Fly Fishing Tuition & Guided Fishing
Press Manor offers professional fly fishing tuition, casting instruction and guided fishing with Bernie Maher, an AAPGAI and APGAI qualified instructor and current England international.
Whether you are picking up a fly rod for the first time or want to refine your technique on stillwater or river, sessions are tailored to your ability and goals.
Corporate and group days are also available at the fishing lodge, with equipment, tuition and catering arranged for you.
Fly Casting Prices
One-to-one tuition with Bernie Maher, tailored to your ability.
- Fly Casting Instruction — £45.00 per hour
- Salmon Casting Instruction — £45.00 per hour
River casting sessions require a minimum booking of 2 hours.
Rods and reels can be hired for a small charge for the rest of your day after a casting lesson.
What you’ll learn:
- Casting technique review, rods, reels and lines
- Roll casts and Spey casts
- Overhead casting, accuracy and loop control
- Casting into strong winds
- Slack line and drag techniques (river)
- Single and double haul (stillwater)
Stillwater Tuition
Guided sessions at Press Manor, tailored to your ability and goals.
- 2 Hour Fly Fishing Experience (all equipment supplied) — £85.00
- Half Day Session, 3¾ hours (£45 extra per person) — £150.00
- Full Day (£45 extra per person) — £250.00
Includes a casting refresher, entomology, reading the lake and where to fish, and dry fly, nymphing and sinking line techniques.
What to expect:
- Sessions suited to beginners through to advanced anglers
- Playing fish safely (for beginners)
- Dry fly, nymphing and sinking line techniques
- Reading the water and choosing the right fly
If your session is at Press Manor Trout Lake, your day ticket is included.
River Tuition
Guided sessions on the Derbyshire Wye and Derwent.
Peacock stretch, Derbyshire Wye / Derwent (day ticket included):
- Guided full day, low season — £275.00
- Guided full day, high season — £300.00
- Guided half day, 3¾ hours, low season — £175.00
- Guided half day, 3¾ hours, high season — £200.00
For two people, add £100.00 to the above (including day tickets).
What to expect:
- Water craft, fly changes and entomology
- Wading safely, when and where
- Overcoming drag, covering fish and their habitat
- Dry fly, nymphing and advanced techniques
Sessions on other venues have the day ticket added, and travel can be arranged to a venue of your choice.
Corporate Fishing Days
Corporate and group days in the Peak District, using the Press Manor fishing lodge.
Bernie has organised corporate fishing days for many years, working with a team of experienced guides to cater for groups of any size, regardless of previous fishing experience.
It’s important that your guests come away having learned a new skill and made memories that last, not just caught fish. Having spent his own career in professional sport and corporate environments, Bernie understands the value of looking after clients and colleagues properly.
All fishing equipment and licences can be included, so there’s nothing for your guests to arrange themselves.
What’s included:
- Fishing equipment and licences can be arranged
- Full use of the fishing lodge, with a fitted kitchen and lake views
- Professional catering available on request
- Suitable for groups of any size and experience level
Call to discuss your requirements and get a quote for your group.