In association with Barlow Fisheries, my good friend Kevin Miles is now able to offer:
Angling Coaching Sessions - Learn to Fish

Whether you're looking for a new outdoor pursuit and want to try your hand at angling or you're an angling looking to further your existing angling skills, Kevin is fully qualified to teach all levels of anglers.

The sessions are suitable for all ages and abilities, it doesn't matter if you are young or old, male or female, these individual sessions can be geared for your requirements. From absolute beginners - who want to know how to bait a hook, how to cast and how to handle their first fish to the more experienced anglers wanting to perfect their techniques or advance into the angling world of Specimen Hunting.

Tuition is by Derbyshire Times' Angling columnist and former AnglersTimes.co.uk editor -
Kevin Miles - a professional, fully-qualified ADB (Angling Development Board - formerly the NFA) Angling Coach,
who is highly experienced in all aspects of angling, including carp fishing, general coarse fishing and fly fishing.
Kevin has an extremely patient and helpful coaching
style - which brings great results from these sessions.

The sport of angling can be a very diverse and complicated pursuit, but most methods & techniques can be accommodated on these sessions, including:
Float Fishing - Floats of all kinds on running line
Feeder Fishing - Straight Lead, Cage / Method Feeder, Specialist Feeders, Bite indicators
Pole & Whip Fishing - The most common modern match methods, enabling super-sensitive float fishing with superior bait presentation
Carp Fishing - Float Fishing, Surface Fishing, Legering
Advanced Carp Fishing - Lines, Rigs, Baits, Flavours, Mixes and Methods Beginner Fly Casting - Learn how to cast a fly rod & line! Once regarded as a noble art, fly fishing nowadays is open and accessible to anyone wishing to learn. You might even get chance to hook and catch a trout or two!
Fly Fishing - Develop your casting skills and learn about fly types, fly selection and retrieval techniques for different conditions

Should you need any help with fishing - from your First Cast to refining your carp rigs - Kevin has the expertise, qualifications and above all, experience. The only thing he can't guarantee is that the fish will be biting on the day - but that's all part and parcel of the world of angling. However, if you're trying to catch your very first fish, there is usually at least something feeding at Barlow Lakes.

Costs
Please contact Kevin directly on fishcoach@tiscali.co.uk for current coaching session prices.
All sessions last a minimum of 2 hours on the bank. Prices quoted include the cost of a day ticket, tackle hire, all baits and an Environment Agency Day Licence* (where applicable).

Please Note:  All junior anglers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Suitable clothing/footwear must be worn for adverse conditions. Fishery rules must be strictly complied with.
*All anglers 12-years and above must hold a valid EA Coarse & non-migratory Trout Rod Licence before fishing. These will be provided for coaching sessions but if you wish to continue fishing, a new licence can be purchased from a Post Office or online from the Envirnment Agency by Clicking Here. You can purchase Rod Licences which are valid for 24 hours, 8 days or 12 months

For more details or to arrange a coaching session please e-mail Kevin Miles

Kevin is a personal friend, so when contacting him, please tell him you found his details on my website. It might just make his day!
Thanks, Andrew.

 

Previous Customers - First Cast  Success Stories!

Thomas Goodwin (7), right, and his mum Helena attended a 'First Cast' angling session held on the Top Pond at Barlow Fisheries.

Tom and Helena, who both had very little previous angling experience are shown holding their first-ever perch which was caught 'on-the-drop'

They went on to catch further roach, perch, rudd & gudgeon and thoroughly enjoyed themselves!

 

Experienced pole angler Steve Andrews, left, of Derby, took advantage of a First Cast Coaching Session held on a Summer's evening - which resulted in a personal best Common Carp!

Steve said he wasn't interested in catching fish during the coaching session - he just wanted to learn as much as possible about the different techniques of feeder fishing.

So this immaculate Barlow Fishery Common was the icing on the cake!

Congratulations and well done Steve!

 

Mark Webster of Dronfield, pictured with his first-ever fly-caught rainbow trout.

Mark attended a 'First Cast' Angling Tuition session held at Barlow Trout Fishery.

Mark who had never fished before - was soon casting well enough to land four of the hard-fighting rainbows.

He even decided to take a brace home for tea!

 

 

 

Please Note: All junior anglers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by parent or guardian. Suitable clothing/footwear must be worn for adverse conditions. Fishery rules must be strictly complied with.
*All anglers 12-years and above, must hold a valid Rod Licence before fishing.

For more details or to arrange a coaching session please e-mail Kevin Miles.  You can also find his contact details on the Angling Trust website here: Kevin Miles Angling Coach, Chesterfield.

 

 

Barlow Fishery
Mill Farm, Barlow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

"What an excellent place to develop your angling skills!"

The "bottom pond" at Barlow on a tranquil, misty Spring morning

A top-quality day-ticket fishery that is open 365 days of the year, for coarse, carp and trout fishing.
There are four coarse fishing ponds, stocked with carp (with some specimens to 30lb+), tench, perch, bream, roach, rudd, chub and gudgeon, plus a few orfe, koi and small trout.
The pegs are safe and level (no steps or steep banks!) with wheelchair friendly platforms available. Car parking for the coarse ponds is very close to the fishing pegs.
There's on-site toilet facilities and a brilliant snack cabin that's open everyday.
All the staff at the fishery are friendly, approachable and very helpful.

For the Fly-Fishers - there are four trout ponds, which are densely stocked with Rainbows and Brownies from the on-site hatchery. Running alongside the trout ponds is the delightful Barlow Brook, which is open for fly-fishing from April to October.

If you are looking to spend some time in this delightful area - the fishery offers top-class luxury holiday cottages to rent and a camping site available for touring caravans and tents. Electric hook-ups are available, telephone for further details.

For the very latest fishery news, telephone the fishery direct on 0114 2890543 or visit their website at www.barlowlakes.co.uk

Barlow is situated near Chesterfield, on the edge of Derbyshire's Peak District and is also easily accessible from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.  Nearby towns & cities include Bolsover, Mansfield, Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Grantham, Worksop, Retford, Dronfield, Buxton, Matlock, Alfreton, Bakewell, Sutton-In-Ashfield and Ripley.
Further information on fisheries and fishing guides and coaches in the Debyshire area can be found at Fat Fisherman Derbyshire Fishing Links.