My weekend in September at the Caer Beris Hotel in mid Wales fishing on the Wye was a catalogue of firsts!!
The first time I have waded in a river.
The first time I have ever caught a truly wild brown trout, and the first time I have ever caught
a grayling, and on dry fly.
All this under the expert tuition and guiding of Andrew Cartwright.
A memorable experience and one that I would thoroughly recommend.
Frank Sargent
Surrey.
I got to know Andrew quite well over the season, picking his brains on Mid Wales fishing.
So with the grayling season upon us I booked a guiding session to fish for grayling.
We managed to get on The Dee in very windy conditions, which would have put most anglers off.
However Andrew managed to expertly show me how its done by immediately hooking a 2lb grayling on his first cast.
Following his advice I took three grayling around the 2lb mark and a bonus 1lb brown trout, missing at least four in
the blustery conditions.
Throughout the day Andrew was committed and very informative, without his help I am sure I would have blanked.
Thanks for such a good day.
Mr Bill Ritson.
" Andrew patient style has really helped improve my casting no end. If you feel that you could be casting
better then take some time for a session with Andrew. He will soon have you casting like a professional.
Frank Williams"
'"Andrew Cartwright...a veritable human Heron , an extreamly skilled man with a fly rod , particularly
for Grayling and river Trout . Importantly Andrew has another rare skill , he is not only able to cast well and
fish well , he has the ability to teach these skills to others" .
Thanks for all your help. Mick and Tracy Bates.
I recently had the pleasure of hiring the services of Andrew Cartwright as a guide, whilst on
a fishing holiday in mid-Wales. Andrew was not the first guide I contacted, but was the first that gave me a sense that his
priority was what I needed.
I had planned to get the most out of my 2 days with him,
and he helped me achieve all of my objectives, including reservoir, small river and larger river fishing, and learning a variety
of techniques. The only problem for me is trying to remember it all. To that end, Andrew was kind enough to permit me to video
him tying some of the flies he uses (a good sample of which he provided on the first day). With his local knowledge, the flies
he ties, or his variations on established patterns, will get you into fish way ahead of shop-bought generics.
I
can honestly say that the only times Andrew picked up the rod was to demonstrate a technique, or to patiently unpick one of
my many tangles! He was on my shoulder at all times to give advice, which he did without ego-tripping in the slightest.
My
only regret is that I did not take his advice earlier on choice of waters to fish; Andrew will take you where he is confident
of the best chance of catching, rather than personal convenience - I would strongly recommend a chat with him before booking
any fishing beats (he is also a mine of information regarding suitable accommodation!).
I can unhesitatingly
recommend Andrew to anyone; he carries a quiet confidence which puts you, the pupil, at ease, and enables a relaxed but effective
learning session.
Tight lines!
Daniel Shillabeer
Gravesend, Kent
“We spent two days end of last June with Andrew who did a tremendous job in guiding us to discover the Mid-Wales
rivers particularly the Wye, Severn and the Dee. His advices, availability and in depth knowledge
of these amazing rivers really made the difference.
I would definitely recommend his services to anyone who wants to discover how attractive the welsh rivers are”
Denis Diet (Belgium)
