GAIA is delighted to welcome you to its website and we will try to provide you with all the information you may require. As the leading game angling/fly fishing instructor body, GAIA is committed to providing excellence of instruction and coaching in fly casting, game angling and fly tying in all areas of the sport, from river to lake to stream and sea.

All GAIA instructors/coaches are qualified and undergo continuous professional development to ensure their skills are developed and maintained to the highest of standards.

Please take some time to browse the website. If you require any further information please do no hesitate to contact us, or if you are looking for an instructor/coach to help you develop your skills, use the instructor search facility to find one convenient to where you live.

The Quick Search facility allows entry of a name, town, county or country to find an Instructor/coach.

There is also a full search facility accessed from the menu.

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Finding an instructor to help you develop your fishing skills is never an easy prospect.

GAIA make this easy with its members being found throughout the UK, Ireland and beyond. The website provides two methods to help you locate an instructor in your area. Quick Search in the box to the right and the full location search found in the menu above. Give either a try and find out who is available to assist you in your area.

The Game Angling Instructors' Association (GAIA) has established and maintains high standards of technical skills and angling techniques, to be delivered by qualified professional instructors, in a safe and secure environment. You can be confident, when you choose a GAIA instructor, that you are receiving the best of instruction.

GAIA's stated aim is to promote the development of game angling and fly fishing and to ensure there is best practice available at all times through regular continuing personal and professional development of its members. Members undergo stringent examination on all aspects of game angling, fly fishing and teaching skills.