David Gourong
FRANCE
The Irish Fly Fair - Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
18th & 19th November 2023
JOIN David Gourong AT THE IRISH FLY FAIR
Born in 1972, in Alsace, France. Fishing has always been a part of my life. I started with coarse fishing when I was 11 years old and it’s only when I moved to Norway in 1999 that I made my first cast with a fly rod and tied my first flies.
Living by the Oslo fjord at that time, I was flyfishing mostly for sea trout, cod and Pollock in wintertime. And when the ice had melted my cast was for pike, salmon, brown trout, grayling, sea bass and mackerel.
I then moved to Cornwall, southwest of England. Where I played with sea bass, pollock and mackerel for a year. Now, I’m back in France since 2010, living in the southwest of the country outside of Toulouse with Isabelle and our son Jules.
I became a member of the “Club Français des Pêcheurs à la Mouche”. Now my flies are eaten (or try to be …...!!!) by brown trout, grayling, pike and a new fish for me … largemouth bass. I have tied my own fishing flies for all these species over the years but, what I like the most is creating a fully dressed salmon fly or a fly that will be framed. I’ll put all my skills and perfectionism in those flies. I just love playing with those beautiful feathers and materials for those complicated patterns. It’s so gratifying when the fly is finished.
Over the years, I have been invited to tie flies at different shows around the world and I’m very proud and look forward to be able to come and share my skills in Enniskillen. Feel welcome to have a talk with me and if you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them if I can!!! See you there:)
Email: lilleflue@yahoo.fr
