Angling World Wide

TESTIMONIALS

We could shout from the rooftops how great our service is, but you may view this as internal marketing and propaganda - any frugal/shrewd shopper would. Do something right and your clients will tell 5 other people, conversely, do something wrong and your clients will tell 50 other people! As such, one of the best ways we can share with you what others have to say about our service and packages is by collecting testimonials. This way you see what unbiased individuals have to say, not what we say. We are proud of the comments passed on to us, there’s nothing we like more than satisfied, smiling customers - it means we’re doing it right, especially when they keep coming back for more!

"I first made the acquaintance of Steffan Jones, owner of angling-worldwide, when he was a mere lad being escorted to and from the magical rivers of West-Wales by his parents as he wasn’t old enough to drive. From that day I have followed his progress intently, remaining great friends and sharing more than a day or two on the riverbank. In my line of work, and in my daily routine, I meet a lot of anglers. I meet many anglers that are knowledgeable, but very few that I feel create the knowledge. Some people can acquire the skill and knowledge needed to become a proficient angler, however, as in any sport, the ‘natural’ or gifted angler will always shine through. This is what I saw and found in Steffan, being a person who was largely self-taught and developed many unorthodox practices to hone is skills.

I perceived Steffan, even from a young age, to be an extremely competent individual with more than a fleeting know-how of all things piscatorial. Indeed, it was he that started my addiction towards sea-trout, and addiction that drives strong to this day - to which I owe Steffan much gratitude. My confidence in Steffan not only as an individual but also as an organiser of fishing events is as such that I have utilised his services and knowledge for the setting up an filming of Discovery Channel Television programmes, which he helped execute impeccably. I have no hesitation in recommending and suggesting people to utilise Steffan’ services at angling-worldwide, as I have done in the past."

Matt Hayes; TV presenter, writer, and photographer.

"A few years ago I had a wildly informative night on the Teifi with Steffan Jones (owner of Angling-Worldwide) during which he introduced me to several sewin courtesy of a fly he called the Millennium-Blue. I lost it on a back-cast, but a year later my pal Richard found the same fly wrapped round a piece of barbed wire, snagged it for his own use and caught the two best fish of the night on it. Some fly that: commemorated in perpetuity in a story published in Gray's Sporting Journal by Jim Babb, an American writer who witnessed the whole druidic episode. The lesson: nights on the river with Angling-Worldwide lead who knows where - but there'll be lots of fish along the way."

Charles Rangley-Wilson; Author and freelance writer for ‘The Field’.

"I am 54 years old. My eyesight isn't what it used to be, but I love being out at night and I fish for Sea Trout, not to catch as many as I can, but in a way as a catalyst to help me experience the ambience of the short, dramatic Summer nights.

Last year, together with some friends, I found myself in Wales with Steffan Jones (of Angling Worldwide) on the River Teifi (West-Wales). I had never met Steffan before, nor had I been in the company of a fishing guide.

Steffan took us to the (in my opinion) perfect place to eat and wait for the sun to set. Then to the river where we sat and watched the Sea Trout begin to move up stream as dusk approached. He helped choose the flies to use, which gave me enormous confidence in them, as I had never fished this river before.

We walked to the pools and he not only helped us find the 'spots' but also talked about the techniques to apply. We caught fish!

A sound countryman, in my opinion, and, although, I can't be absolutely sure, I felt that he would have known where the badger had her sett and the fox her earth, I think he could identify the trees and I think he knew the fish by name!!!"

Roland Carson. Cumbria. Freelance writer.

"I would like to praise you and everyone connected with Anglingworldwide for organising what can only be described as an amazing wilderness adventure in Alaska. It had always been a fishing ambition of mine to visit one of these truly wild rivers of Alaska, but what I experienced far exceeded expectations. The scenery was incredible and to see such animals in the wild like black and brown bears, bald eagles, moose, herds of carabou etc etc. will live with me forever!!

It has to be said that our guide was a real gent who made sure we caught many impressive salmanoids, the biggest being a 60lb king salmon which has put me in dreamland ever since. There are too many good fish to mention from our trip and the list goes on and on, dolly varden, arctic grayling, big leopard rainbows, so once more I’d just like to say a big thank you to everyone involved with insuring I had a trip of a lifetime!!"

L.Griffiths. Neath, South Wales.

"In June of 2005, together with 3 friends I visited West-Wales intent on fishing the Towy. Conditions were not in our favour and prospects on the river looked poor. All of us had travelled a considerable distance, Shropshire, Suffolk, London and Berkshire we were determined to at least see some fish. I decided to contact Steffan Jones, of Angling Worldwide, who kindly agreed to meet us and show us the beautiful Teifi.

