We are very pleased to announce the first Hanak Workshop of 2026 calendar.
This workshop will be running as one of the main events at ‘The Westcountry trout festival’ hosted by the famous, Arundell Arms hotel in the south west of England. With an aim to get everyoybody underway and kickstart their 2026 trout season.
Saturday 14th March
Location - The Arundell Arms, Lifton (South Devon)
Time - doors open from 9:00am and will go on late into the afternoon.
As well as demonstrations from the team, down by the riverside and Lifton Lake by:
- Pete Buckey
- Will Thomas
- Shaun Watkins
- Kyle Cheshire
- Lewis Hendrie
- John Emerson
- Alan Clark
This will be the first time we have so many of our team all in one place.
There will also be casting demonstrations given by, non other than fly fishing legend Charles Jardine.
Fly tying demonstrations and workshops with Nigel Nunn & Jeff Pearce.
Plus a series of presentations from:
Sean Leonard, President of the Wild Trout Trust, will discuss the incredible work the Trust carries out and explore modern fishery management approaches required to support wild fish.
-Jeff Pearce of the South West Rivers Association will talk about the expansive strategies currently being developed by SWRA, including their Sea Trout and Salmon Action Plan and Smolt to Adult Augmentation initiatives.
-Dominic Garnett will speak about fly fishing for coarse species and trout fishing on urban streams.
-Nigel Nunn will discuss his renowned fly patterns and delve into the reasoning behind their design.
-Charles Jardine will talk about the inspiring work he is currently involved in, including Fishing for Schools.
-David Pilkington will discuss the history of The Arundell and will read an extract from his highly anticipated fly fishing book.
But it doesn’t end there.
There will be a series of big name brands and shops on site displaying all the new range of 2026 and selling fly fishing products, such as:
Unique flies displaying an incredible range of barbless flies both lake & river. Along with A big range of the Hanak product line including three quarters of the entire graphene rod range from Hanak.
JsPatch fly fishing - offering and displaying some of the finest had crafted most well thought out Fly Fishing products on the market
- Orvis fly fishing products and much more.
For those interested, please get in contact with the Arundell Arms to book your place on 01566 784666
This will be one of the biggest events in the Southwest celebrating all things Fly Fishing and the beginning of what we hope will be an incredible season.
Also check out other Workshops in Launceston, Festivals in Launceston.
