting head, a 15 ft Reaction rated 10/11 with a MMD spey line and a 16 ft LPXe rated 10/11 with a MMD multi Tip. Spey casts used Double spey , snake roll for a down stream wind. A single spey and a circle cast for an up stream wind all worked well. Fishing was excellent with a catch of 13 Salmon and 8 Sea trout for the week.
27 Aug 2011
Mick spent 4 hours trout fishing with Paul on the River Tweed. The weather was dry but overcast and the river was up, showing 2ft on the guage. Paul is an accomplished course fisherman but was trying his hand at Trout fishing on the River Tweed. Some time was spent learning a few casts, which he picked up very quickly. Fly of the day was a size 14 pink shrimp gold head and this accounted for 5 Trout and 1 Grayling of around 1lb. A good days fishing.
Guideline Open Day River Tweed 13-14 August 2011
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23 July 2011
William booked Mick for 4 hours trout fishing and tuition on the River Tweed. As can be seen the Weather was
excellent. It was a warm day with a light breeze and not much cloud.
Tackle used 9 ft LPXe with a Guideline 5 wt Presentation floating line. The session started off with learning the basic casts: Roll Cast and Over head cast and how to change direction. Then they started fishing for Trout ,using a 10 ft tapered cast down to a 3 lb tippet. William tried a size 14 red head pheasant tail nymph with no success. Changing to a size 14 gold head Caddis imitation did the trick and 14 trout were caught, 3 of which were about the 1/2 lb mark so it was a good mornings fishing. Of course Mick's trusty sidekick Bruno kept an eye on the things, in and out of the water.
15 July 2011
David had booked Mick for 2 hours Salmon casting tuition on the River Tweed. Although the Weather was overcast it was warm with a light breeze, just perfect conditions for casting. David had purchased a new LPXe 12ft 6in and a MMD 50ft head line and was keen to put it into action. To begin with Mick covered the basic roll cast and anchor placement with David then went through the single spey and the double spey. David also spent some time learning a new cast, the circle cast, which with Micks guidance, he picked up very quickly. David said he had a great time and may be back in September.
19 June 2011
Before heading up to Speyside for a weeks fishing, Stephen had 2 hours casting tuition on the River Tweed from Mick. The weather warm but overcast and no wind, ideal conditions for casting. Mick went over Single, Double and Circle Spey and Snake Roll with Stephen, while already a good Spey caster always gets in touch with Mick on his way North to touch up his casting technique.
18 June 2011
Mick took the trio of Mark, Harry and Ricky for 3 hours of casting tuition on the River Teviot. There were a few fish, taking flies off the surface. Mark was fishing a small size 16 Pheasant Tail nymph, Harry used a size 14 nymph with a red bead. Ricky started with a dry fly olive pattern, changing to a size 14 Hares Ear Nymph with a red bead. It was a great 3 hours casting tuition resulting in 8 small trout being caught, largest being about 6 inches.
5 June 2011
A good friend of Micks, Jim Lowe, using a MMD Spey line caught 2 Salmon, one of the River Tay and the other on the River Tummell. Excellent looking fish Jim.
15 May 2011
Check out the About Mick page to see him in action demonstrating casting techniques. The weather and the light on the day (29 April) were not conducive for a great video and plans are in place to re-shoot in a different location and with better weather.
29 April 2011
Neil booked Mick for 2 hours trout fishing and casting tuition. While the weather was dry and warm a strong east was blowing up the River Tweed which gave an optical illusion of the river flowing the wrong way. Mick worked with Neil on the basics of roll, overhead and change of direction casts. By the end of the 2 hours Neil was casting with increased confidence, casting a good line resulting in 4 small trout.
29 April 2011 (impromptu tutorial)
Just after Mick had completed some video work (currently in post production) local ghillie Scott Povey asked Mick to step in to help Mike Simmons with his technique. Totally impromptu, Mick spent a good half hour showing Mike the correct stance, where to position his hands on the rod, angles of casting and so on. Even in that short space of time Mike improved considerably.
Flyonly show weekend 9 - 10th April 2011
Mick was demonstration Spey Fly Casting using his popular MMD Guideline products at the popular Flyonly event in Shelley near Huddersfield. As always it was a great weekend at Stuart & Vicky's with the warm weather and and clear skies. loads of interest in all types of fishing tackle.
There are two large casting ponds next to the shop which are great for testing out any fishing rods and lines and there was certainly a lot of interest in Mick's MMD Guideline products as well as other types of fishing tackle. Casting tuition was available Saturday and Sunday, along with casting demos.
19 March 2011
It was a days salmon fishing and casting tuition for Mick and his client Ross Murphy, not forgetting Mick's faithful assistant, Bruno the dog.