Over dinner Steffan promised to show us fish and even assured us of hooking at least a fish or two! Having been assured these kinds of things before by other anglers I was somewhat sceptical. However Steffan kept his word and even exceeded it. Not only did he give us a 'welcome in the hillsides' he was kind enough to share some of his extensive angling knowledge, something that we were all privileged to have experienced. It was apparent from meeting Steffan that he was keen, and extremely knowledgeable about all things Sewin. He sat us down and provided us with leaders and a great deal of knowledge. The four of us are all seasoned anglers and Steffan was a breath of fresh air!

As promised Steffan did show us fish, and good ones too, to be fair we thought that he had booked them for us, he said they would show and they did!

The fishing surpassed all of our expectations, we all hooked fish, in fact I was the only person not to land one, loosing 3 or 4! It was a pleasure to share the evening with Steffan, he showed us where and how to fish the beats and boosted all of our confidence.

I have had the pleasure of fishing with Steffan on more than one occasion and can whole heartedly recommend him to others. He has shared his knowledge of Grayling fishing, wild brown fishing and, of course, Sea Trout Fishing. His fishing knowledge in my humble opinion is up there with the greats of angling."

Paul Hopwood, Shrewsbury

"Planning a trip of a lifetime is full of trepidations, a one off opportunity, for most, that should not be left to chance. My destination was to be Argentina and Chile, targeting the mighty sea-trout and any other fish that would be happy enough to oblige.

I was confronted with many operators that offered many packages, each with its merits. However, I wanted some flexibility; a trip that I wanted to take not what the operator wanted me to take. Being a trip of a lifetime I wanted to experience the place, its magic and mysticism not a bog-standard, monotonous package with limited character and falling short of what I deemed to be of ‘a life experience’ potential. When confronted with Angling Worldwide’s tailored trip I was hooked! After a brief discussion stating what I wanted to get out of the trip it was set! I was in dreamland.

To cut the story short, the trip really was a trip of a lifetime, one that I will never, ever forget. I met up with other anglers on the way, who had gone through other operators and were undertaking the same routine for a week solid, I felt sorry for them. The area had so much to offer, and I got to experience them, thanks to the knowledge and assistance of Angling Worldwide! The trip turned out to be cheaper than what I had seen advertise elsewhere, organised immaculately, and executed beyond what I had anticipated.

The highlights? Well, it may have been the (my first) double figure sea-trout from the Grande, the grand slam (4 trout species) from a secret river tailored through Angling Worldwide, or perhaps the awesome lake rainbows and browns? To be honest, I don’t care, they were all great. Want a bog standard trip ruled by monotony? Look elsewhere. Looking for a true experience, backed by unparalleled support, and ‘finger on the pulse’ advice and knowledge? I can’t recommend Angling Worldwide highly enough. From the bottom of my heart and tackle bag, thanks!"

Julian Kaye, Skipton.

"I cannot recommend Steffan Jones (owner of Angling-Worldwide) highly enough as a guide, his knowledge and advise was fantastic, also an added bonus is that he is great company, he laughs almost as much as John Wilson! If you are looking for someone to help with your fishing, he's the man."

Nick warren; Dj , record producer, and half decent fisherman.

