Justin Connolly

West RO

Living in the beautiful national park of the Brecon beacons has given me the opportunity to fly fish the awesome streams, rivers, lakes and coastline this part of the UK has to offer, especially the River Usk, the Wye and their tributaries.

From small wild brown trout and grayling to the magnificent sewin and salmon that run our majestic waters.

As a professional game angling instructor and guide I enjoy sharing these beautiful surroundings with individuals or groups who wish to learn or improve their fishing or casting skills in a safe and controlled environment.

I am a member of GAIA the (game angling instructors association) as part of which I am constantly learning, developing and improving my fishing skills through their cppd programs.

I am currently the GAIA Regional officer for Wales.

I am qualified to teach single and double handed casting and fishing techniques.

I am also an Angling trust Level 2 Coach which has enabled me to be part of a program which has taken

Fly fishing into local schools with the help of the Wye Salmon Association (WSA) to educate the younger generation who are the future of fishing.

I have also experienced the delights of fishing other parts of the UK and further afield such as Scotland for Salmon and sea trout, Slovenia for their beautiful brown and marble trout, and Sweden for their monster grayling. I am always looking to find different destinations to fish anywhere in the world.

I help local clubs with tuition for their members and organise a number of casting and fishing skills days and fly tying nights for them and anyone to enjoy throughout the year.

I am very proud to be able to provide guiding services for a number of local sporting venues, the most prestigious of which being the Glanusk Estate near Crickhowell and at one of South Wales’ most famous Fly fishing venues the Gliffaes Hotel.

My most recent progression in fly fishing has been my fascination for pike. The hunt for these magnificent creatures has given me a new focus in fishing. Living close to Llangorse Lake and an hour away from Chew Valley along with the River Wye I’m not far from a number of great pike fishing venues and hope to spend as much time as possible casting big flies at big fish and trying to figure it all out.