Pro Staff

Fishing author Dom Garnett is a passionate fly angler, guide and photographer who handles Turrall’s digital marketing. His best-known book is probably “Flyfishing for Coarse Fish”, which became an Amazon Bestseller. He has worked closely with Turrall to design our special range of flies for roach, rudd, chub, dace, perch and pike.
Based in Exeter, Dom can be found fishing and guiding in the southwest for just about anything that swims. He has written over 200 articles for titles ranging from the Angling Times to Fly Fishing & Fly Tying and the Mail on Sunday, while also appearing on the Sky Sports and National Geographic channels.

My love for fishing developed from an early age. From the early days I realized no other hobby would do and fishing has followed me throughout life. I've now been fishing for over 20 years and I've been on the water almost every day. Fly fishing on flowing waters is what drives me spending countless hours working the water. I feel most comfortable on my local rivers but also like to travel to fish some great locations from southern Germany to Sweden. Over the years I have specialized in trout and grayling and fish them exclusively with nymphs and dry flies on light tackle. Know your waters and stay focused.

Damian started fishing from an early age, taking great pleasure fishing local streams together with his brother. It wasn't until 2014 that he was introduced to fly fishing by a friend and since then has developed his fly fishing and it’s many disciplines. He continues to learn and master the skills and techniques required to consistently catch in ranging conditions, throughout the year.

The majority of Damian's fishing is done on rivers in the Peak District, on the rivers Wye, Dove, Derwent & Lathkill. He is a member of several fly fishing clubs in Derbyshire and spends his time fishing a wide variety of waters. He enjoys travelling around the country and trying new waters, which has taken him to some of the best destinations in the UK. No stranger to travel, Damian spent 2 years living in Bozeman from 2017, and enjoyed fishing the surrounding rivers. Winding downstream in a drift boat or pushing through the current in his waders, taking in the splendour of Montana and all it had to offer. Many an evening Damian can be found tying his favourite patterns applying his love of the sport to the flies in the vice and ensuring all bases are covered for a day on the river. "There is no better feeling than finding a rising fish, matching the hatch, getting the cast right and landing what can only be said to be, one of the finest things in nature" 

PB River Brown trout - 3lb 14oz

PB River Grayling - 3lb 4oz

Chris has been demonstrating fly tying and running workshops for over thirty years and is a familiar figure on the UK fly tying circuit.  He has had his work published in numerous magazines and fishing programs with the BBC and Sky TV. If you were to venture to the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum in the States you will see some of his work on display. He is a member of the Fly Dressers Guild and acted in a consultative capacity on their Fly Tying Award Scheme.  He is a Gold Standard Instructor and Assessor for the scheme.  He is also a life member of the Prince Albert Angling Society.

“Over the years I have had the immense privilege of tying with some of the world’s leading fly tyers and am lucky enough to be part of the worldwide ‘fly tying and fly fishing family’.” Turrall are please to be able to welcome Chris to the team as our resident Hemingway Pro and we have many exciting things to come.

Residing on the isle of Anglesey and having fished from childhood after wild trout on the streams of the island to then progressing to the fertile lowland Cefni Reservoir fishing for stocked rainbow trout and quality sized wild brown trout.  Liam is very fortunate to be very close to some of arguably the best wild trout fishing available.

He confesses to always having been competitive and trialed for the welsh junior team at Llyn Trawsfynydd where he gained a second place and a welsh youth cap to represent wales at the 2007 youth international at Lough Conn Co. Mayo Ireland where the team gained a silver medal.

More recently he trialed for the senior team in 2017 and in 2018 and qualified for his first senior cap at Grafham in 2019 where Wales achieved a Bronze medal at the spring international.

If not fishing he’s usually tying flies or will be working on a local shoot with the dog hopefully gaining some natural feathers for the fly tying bench.

Liam has a great knowledge of the fishing the North Wales area provides and is a young and modern competition angler with a bright future ahead of him.

Paul is based in Staffordshire and can often be found in the Peak District and Staffordshire moorlands exploring small wild streams and the River Dove which is his home beat. The gin clear water of the majestic Dovedale is where most of the hours on the water are spent searching and stalking beautiful wild brown trout and specimen grayling. Paul has been fishing both coarse and fly for +25 years. He’s a fan of most methods of fly fishing and is currently mastering the European Nymphing styles but loves the summer months and the dry fly action on light gear.

Over the years, I have enjoyed fishing all over the UK including the higher tarns and rivers in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Scotlands remote Highland Lochs, Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales and Elan Valley rivers. On the Stillwater side I grew up fishing Chew and Blagdon, and spent many hours at Claerwen, Draycote, Grafham,  the beautiful waters of Cornwall. Closer to home I enjoy fishing the Exmoor and Dartmoor Stillwaters including Kennick, Fernworthy and Burrator.

River fishing is a passion and some of my favourite waters are the Rivers Barle, Exe, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Otter, Tamar, Tone and Teign to name but a few. It's fair to say I also enjoy exploring new waters – of which the South-West has plenty to offer. 

Amongst my favourite aspects of our sport is the variety of techniques that need to be used depending on location and situation. Particular interests include Fly Tying, Euro-nymphing, swinging traditional wets, soft hackles for Trout and Grayling.

 I was fortunate enough to be a Controller throughout the 2014 Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships which were held on Dartmoor and have also been able to utilise my interests with South West Lakes trust as their Game Fishing Technical Lead which was a fantastic way to continue learning from others- sharing their knowledge and experiences too.

My Angling Trust Coaching Qualifications have allowed me to pass on my love of fly fishing to people new to the sport.

Leo Cinicolo has been fly fishing for over twenty years and although he learnt by catching trout and grayling on the English Chalkstreams he now travels to pursue other wild species such as salmon, sea trout, pike and bass in remote places. He is also a photographer and film-maker by trade and through Chalkstream Fly, his partnership with Chris Cooper, applies that professional quality to fly fishing films and marketing. 

Mark is a driven competition angler and has been a longstanding member of the competition circuit for over 20 years gaining 9 Loch style caps, 4 team gold medals and has captained the England Loch Style team twice.

He has also been selected to fish for England in the 5 Nations Competition 3 times and was a individual silver medallist in 2017.

His latest passion is for the rivers, which is borne out with him reaching the English national rivers final for the last 4 years He still regularly fishes lakes for the Turrall Cortland team and states he would love to gain one more loch style cap, but also would love to gain an England rivers cap along the way.  As I said he is driven, I wouldn’t bet against it happening!  A keen fly tyer who ties all his own flies.

Ash Hulme is our latest Turrall Pro Team fly tyer. Ash has been fishing in and around Staffordshire, Cheshire and North Wales for more than forty years, turning to fly fishing in the last ten years or so. Ash has been tying flies for about five years and has been an active member of Potteries Fly Tying Club, where he is now the instructor for the beginners classes. Ash is a dedicated and innovative fly tyer, taking particular enjoyment from tying classic winged wet flies. Ash ties at various shows around the country and is always happy to share hints and tips with anyone. He is also the Area 5 Secretary for The Grayling Society.

Chris is a highly respected figure in the fishing world, both as an angler and also for his fishing business consultancy.  He has represented England on the International stage for over twenty years, winning a host of awards at the highest level including two National Championships and a hatful of World Championship medals.
These days Chris lives in Cornwall where he enjoys wild river and saltwater fly fishing, also guides others in this hugely popular and ever-growing sport from boats, beaches and streams. He has played a key rile in developing a range of saltwater flies for Turrall based on sandeel and baitfish patterns. His current project is a fundamentally different approach to river flies, with the ultimate shortlist that will catch fish on any river, anywhere in the world.