Source: Sportfish
Join us lakeside at Haywards Farm Fishery, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4AS and be part of this celebration of angling with a host of stars to entertain and instruct including: Simon Gawesworth, Scott Mackenzie, Andrew Toft, Orri Vigfússon, Paul Proctor, Jim Fearn, Pete McLeod, Jon Beer, Charles Jardine, William Daniel, Angus Campbell, Sean Leonard, Danny Parkins, Matt Boast and pike on the fly guru David Wolstencroft-Dodds – fresh from catching a forty pounder at Chew Valley!
There are cookery demonstrations from Masterchef finalist Annie Assheton, a hog roast to tickle the taste buds and a marquee packed with leading tackle brands to try and to buy, with the experts on hand to quiz about the latest products and how to best use them.
There will be some great show-only deals to be found too including a special from Guideline with two FREE lines (Any Guideline Triple Density shooting head or Power Taper Scandi shooting head) OR a FREE Haze reel with the purchase of every LXi rod.
If you’ve got Simms waders in need of repair then there’s some great news as they are bringing in a couple of technicians from Norway to offer a FREE repair clinic on both days!
AND there’s a brilliant FREE ‘goodie bag’ (limited to one per person and while stocks last) packed with well…‘goodies!’ from many of the top manufacturers for everyone who spends £25 or more in the shop in a single transaction – what better reason to buy the bits you need!
There’s a full programme of seminars and demonstrations throughout the weekend too and, courtesy of Fly Odyssey, there’s a draw to win a fabulous FREE week-long, hosted trip to Casa Veijo Chac, Mexico with Paul Proctor, worth £1840*
*Terms and conditions apply
There is also an ‘amateurs only’ Sportfish Spey casting competition sponsored by Mackenzie DTX – the winners will take home Mackenzie Perflex 13’ #8 rods!
There’s FREE parking and FREE entry so join us from 09:00 on Saturday 9th and 10:00 on Sunday 10th May to make sure you start your summer in Sportfish style!
Keep up to date with the latest news and see the full list of exhibitors HERE
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Saturday 09 May – Seminars
10.30 – 11.15
Sean Leonard of the Wild Trout Trust discusses environmental issues surrounding our trout streams.
11.45 – 12.30
Simon Gawesworth from RIO with a look at all you need to know about RIO fly lines.
13.00 – 13.45
Celebrity chef Annie Assheton of Masterchef fame stages a mouth-watering cookery demonstration.
14.15 – 15.00
Orri Vigfússon of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund on what happens to our UK salmon at sea and the work NASF does to protect them.
15.30 – 16.15
Paul Procter, Jon Beer and Charles Jardine will share secrets, tell trout fishing stories and take part in a Q & A session
Saturday 09 May – Demonstrations
10:00 – 10.30
Angus Campbell shows you to get the most out of the brilliant Tenkara method with a demonstration on the river.
11.15 – 11.45
Spey casting champions Scott Mackenzie and Andrew Toft of Mackenzie DTX show off their skills and will help you to cast a little further.
12.30 – 13.00
It’s Savage Gear v Rapala as Danny Parkins and Matt Boast take on each other in The Great British Lure Fish Off!
13.45 – 14.15
Simon Gawesworth and Jim Fearn of RIO and Sage will show you how to catch more trout with the new RIO ‘In Touch’ series.
15.00 -15.30
Hardy Pro Team member Pete McLeod will fish for bonefish, permit, tarpon and GT’s – on Haywards Farm Lake!
16.00 – 16.30
The final of our amateur Spey casting competition with a superb Perflex 13’ #8 rod to be awarded by Scott Mackenzie
Sunday 10 May – Seminars
11.00 – 11.45
Orri Vigfússon of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund on what happens to our UK salmon at sea and the work NASF does to protect them.
12.15 – 13.00
Paul Procter, William Daniel and Charles Jardine will share secrets, tell trout fishing stories and take part in a Q & A session
13.30 – 14.15
Celebrity chef Annie Assheton of Masterchef fame stages a mouth-watering cookery demonstration.
14.45 – 15.15
Simon Gawesworth from RIO with a look at all you need to know about RIO fly lines.
Sunday 10 May – Demonstrations
10.30-11.00
Simon Gawesworth and Jim Fearn of RIO and Sage will show you how to catch more trout with the new RIO ‘In Touch’ series.
11.45 – 12.15
Spey casting champions Scott Mackenzie and Andrew Toft of Mackenzie DTX show off their skills and will help you to cast a little further.
13.00 – 13.30
It’s Savage Gear v Rapala as Danny Parkins and Matt Boast take on each other in The Great British Lure Fish Off!
14.15 – 14.45
Fresh from capturing a Chew Valley Reservoir ‘40’ David Wolstencroft-Dodds shows how to catch huge pike on a fly – it’s easier than you think!
15.00 – 15.30
The final of our amateur Spey casting competition with a superb Perflex 13’ #8 rod to be awarded by Scott Mackenzie.
