Fly Cast Coach
Real-Life Fly Casting Instructors
Nothing replaces time on the water with a real rod and an experienced instructor. 166 AAPGAI-, GAIA- and FFI-qualified instructors across the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada — look for a certification near you.
UK (101)
Alastair Gowans
Pitlochry, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Advanced
Alastair Peake
Aboyne, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced
Alex Titov
London, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Allan Shephard
Thatcham, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Advanced
Andrew Thornton
Salisbury, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Andrew Toft
Glasgow, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Master
Andy Hathaway
Waltham Abbey, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced
Austin Weldon
Ringwood, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Bernie Maher
Chesterfield, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Advanced
Bob Sherwood
Horsmonden, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Advanced
Brett O'Connor
Winchester, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Brian Towers
Leyburn, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Brian Warrington
Hyde, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Master
Bryan James
Tredegar, Wales
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Bryan Martin
South Molton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Charlie Atherton
Somerset, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Entry Level
Clark Colman
Harrogate, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Clive Mitchelhill
Carlisle, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Craig Brown
Central Scotland, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Craig Evans
Ruthin, Wales
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Darren Lewis
Southampton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional, Double Hand Advanced
Dave Matthews
Launceston, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
David Chapman
Lifton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
David Moore
Clitheroe, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
David Palmer
Frodsham, England
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Advanced
David Pilkington
Lifton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Advanced
David Schofield
Daventry, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
David Wiltshire
Compton Martin, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Derek Kelly
Annan, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Professional
Edward Thomson
London, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Eoin Fairgrieve
Scottish Borders, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced
Frank Moors
Congleton, England
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Advanced
Gary Coxon
Cuddington, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Geoff Johnston
Cumbria, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Gerald Spiers
Exeter, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced
Gilly Bate
Petersfield, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Glyn Freeman
Wigton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Advanced
Graeme Simpson
Aberdeen, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Graham Waterton
Shaftesbury, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Grevin Williams
Wrexham, Wales
AAPGAI Double Hand Professional
Griff Jones
Builth Wells, Wales
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Professional
Guy Pitcher
Norfolk, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Illtyd Griffiths
Machynlleth, Wales
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Jamie Mcculloch
South Lanarkshire, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Jim Curry
Penrith, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Jim Fearn
Clitheroe, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Jim Fisher
Pitlochry, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
John Legg
Stockport, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Master
John Pape
Stockton on Tees, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced
John Tyzack
Stockport, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
John Young
Penrith, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Professional
Jonathan Morris
Dumfries, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced, Fly Dressing Master
Jonathan Reddin
Kelso, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced, Fly Dressing Advanced
Jonothan Croft
Cheshire, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Professional
Keith Passant
Swindon, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional, Fly Dressing Master
Kevin Dawes
Carnon Downs, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Kevin Muir
Inverbervie, Scotland
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Advanced
Kevin Styles
Wimborne, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Lee Cummings
Millom, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Advanced
Lee Gallant
Hampton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Entry Level
Lee Watts
Neath, Wales
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Leigh Fidell
Skipton, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Lucinda Ewin
Woodland, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Luke Bannister
Bude, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Mark Newstead
Uttoxeter, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Mark Strong
Penrith, England
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Advanced
Martyn Armstrong
Salisbury, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master
Michael Dodd
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Michael McDaid
Lauder, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Mike Oliver
West Midlands, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Neil Barcock
Cockermouth, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional, Double Hand Advanced
Neil Lobban
Gateshead, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Neil Truelove
Shelley, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Nick Hall
Shepton Mallet, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Professional
Nick Measham
Salisbury, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Paul Becher
Suffolk, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Paul Little
Workington, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Master, Single Hand Advanced
Paul Maclean
Duns, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Pete Tyjas
Zeal Manochorum, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Peter Arfield
Hope, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Peter Giles
Ludlow, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Peter Hastings
Haddington, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Richard Wothers
Brecon, Wales
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Robin Elwes
