Mobile: 07973 291367   Email: jim@halsteadandbolton.com

Jim has been passionately involved in the fly fishing industry for over twenty years and is an AAPGAI Master salmon and trout casting instructor as well as a lead assessor for this world-renowned qualification. He has a number of published articles and is a regular contributor to Trout and Salmon magazine and a tackle consultant. His love of fly fishing started at an early age catching small brownies in the stream that flowed through the farm where he grew up. He landed his first trout on the fly at the age of eight when introduced to the art by his father and his first salmon on the fly came from the Findhorn at the age of 12. Since then he has guided and fished around the world and he has led numerous clients to some of the most exciting destinations on the planet.

Jim is an expert on all H&B destinations and is the H&B Fly Fishing School’s instructor in Yorkshire.

Mobile: 07831 688849   Email: bob@halsteadandbolton.com

Bob is a lifelong fly fisher and was the first person to qualify as an advanced instructor in all three disciplines of single handed casting, double handed casting and fly dressing under the modern AAPGAI system. He has fished in fresh and salt water in many countries, and particularly extensively in the American west and Canada where he previously lived. Bob is a former Financial Times journalist and a regular author of magazine articles on all aspects of fishing, shooting and equestrianism. He is a regular shot, with experience of shooting in Argentina and Spain, and a keen rider of his two polo ponies. Bob is also secretary of the Association of Advanced Professional Game Angling Instructors.

Bob has detailed knowledge of all H&B destinations and is the H&B Fly Fishing School’s instructor in London and the South-East.

Simon Britton

Simon's passion for field sports started from a very early age, catching his first salmon by the age of 9 with his grandfather on the river Tay. This experience ignited his love of field sports, which continues to this day. Simon has always enjoyed living and working in a rural environment, which has enabled Halstead and Bolton and our clients to gain access to many of the UK’s top sporting estates. Simon has endeavoured to expand his knowledge and experience of shooting and fishing at home and abroad, which has resulted in him becoming a BASC qualified shooting instructor. Simon now leads and coaches shooting parties at some of the finest shooting destinations in the world.

Simon is H&B’s shooting expert with detailed knowledge of shooting destinations in the UK and overseas. He is the H&B Shooting School’s instructor in Yorkshire.


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