Angling guides, or ghillies are not new, they have been around since at least the eighteen hundreds although in the early days they were almost solely for the wealthy and landed gentry, a lot's changed since those early days mainly due to the guides in America where professional guides make up an important part of the angling scene for all species. There has always been a limited amount of angling ghillies for Trout & Salmon in the UK, however since the mid 1980's we have seen a steady increase in the UK in people offering guiding services for many different species of freshwater fish .There's a lot of controversy over guides both here and over the water in the US, some people say that guides are on an egotistical trip to prove that they can catch bigger fish than everyone else, including other guides, others say that guides hammer the same piece of water until the fishing is ruined. We have to say that yes some of this is true of certain so called guides both sides of the Atlantic, however the majority of guides do not follow this selfish route and indeed prove a superb service to clients whilst also caring for the environment and the fish in it. Having been in this business for over two decades now we would like to think that were in the latter camp and whilst it is true that we do like to see customers with as many fish as possible and big fish as well we will not go and work the same area's of water week in, week out, in pursuit of these fish as some other UK guides do! We try to make our customers day's special both in surroundings and fish and ultimately hope they go home with some superb fish, great pictures and fond memories of a fantastic day out. If your the sort of angler that wishes to chase individual known monster fish then please do not book any trips with us, we do not fish like that, all our fish come through careful hard work and knowing many different area's on several different river systems that can produce these fish, a simple way of saying all this is "watercraft", a word that is getting forgotten more and more each passing season by some anglers!

Both Allan & Tony are knowledgeable, experienced anglers with a passion for Pike, they are both experienced in all aspects of fishing for Pike including baits (both live & dead), trolling, lure and fly fishing. In addition they are very easy going and there one aim on our trips is to make sure that you, our customers, have a great day out and as many fish as possible, they don't go for personal glory, the important thing is what you catch not what they have caught!