Professional Angling Guides & Instructors Network

British Disabled Angling
Association
Some of the PAGIN Angling Guides have been to Disability Awareness Training Courses run by the BDAA

Ken Whelan
PAGI STANIC NAGC

23 Cowper Downs
Cowper Road
Dublin 6

Mob: 00 353 87 2502270

E-mail: ken.whelan@marine.ie

I have been a keen angler since a very young age and have written extensively on angling topics and related topics. My main work to date has been The Angler in Ireland - Game, Coarse and Sea (1989). Over the years I have produced and presented many films and videos on various aspects of Irish fisheries and I am currently a contributor to a popular wildlife programme on RTE Radio. I have also had hands-on experience of running fisheries, including the famous Erriff and Burrishoole Fisheries.

During the past number of years I helped to initiate and tutored on the first professional Angling Guide courses to be run in Ireland. I was a founder member of the Professional Angling Guides of Ireland (PAGI), and served for a time as President. I hold the STANIC (Salmon and Trout Association National Instructors Certificate) qualification in trout and salmon angling and I am a holder of the National Angling Guides Certificate.

Currently my main interest is in tutoring both adults and children in guiding and watercraft and in providing casting instruction to individuals and groups.

Freddie Boyd
NAGC

"Braerne"
Drum Crow
West Roscor
Belleek
Co Fermanagh

BT93 3BR

Mob: 07711074625

Email: jfboyd900@hotmail.com

Braerne Angling Guidance

Freddie Boyd has over 15years angling experience in various fields, such as, fly fishing, salmon trolling, deep sea and river fishing. These years of experience have given him a good knowledge of various different types of lakes, for example: Lough Melvin, Lough Erne, Lough Mask, Lough Conn, Eskragh Lough and Lough Corrib.

Freddie owns two 19ft boats with outboard engines, he is also a qualified National Angling Guide, which includes core components such as, boat handling, casting, first aid, child protection and many more.

Braerne is overlooking the shores of Lough Erne, with this panoramic view comes the ability to see the lakes condition on any given day.

Situated 16 miles from Enniskillen, 8 miles from Belleek and 10 miles from Garrison, Braerne is ideal for those who wish to purchase angling supplies from a wide variety of shops, such as, Frankie McPhillips, Sean Maguire's, Home, Field & Stream and The Thatch.

Colin Chartres
NAGC GAIC
APGAI (Ireland)

Corcreevey
Fivemiletown
BT75 0SA
Co Fermanagh

Mob: 07884472121

Email: colin@erneangling.com
Website: www.erneangling.com

For an exciting, successful and above all safe fishing trip to Lough Erne a local Angling Guide or Ghillie is essential. With Erne Angling, I can offer you:

A wealth of local knowledge and over 30 years experience fishing Lough Erne as man and boy.
A fully qualified National Angling Guide conversant in all aspects of Game Angling on Upper and Lower Lough Erne.
A fully qualified Game Angling Instructor who can guide inexperienced anglers and offer some valuable tips to the more experienced.
A 3rd generation Pike fisherman with an unrivalled knowledge of where the big-fish are.
Access to water-bound fishing grounds in a 19ft open fiberglass fishing boat with 8 hp outboard engine.
Fly casting tuition also available.

Full details at www.erneangling.com

Chris McAloon

Alta walk
Rosslea
BT92 7AA
Co Fermanagh

Tel: 02867751420
Mob: 07739817445

Micheal Short
NAGC
Fishteach
Flatfield Sydare
Ballinamallard
BT94 2DU
Co Fermanagh

Tele:02866 388184
Mob:07808 204401

Email:fish.teach@virgin.net

Michael lives in Fermanagh - he keeps his boat on Lough Erne – but fishes for salmon, trout, dollaghan and sonaghan in rivers and loughs all over N Ireland, Donegal and the West of Ireland. He also fly fishes in the saltwaters around the north west of Ireland. As well as introducing beginners of all ages to angling he will plan and/or guide trips for individuals or groups.

He wrote and developed the Angling Guide Programme (National Angling Guide Certificate) which is the first accredited qualification in angling guiding and is a tutor for the Level 1 and Level 2 Certificates in Coaching Angling.

He is a member of the board of the Salmon and Trout Association and reports regularly on Donegal and N Ireland for Trout and Salmon magazine.