"I am writing to you to say a big thank you for the guided sea-trout night fishing package which you arranged for my friend and I. We both found the guide you arranged to take us out to be very efficient and patient, and he could not do enough for us and was very surprised how much we learnt from him. More importantly we felt very comfortable around him as he was so friendly and we certainly caught more sea-trout than we imagined. The fishing aside, the B&B that you sorted for us was just what we required and our hosts were great company and very understanding towards our nocturnal pass time. On a final note, I would just like to say how beautiful the river was and its surroundings were and just added to such an enjoyable experience! Seeing an otter for the first time in the wild was the icing on the cake and will never be forgotten." Many, many thanks." Phil Wilsby. Bristol.
"As an aged beginner with two season’s experience I had caught a few school sewin but my dream was to catch some of the larger but fairly scarce early June sewin. Angling Worldwide provided me with a very welcoming, skilled, and knowledgeable guide who tailored his advice to my exact needs. My personal knowledge and skills were enhanced to the point that I not only caught on my guided night but was able to transfer my newly acquired skills and knowledge to another beat on the following night when I grassed a sewin over 6lb. My confidence is now very high and thanks to Angling Worldwide I feel that I am now ‘kitted-out’ for catching these larger sewin." Ian McDonald. Buckingham.
"I am writing this testimonial as I want other serious sea-trout fisherman to enjoy some first class night fly fishing in the company of professionals just as I did whilst fishing the River Teifi in West-Wales, UK, with Angling Worldwide. Night fishing for big sea trout, known in local parlance as ‘pigs’, is always heart stoppingly exciting, often can be dangerous to the un-tutored or unguided as this river has deep runs & pools that often need to be waded, sometimes spooky with its mysterious river fogs and, to the uninitiated, very frustrating - that means there are lots of low willows drooping down across some known & proven lies, often tying the unwary in knots-bring plenty of flies if you are going it alone. Generous casting tips and help from these experts in rivercraft push up the tail-count as well. All I can say is I want more of this experience-bring it on, it’s addictive. I’ve been back many times in my trips to the UK & intend to be back this June, 2006. You really see the difference a professional guide can make when you have taken 2 or 3 beautiful silvery sewin & the unguided visitor- bumping into you as you both tip toe up & down the banks in the pitch dark- has proclaimed "nothings moving tonite" & he still has an empty bag, so local knowledge is key, and Angling Worldwide have that expertise - in creels full at reasonable prices! I also learnt that there are secret combinations of flies on a leader, with different tubes & droppers proving deadly at different water levels & moon phases, often changing my set up several times over the course of the night..oh and did I mention my 8 lb 4 oz beautiful hen fish that dragged me all over a pool at 3am in the morning last year..as a Kiwi I really did feel like the ancient maori legend of Maui, with him pulling an island out of the dark deep waters of Aotearoa, but I’m getting carried away with myself it was the lovely waters of the Teifi that laid bare their secrets under the expert tutelage of one of Angling Worldwide.I do highly recommend them." David Barclay-Miller. Redwood, Canterbury, New Zealand.
"Angling Worldwide organised a bespoke trip to the Teifi+Towy for me in June of 2004 and 2005. I caught my first sea trout which at over 7lb’s I understand to be a fish of a lifetime with plenty of backup fish - all down to the guide! The scenery was mind-blowing accommodation superb, every detail catered for. Already booked my next visit, 5 stars!!!" Adrian Davey, Lechlade.
"In the summer of 2005 Angling Worldwide organised a guided trip for a small group of my friends and I sewin fishing in Wales. We had a memorable time. Angling Worldwide, and their guides, combined that perfect mix of deep knowledge and authority on their subject with a genuine personal charm. The first time you meet them they feel like an old friend and their enthusiasm for fly-fishing is boundless." Richard Newton. Surrey.
"I had fished my way through most of the decent Scottish and English rivers that had a respectable run of sea-trout, but Wales was yet a mystery, a mystery that was beckoning. I had been recommended by a friend to make contact with Angling Worldwide, who had been arranging his trips to the rivers of West-Wales for many a year. A quick email later, full of the usual nitty-gritty questions we anglers have along with my requirements, and I was in business. Surely it can’t be that easy? I thought. Angling Worldwide organised everything! I just turned up and fished - for me, the hallmark of a great angling holiday. I get enough pressure in my daily routine, organising this and that, so to have a service that fulfilled my every need was a godsend. The trip worked out great, the fishing was great too seeing me latch into, and losing, my first Welsh sea-trout. I wont’ boast my final tally, but let’s just say it was respectable. And I put this down totally to the guide that Angling Worldwide organised for my trip, his knowledge, patience, and company made the trip for me. I’m hooked and booked for next year!" Nick Wilkinson, York.
"Just a short note to thank your company for the superb fishing trip you organised for me and a couple of friends Sea-Trouting. The guide was excellent; knew the river and pools, and flies for catching fish (which we did). Hotel accommodation was very good and understanding about nutty fisherman coming in as dawn breaks. Well done, will recommend anyone looking for an efficient organised holiday anywhere to talk to you first." Jeremy Jackson; Cortland ltd.
"Angling Worldwide arranged and took a colleague and I for a night of sewin fishing on the middle beats of the Teifi. The angling-worldwide guide clearly knew the river well and had been out in daylight, prior to our session, in order to assess river conditions and potential hot-spots. Throughout the night he provided a wealth of information, and good company, which resulted in a successful nights fishing. He also corrected some key errors in our approach to sewin fishing which several years on I still apply each time I go out - money well spent, and we will return." Sam Elcomb, N.C.E.