The day started out bright with a cold wind (and a touch of frost) on the Lower Pavilion Beat on the River Tweed. Mick and Ross used a variety of tackle: 15 ft LPXe and a 16 ft LPXe, Salmon lines MMD multi tip and Triple D shooting head and by lunchtime Ross had mastered the Circle and was casting a 25 to 30 yard line. As the day turned a bit overcast in the afternoon the tuition turned to fishing but no fish were caught, but that's salmon fishing for you...maybe next time. Ross thoroughly enjoyed his day on the river and Mick is in no doubt that he will soon become a very proficient salmon angler.
Pictures from GAC open weekend.
Glasgow Angling Centre (GAC) Open Weekend 4 - 6th March 2011
An unique and valuable opportunity to learn from a true master.
GAC are proud to announce that Guideline Power Team member and AAPGAI Master instructor Mick McDaid is confirmed to attend the Glasgow Angling Centre Open Weekend on the 6th March. Based on the River Tweed, where he teaches and guides full time, Mick is Guideline's UK casting demonstrator and designed the new range of Guideline MMD Spey lines. He will be on hand to answer any questions you have about casting, flyfishing and the Guideline range, plus he will be giving free casting demonstrations at the Applecross Canal Basin right next to the shop.
The Open Weekend will feature the usual mix of the biggest names and brands, incredible offers and free demonstrations. The biggest and best yet, it is one of the best fishing events of the year with loads to do and see at the event, including fly casting tuition, meeting some of the most famous people in fishing, fly tying demonstrations, slideshows and rig making demonstrations. What's so special about GACs open weekends is that it attracts like-minded fisherman from all over the UK and creates an opportunity to grab a bargain, learn loads and also browse arguably the largest selection of rods, reels, clothing and fly tying materials anywhere in Europe. Please check the GAC website for more information.
5 March 2011
Carl Foster was wanting to fine tune his casting skills. On the Lower Pavilion Beat on the River Tweed Mick and Carl worked on Single Spey, Circle Spey and Double Spey casts. Using Mick's own MMD Spey lines, Guideline Shooting heads and Multi tip lines 6 Kelts were caught.
Images from Hooked Live
Mick would like to thank Andrew Ryan for the invite to Hooked Live, so he could demonstrate the new MMD spey lines.
Hooked Live 26 - 27th February 2011
Mick will be doing Spey Fly Casting demonstrations using his World renowned MMD Guideline products at the Hooked Live event in the Citywest Resort Hotel in Dublin. Alongside Mick there will be appearances from TV personalities and renowned anglers such as Paul Young, Andrew Ryan, Scott MacKenzie, Henry Gilbey, Peter O’Reilly and Jim Hendrick to name but a few. During the event there will be casting demonstations, lectures and fishing competitions. For more information go to the Hooked Live website at www.hooked.ie . For details of the venue go to www.citywesthotel.com
6 - 11 September 2010
MK Honeywell had great weeks salmon fishing and casting tuition on the Lower Pavilion beat. A variety of equipment was used during the week and the changeable weather meant that Mick was able to demonstrate and teach a number of different casts to take account of the variable conditions. For the fly casting tuition double handed salmon & spinning rods were used. To allow everyone the chance to fish with different tackle the rod and line setups were continually changed. The group were able to use Triple D shooting heads, Skagit lines with intermediate tips, Mick's own MMD Multitip lines and his MMD Floating lines.
With the changeable weather including rain, easterly and westerly winds, as mentioned the group were able to learn different casts; Double Spey & Snake Roll for down stream and Single Spey & Circle casts for upstream. The group also took the opportunity to fish for sea trout in the evening using single handed roads 10ft 7/8 weights. In total 10 salmon and 10 sea trout were landed. Everyone had a great time and Mick would like to thank Ian and Simon for the business.
28 August 2010
Hamish picked up the phone and made a call to Mick looking for some fly casting tuition and 2 hours fishing. Having never done any trout fishing before Mick started off with giving Hamish some lessons in fishing knots and how to pick the fly for the conditions. Hamish picked up the roll cast and over head cast really quickly. It wasn't long after fishing before Hamish had his first catch. He had a great 2 hours fishing catching 3 good trout; all returned. Mick and Hamish lost count of how many salmon parr were hooked and returned.
22 August 2010
Trout fishing on the River Tweed with Nick and John. This was their first time trout fishing. Some time was spent learning how to tie the flies on and make up a leader followed with some casting tuition. Then the fishing started in earnest. Nick and John picked up the casting really quickly and soon it was quite competitive . In total during the session 8 small trout were caught.
21 August 2010
Saturday morning trout fishing on the River Tweed with Ian and Maggie. There had been a lot of rain on Friday night, and the river was up and a bit dirty. An hour was spent practicing fishing knots and studying which flies to use for different conditions. The fishing started off with some heavy nymph to get down to the fish. It was not long before Ian caught a small trout and Maggie shortly afterwards bagged her first catch of the day. In all, 5 small trout where caught for the morning and both enjoyed their first days trout fishing.
