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Burghley Angling Show, May 23 to May 25, 2009

The show is now in its 2nd year. It made a good start last year being one of the few shows to benefit from good weather.

The Show was a great success last year, with all of the usual attractions and demonstrations that have are associated with Living Heritage Game and Country Fairs.

A wide range of tuition is available so you can learn how to fish with The Angling Trust coaching team, The Salmon and Trout Association and The Game Angling Instructors Association.

Competitions feature again with the Amature and Open Speycasting Competitons and the Distance and Accuracy Casting Competitions Running over the weekend.

With the British Antique and Vintage Tackle Fair, Makers Showcase, Rod testing area and assorted trade stands it will make a fishermans paradise

On the water demonstrations by top anglers

Bob Nudd

The only angler to win the World Championship 4 times. Winning in 1999 in Spain Bob Nudd came first again in 1991, 1992 and 1994

Chris Ball

Master Carp fisherman and Carp historian

Iain Barr  (Saturday & Sunday)

4 European Open Titles, 2 individual and two teams, Twice winner of the Bob Church Classic, Winner of the Prestigious Top Individual Trophy in the Home Nations Championships, World and European International Medals for England

David Wolsoncroft-Dodds

Fly pike expert, Guide and journalist

Carl Hutchinson

Certified with AAPGAI advanced, FFF USA and EFFA, former UK distance fly casting record holder with the BFCC and Now World Saltwater Fly Casting Champion

Charles Jardine  (Saturday only)

Part of Team Sage for nearly fifteen years and assisted companies like Shakespeare, Rio, Fulling Mill and more recently Simms. In July 2007 he joined Hardy & Grey’s Ltd as a Consultant, closely associated with Patagonia and have recently joined the Airflo Pro staff to assist in the design of fly lines.

John Bailey

Your leader on our courses and amazing foreign fishing adventures, is one of Europe's best known fishermen. John is a columnist for Coarse Fisherman, The Angler's Mail, Trout Fisherman, Salmon and Trout Magazine, The Fly Fisher's Journal, and Blinker and Carp Hunters Magazine in Europe. He also contributes regularly towards The Field, Waterlog, The Independent, and the Daily Mail.

Gordon Armstrong

World speycasting champion

Jan Porter

Top match angler,  specimen hunter and  Angling Columist

Tim Gaunt-Baker (AAPGAI, GAIC)

East Anglia's Leading Salmon and Trout Instructor and leading member of the Hardy Greys Academy of instructors

Spey Casting Competition

Enter the Spey casting competition held for the second year at Burghley Angling Fair - May 23rd / 24th & 25th 2009 following last years success this competition is likely to attract the top names to compete for the first prize of £1000.

Last years winner was Rorry Costello of Ireland and second place was current world champion Gorden Armstrong.

Distance and accuracy casting competitions with daily prizes and Victor Ludorum (Overall Winner)

Amature Spey Casting (Saturday and Sunday)

Open Spey Casting (Monday) First Prize £1000

Salmon and Trout Association

The Salmon and Trout Association will be present at all of our Game and Country Fairs. Learn how to Fly Fish with guidance and tuition from qualified experts. Learn to cast with the various casting demonstrations, and learn to tie a fly.

The Salmon and Trout Association fighting for the future of Game Angling will be holding fly fishing demonstrations/competitions and have-a-go sessions.                

Game angling in the United Kingdom is a hugely diverse sport relying on a wide range of river and stillwater habitats, a collective resource which is at the mercy of matters beyond the single angler’s control – excessive water abstraction, land management practices, drainage, diffuse pollution, urban run-off and inadequately treated sewage, together with the inevitable confrontation between different water users in an overcrowded island. It is more important than ever, therefore, that game anglers have a strong and effective organisation representing them when decisions are taken over the management and conservation of our wetlands.

The Angling Trust

The Angling Trust is the governing body for freshwater angling in England. We actively promote and encourage angling development from grass roots, through clubs and regional bodies to the International squads.

It is a fun and healthy sport enjoyed by millions of people throughout the UK every year. Anglers not only go fishing to catch fish but also because they enjoy and appreciate the environment in which it takes place.

The free Coaching sessions at Burghley Angling Show offer new and experienced anglers to appreciate and respect the environment using the interesting, fun, enjoyable and interactive learning method by way of angling.

The Game Anglers Instructors Association

Game angling is generally used to describe fly fishing for salmon, sea trout, trout and grayling. The Game Anglers Instructors Association members are qualified to teach in aspects of fly fishing, ranging from fly fishing for trout, grayling and sea trout, fishing for the mighty salmon or how to tie the flies used when fly fishing.

if you are a complete beginner looking to get started in the wonderful world of game angling, or an experienced fly fisher looking to improve or extend your fly casting, fishing or fly tying skills, come along and meet the instructors  today with free lessons and take a step into, or further into, the exciting world of fly fishing.

The British Antique and Vintage Tackle Fair

Now many anglers and enthusiasts including the younger generations would like to use older and traditional items of tackle, but are not sure where to find them.

With this in mind Living Heritage will once again feature the " British Antique and Vintage Tackle Fair " as an intergrated event during 2009. where tackle can be bought, sold, swapped or just admired; a veritable "antique roadshow" style of event.

Peter Johnson, a retired professional rod maker associated with Living Heritage for many years giving live demonstrations on the making of spilt cane traditional rods along with his pal angling historian and author Phil Waller, both set up a display of old tackle and related items, giving help and advice to the many people, the angler, aficionados and those in antiques both dealers and collectors can go and view, buy, swap and sell or get advice on any item of fishing tackle.

Peter and Phil will be joined by Phill Croft in a free rod clinic giving advice, maintance and repair to any item of fishing tackle.

For more details contact

Peter Johnson - ppj@oliversrods.com

Phil Waller - philipwaller@msn.com

The Angling Showcase

A showcase of some of the top manufactures of fishing tackle and fishing related equipment to date, and your chance to have a look and test the latest rods, reels and poles in the tackle testing sessions.

Showcasing latest products an inovations for 2009 from major manufactures and retailers in the fishing world including Elite Angling Products.

During the course of the show there will be tackle testing sessions where you can improve your casting technique with instruction from some of the UK's top qualified casting instructors.

The Angling show is within the framework of the Game and Country Show for more information please click here

Venue - Burghley, Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3JY

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