"EVERYDAY IT'S A BATTLE OF SKILLS AGAINST SENSES  AND NOTHING IS BETTER THAN SEEING THAT EAT."

KEY INFO

• Professional guide since 2007

• Trained under Arno Mathee at FlyCastaway

• Previously: FlyCastaway and The Guides Company

• Currently: Owner/Guide at The Wild Rise Company

LOCATIONS GUIDED

Scotland: River Tay, Tummel, Spey, Dee, wild lochs of Perthshire, Wester Ross, Sutherland

Seychelles: Providence, Cosmoledo, Astove, Assumption, Ile Plate, Coetivy
Angola: River Kwanza
South Africa: Vaal River

SPECIES GUIDED:

Freshwater: Brown trout, Atlantic Salmon, Sea-run trout, Pike, Yellowfish, Carp, Vundu
Tropical Saltwater: Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit, Giant Trevally, Triggerfish, Milkfish, Bumpies, Tuna, Wahoo, Sailfish, Marlin, Dorado

WORKING HIGHLIGHTS

• H. Goddard, First Atlantic Salmon (9lbs), River Spey, June 2017

• E. Smith, First Sea-run brown trout (5lbs), River Spey, July 2017

• A. Edwards, First Atlantic Salmon (8lbs), River Tay, April 2017

• G. Richardson, First Atlantic Salmon (11lbs), River Spey, June 2016

• B. Robertson, First Atlantic Salmon (10lbs), River Spey, June 2016

• R. Cameron, First Atlantic Salmon (9lbs), River Spey, June 2016

• J. Barry, First Scottish Salmon (7lbs), River Tummel, May 2016

• G. Turner, First Atlantic Salmon (10lbs), River Tummel, May 2016

• M. Ross, PB Atlantic Salmon (19.5lbs), River Tay, April 2016

• Arnold S, 3 x Spring Salmon, River Tummel, June 2015 (8,9,15lbs)

• James W-S, PB wild Brown Trout (5.5lbs), Loch Damph

• Jari A, Sightcast flats Giant Trevally (129cm/100lbs), Providence Atoll (2009)

• Mike R, Sightcast flats Giant Trevally (134cm/120lbs), Cosmoledo Atoll (2008)

• 13 client releases of sightcast flats Giant Trevally over 115cm (2007-2009)

• Jari A, First Permit on atoll, Providence Atoll

• Wayne B, First Permit on atoll, Ile Platte

PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Flycastaway Head Guide for exploratory Tarpon and Dorado season in Angola (2008)

• Head/Senior Guide for ”Off The Chart” TV show (2 x 10 part series) (2007-2009)

• Released first ever fly caught Marlin in Ghana. 175lbs Atlantic Blue with The Hooker and crew (2008)

• First UK based angler to compete in Tarpon Gold Cup (2009)

• Placed 5th in Golden Fly Tarpon Invitational (2008)

• Released 16 Giant Trevally over 75cm in a single day on Providence Atoll, Seychelles (2013)

• Released 6.5lbs Brown Trout, Dunalister Loch, Scotland

• Released 6lbs Brown Trout, River Tummel, Scotland

• Released 19lbs Spring Salmon, River Tummel, Scotland

• Launched The Wild Rise Company, July 2014