This week, I chat with Evo Smyth. Originally from Latvia, but for the last twenty years lived in the Midlands of Ireland. He is known by many for his fly-tying presence across social media and exhibiting at flyfishing shows. Like me, he has a passion for Irish Wet flies and gives his own twist to some of the well-known traditional patterns. Not only does he enjoy tying them, but it is also his favourite method when fishing the loughs, notably Corrib, Mask, Sheelin and Ree. He is donating an Irish Wet fly selection for this month's prize to paid patron members. Competition and details will be announced soon. Enjoy!
Casting With Ceri Jones Episode 243 Tony Protheroe
27/02/2026 | 50 mins.
This week's podcast I chat with Tony Protheroe, founder of the Crabtree Society. He has a passion for all types of fishing with many interesting and funny stories to tell. Born in Ireland but has lived most of his life in South Wales. We chat about how the Society started, his love of the River Teifi and sea trout, fishing in Ireland and his terrier Paddy. Enjoy!
Casting With Ceri Jones Episode 242: Alun Rees
18/02/2026 | 52 mins.
This week while back in Wales I called in to see Alun Rees and recorded this episode. While sitting at his vice we chatted all things flytying plus the work he has been doing with GAIA incluing a new Guiding qualification. He has plans also in the near future to restart his youtube flytying channel with a series of Sea Trout patterns which I'm sure will be very popular. Enjoy!
Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 241 Times they are a changing
17/02/2026 | 25 mins.
As Bob Dylan once sang 'The times they are a changing'. While I sat by the vice this week my thoughts turned back to my early years and the long forgotten fly patterns we used to tie. They were so successful back in the day but I doubt if any of us have those patterns in our boxes today. This week's episode I talk of the changes I have seen over the years, many for the better and some not so. I'm sure some of you will relate to some of the things I talk about here, and bring back some fond memories.
Casting With Ceri Jones : Ep. 240 Colin Folan
17/02/2026 | 46 mins.
In this week's episode, I travel down to Galway to meet up once more with Colin Folan. Colin has had a few tough years recently with health and being made homeless. Fortunately, he has turned things around, so I took the opportunity to catch up with him. His previous podcasts have been very popular with listeners due to his funny stories. This week, he tells us more of the times when he was a guide/boatman at Lough Inagh. Enjoy!
Ceri Jones is a passionate fly-fisherman, professional photographer and photo-journalist. Casting with Ceri Jones is the story of Ceri’s fly-fishing career, the days, weeks and years spent on boats and riverbanks. Tales of the catches, the tackle, the lakes, the rivers, the ones that were landed and the ones that got away. Interviews on location and in the studio, with fellow fishermen, gillies, boatmen, friends, champions and fisheries managers.
There will be tackle reviews, venue guides and even the winding yarn of the Big 23lb 12oz Corrib Catch.
So pull up a chair, settle back, relax and enjoy an uninterrupted hour of fishing talk. Because as Ceri always says ‘The next best thing to being out fishing … is talking about it’
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