Corin Smith

Corin has a broad range of fly fishing experience in both fresh and saltwater. He has fished many locations around the world, including: the Florida Keys, Scotland, England, Wales, France, Spain, USA, Canada, Cuba, Australia, New Caledonia, Xmas Island, Seychelles, Angola, South Africa and others. He is a passionate fly caster be it overhead or Spey, single or double hand, and is a keen instructor with published articles. He is also a field researcher for a number of rod, line and apparel manufacturers.

He has always fished with a fly, mainly because it's what his father and previous generations did and it's the only tackle he had. But to him, fly fishing is so much more than simply the act of catching the fish. You are exposed to technical aspects of casting, product development, ecology, biology, geology, entomology, anthropology and so much more. It takes you places you'd never normally go, lets you communicate with people and connects you with different cultures even when language is a barrier. The learning never ends and new challenges and frontiers are always on the horizon.

Where it all started

Corin is often asked by people "When and why did you start fishing?" He maintains he honestly doesn't know, it's just something he can always remember doing. He was born and raised on a small sheep farm in the Highlands of Scotland and has spent his life surrounded and fascinated by nature. Fishing has always had a special and enduring allure because of the hidden nature of the quarry. There's an unending mystery about fishing. Even now, 30 years on he will always approach a bit of water dreaming about what monsters might lie beneath.

My Passion

"My current passion is for the large pelagics and refining techniques for finding and catching them on fly in their natural environment, free swimming and behaving normally."