Scott Povey, Ghillie on Lower Pavilion, was also having a cast during Ian & Maggie's trout fishing. He had a great day caught 2 grilse about 5 lbs which were returned safely, and 2 Sea trout at 4 lb. Scott hooked another 5 fish.
24 July 2010
It was a family affair with Mark and his two sons Charlie and Harry on the River Teviot for Fly Fishing for trout and casting tuition from Mick. Harry was the fisherman of the day hooking into two small trout in the first 4 casts, very impressive. As the session went on there was a great improvment in Charlie's casting. Tactics for the day was Mark fishing the Dry Fly, Charlie Wet Fly and Harry a Small Nymph.
15 May 2010
Mick spent the day with his good friend Jim Lowe who was fishing the Cargill beat on the River Tay on Saturday. Jim was using one of the new MMD Spey lines with a 10 ft fast sinking tip. The fly was cast across the pool and was allowed to come around on the dangle. Jim recast with a single Spey fly, moved a short distance into a fish. What a great day for Jim: a few casting lessons from a mate, great weather, a new Spey line and beautiful 12 lb Salmon.
10th October 2009
On Saturday 10th October Mick spent the morning on the Upper Pavilion beat being videod and photographed for a set of forthcoming tutorial clips. Covering Overhead, Double Spey, Snake Roll, Snap T, Circle and Single Spey casts the clips will be edited during November/ December with narration by Mick explaining each technique. The clips will either go on this site or will link to a HotFlyfishing You Tube account. Photos from the session can be seen on the gallery page.
17 September 2009
Mick hosted father and son combination, Nigel and Charlie Street on the upper reaches of the River Tweed at Fairnilee. Both were looking for some casting tuition. Charlie was the first to get ready as he had never used a Salmon rod before. Mick worked with him on Double Spey, Single Spey and Circle casts. This young man seemed to pick up the casts very quickly and Mick was very impressed. These photos show Charlie in action. Nigel wanted to improve his Single Spey and under Mick's expert guidance this was achieved.
1 - 4 September 2009
Mick had a party from MK Honeywell and was set for 4 days of fishing on the Lower Pavilion beat of the River Tweed but unfortunately the poor weather and level of the river caused some problems. Accompanying the party was Scott Povey, a young but highly experienced and popular Ghillie who grew up on the banks of the Teviot and was Ghillie on the Upper Tweed for 3 years.
On the 1st day the river was running too high for fishing so everyone had some casting tuition to learn the basics. Mick demonstrated the roll cast, jump roll cast, single spey and double spey casts. By late afternoon the river had dropped in height and the party were able to do a bit of spinning. This was Johns first time salmon fishing but Mick’s expert tutelage must have paid off as, watched by his wife on the bank, he hooked a nice 7lb salmon which made his day. As usual the fish was measured, weighed and the safely returned. One other fish was hooked but got away.
On Wednesday everyone met at the fishing hut ready for a full day of action. The day started off with some more casting tuition and then it was onto the fishing. Two fish were caught by Ian Willis who organised the whole trip and the other by Simon.
The poor weather meant that the River tweed was too high for Salmon fishing but Ian Willis asked if there was a chance of some trout fishing. So the party went off to Clerklands Trout Fishery just to the Southeast of Selkirk. Ian caught two Rainbow trout with another one caught by Simon. Several fish managed to escape the best efforts of the party.
Sadly Friday, the river was flooded and there was no fishing. However, overall everyone had an excellent time in the company of Mick.
12 August 2009
Mick had William Campbell and his father out for some casting tuition and Salmon fishing at the Lower Pavilion beat on the River Tweed. The day started off with an hours casting tuition covering Single Spey and Double Spey Casts. Casting was going well and it was decided to get a fly on and do some fishing. On his second cast, William's line tightened and he hooked a 5ib Sea Trout. The fish was safely landed, weighed then returned to the river. An excellent start to his first time Salmon fishing. Mick's dog Bruno likes to get in on the picture!!!
Flyonly show weekend 4 - 5 of April 2009
Mick McDaid demonstrated Rods from Guideline & various casting techniques etc at the ever popular event hosted by Stuart & Vicky from FlyOnly. The good weather greeted people from all over the country who were there to try out the latest rods, lines and other fishing equipment and to get instruction from top instructors. The Fly tying lessons proved particularly popular and from newbies to seasoned anglers, everyone had a great time.
Stuart & Vicky made everyone welcome and Hotflyfishing wishes them well for the remainder of 2009.
19 October 2008
Two Rainbow trout caught at Markle fisheries by Keith Annandale one fish of 7lb the other 3lb. Flies for the day were Orange Fritz & Goldheaded hares ear nymph.