Richmond, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Master
Roger Smith
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Ross Macdonald
Aberdeen, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
Steven Kemp
Surrey, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Steven Peterson
Morpeth, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master
Steven Reid
Dechmont, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Advanced
Stuart Ray
Wakefield, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Master, Single Hand Entry Level
Susan Macniven
Twynholm, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Tiggy Pettifer
Crickhowell, Wales
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Tim Smith
Truro, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Tony Bell
Kendal, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Entry Level
Tony Riley
Ulverston, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master
Trevor Hayman
Fareham, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Vernon Chapman
Ashford, England
AAPGAI Fly Dressing Advanced, Single Hand Advanced
Vic Knight
Brierley Hill, England
AAPGAI Single Hand Master, Double Hand Master, Fly Dressing Master
William Peake
Aboyne, Scotland
AAPGAI Double Hand Advanced
William Shaw
Heriot, Scotland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced
Willie Banks
Harrogate, England
AAPGAI Double Hand Master, Single Hand Advanced
Ireland (14)
Ben Dixon
County Cork, Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master
Gary Bell
Lisburn, Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Advanced, Fly Dressing Advanced
Jim Hoy
Derrygonnelly, Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Advanced, Double Hand Professional
Joe Stitt
Carrickfergus, Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Master
Ken Whelan
Dublin, Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Stephen Kennedy
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
AAPGAI Single Hand Professional
Glenda Powell
Cork, Ireland
APGAI Ireland (Salmon and Trout)
Liam Duffy
Cavan, Ireland
APGAI-Ireland Master; FFF Master Instructor & Two-Handed Instructor; STANIC
Declan Hughes
Foxford, Mayo, Ireland
APGAI-Ireland Casting Instructor
Garrett Ruigrok
Mayo, Ireland
GAIA Casting Instructor
Michael Drinan
Carrignavar, Cork, Ireland
GAIA Casting Instructor
Martín Barrera Oro
Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
APGAI Ireland Certified Instructor; FFI (Fly Fishers International) Certified Instructor
Jimmy Tyrrell
Abbeyleix, Laois, Ireland
APGAI Ireland Member
Martin Parker
Foxford, Mayo, Ireland
GAIA Double-Handed Casting Instructor
USA (41)
Dino Frangos
Mobile, Alabama
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Richard Montgomery
Gulf Breeze, Florida
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
James Ragland
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Harry Boyd
Winnsboro, Louisiana
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Roger Breedlove
Alexandria, Louisiana
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Glen Cormier
Cotile, Louisiana
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Jeff Ferguson
Lake Charles, Louisiana
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Tom Jindra
New Orleans, Louisiana
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Brad Lowman
Slidell, Louisiana
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Bill Morrison
Pineville, Louisiana
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Keith Richard
Ruston, Louisiana
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Tom Tripi
Folsom, Louisiana
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Gary Woodward
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Reed Guice
Biloxi, Mississippi
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Willy George
Alamo, California
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
George Revel
San Francisco, California
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Brian DeLoach
Cleveland, Tennessee
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Eric Cook
Atlanta, Georgia
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Stephen Weaver
Texas
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Gary Davison
Houston, Texas
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Marion Hiller
Bellingham, Washington
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Molly Semenik
Birch Bay, Washington
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI); FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Frank Koterba
Bellingham, Washington
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Steve Hiller
Bellingham, Washington
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Todd Somsell
Issaquah, Washington
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI); FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Mark Huber
Anchorage, Alaska
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI); FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Sheila Hassan
Medway, Massachusetts
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Mark Wilde
St. Albans, Vermont
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Craig Buckbee
Catskills, New York
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
George Sylvestre
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Jonathan Walter
Colorado
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Dayle Mazzarella
Kemmerer, Wyoming
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Rick Williams
Boise, Idaho
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI); FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Shauna Williams
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Tim Mansell
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Brady Kallas
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Joy Knickrehm
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Michael Elsden
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Olga Koran
Boise, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Jill Clark
Wood River Valley, Idaho
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Leslie Holmes
Rotonda West, Florida
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI); FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Canada (10)
Jeff Jackson
Algonquin Park area, Eastern Ontario
FFI Certified Casting Instructor
Rick Whorwood
Stoney Creek, Ontario
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Ian Troup
Ontario
FFI Certified Casting Instructor
Clint Goyette
Squamish, British Columbia
FFI Certified Casting Instructor (CI)
Brian Niska
Terrace, British Columbia
FFI Two-Hand Master Casting Instructor (THMCI)
Dennis Grant
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Verlie Grant
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Kastine Coleman
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
FFI Certified Casting Instructor
Lewis Hinks
Chester, Nova Scotia
FFI Master Casting Instructor (MCI)
Réné Aucoin
Nova Scotia
FFI Certified Casting Instructor
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