Away on the chalkstream at Longford with Ian May. An exciting new project filming some stuff… fishing stuff… normal stuff… all will be revealed in the next decade or so – I kid ye not!

Ian sizing up the perfect shot and a place to start in the glides that are Longford

Dorothy (Ian) walks through a scene, not quite the yellow red brick road.

My lowly #2 amongst Ian’s rack of ‘Ones’ ready for filming duty… a new 10ft #4 was christened today. I was even let loose on it, probably the nicest dry fly rod I’ve cast for some time.

The mayfly hiding inset a reel, out of sight of circling birds hunting for food on the wing.

Ian takes a break from filming and fishes amongst the iridescent fronds that carpet Longford

Take One completed… all the action and interesting stuff went to video – Sorry! Now Ian has some editing to do, for every hour filmed there’s a minute worth watching – apparently. Absolutely great fun and lots to look forward too.

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In the lull that is the closed season between the 14th March & 1st April, there’s many an opportunity to catch up on some line and leader testing with Ian May at the ‘gorgeousness’ that is Longford.

Meanwhile some REVERSE SPEY casting practice with the left hand

In addition and being prompted by Stan Mankov in issue #3 of Eat,Sleep,Fish… we do a video & photo shoot for the next casting article due in issue #4 – How not to lose your head chucking big flies!

A thumping great sand-eel pattern trailing ready to claim thy scalp… or not?