
Corin MacInnes Smith
Location: Pertshire
Season: Feb - October
Home Rivers: Upper Tay, Tummel, Garry, Tilt
Specialism:
- Spring-run Atlantic salmon
- "Loch style" brown trout
Working Regions: Perthshire, Speyside, Deeside, Wester Ross
Casting Instuctor: No
Other:
- Accredited professional photographer
"EVERYDAY IT'S A BATTLE OF SKILLS AGAINST SENSES AND NOTHING IS BETTER THAN SEEING THAT EAT."
KEY INFO
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Professional guide since 2007
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Trained under Arno Mathee at FlyCastaway
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Previously: FlyCastaway and The Guides Company
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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
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H. Goddard, First Atlantic Salmon (9lbs), River Spey, June 2017
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E. Smith, First Sea-run brown trout (5lbs), River Spey, July 2017
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A. Edwards, First Atlantic Salmon (8lbs), River Tay, April 2017
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G. Richardson, First Atlantic Salmon (11lbs), River Spey, June 2016
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B. Robertson, First Atlantic Salmon (10lbs), River Spey, June 2016
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R. Cameron, First Atlantic Salmon (9lbs), River Spey, June 2016
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J. Barry, First Scottish Salmon (7lbs), River Tummel, May 2016
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G. Turner, First Atlantic Salmon (10lbs), River Tummel, May 2016
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M. Ross, PB Atlantic Salmon (19.5lbs), River Tay, April 2016
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Arnold S, 3 x Spring Salmon, River Tummel, June 2015 (8,9,15lbs)
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James W-S, PB wild Brown Trout (5.5lbs), Loch Damph
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Jari A, Sightcast flats Giant Trevally (129cm/100lbs), Providence Atoll (2009)
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Mike R, Sightcast flats Giant Trevally (134cm/120lbs), Cosmoledo Atoll (2008)
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13 client releases of sightcast flats Giant Trevally over 115cm (2007-2009)
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Jari A, First Permit on atoll, Providence Atoll
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Wayne B, First Permit on atoll, Ile Platte
PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Flycastaway Head Guide for exploratory Tarpon and Dorado season in Angola (2008)
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Head/Senior Guide for ”Off The Chart” TV show (2 x 10 part series) (2007-2009)
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Released first ever fly caught Marlin in Ghana. 175lbs Atlantic Blue with The Hooker and crew (2008)
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First UK based angler to compete in Tarpon Gold Cup (2009)
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Placed 5th in Golden Fly Tarpon Invitational (2008)
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Released 16 Giant Trevally over 75cm in a single day on Providence Atoll, Seychelles (2013)
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Released 6.5lbs Brown Trout, Dunalister Loch, Scotland
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Released 6lbs Brown Trout, River Tummel, Scotland
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Released 19lbs Spring Salmon, River Tummel, Scotland
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Launched The Wild Rise Company, July 2014