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FLY TEAM

In a competitive market, the challenge of producing world beating fishing tackle requires the very best feedback and testing during development.

The SONIK Fly Team and SONIK Carp Team are a carefully selected group of highly experienced and knowledgeable anglers who use and abuse our gear from Iceland to New Zealand and all points in between. Extreme testing to ensure when you buy any item of SONIK tackle that it is fit for purpose and will not let you down.


  • David Hoppe
  • David Hoppe, United Kingdom
  • Welsh International David Hoppe is a highly successful and dedicated competition angler who spends most of his time fishing British lakes and reservoirs for hard fighting rainbow and brown trout.

    In Autumn 2011 while representing Wales at the International Fly Fishing Championships he became one of the youngest anglers to win the Brown Bowl, taking the individual top spot while using Sonik SK3 rods.

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  • Scott Nellins, United Kingdom
  • Scott has worked in the Angling Industry for 4 years, working in the Game Product Development team at Hardy Greys where he was heavily involved in numerous high profile projects. He has gained an excellent reputation with dealers and customers, being noted many times for his subject knowledge and customer relations. Added to this Scott is known as being one of the most successful young anglers in recent years. At 24, he already has 2 England European Team Caps, 2 England Rivers Team Caps & 1 England Loch Style Cap to his name, along with various youth honours.

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  • Roger Dowsett, United Kingdom
  • Roger has extensively fished for trout and salmon from the chalk streams and small stillwaters of southern England to the Tweed, Dee and Spey in Scotland, and the trout lochs of Caithness and Sutherland.

    Abroad he has fished in Argentina, the USA, Sweden and Ireland. Roger is a professionally qualified fly fishing instructor and guide holding the STANIC Certificate for trout fishing and the GAIC Certificate for salmon fishing. He is also a member of S&TA, GAIA. 

    Visit Roger's website: www.troutquest.com

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  • Rok Luštrik, Slovenia
  • Rok is a professional guide in Slovenia and in other parts of Europe. Enthusiastic fly fisherman and fly tier for over 15 years.

    He feels truly privileged to be born and live in Slovenia, a country that can offer so wide a variety of fishing options, from gin clear alpine streams to mysterious chalk streams. Rok loves them all - from morning hatch to nymphing during the day to anticipating the evening hatch.

    Visit Rok's website: www.lustrik.com

  • Kirk Tinham
  • Kirk Tinham, Switzerland
  • Kirk is the founder and tour guide for Fly Fish Zermatt, based in the famous Swiss ski resort at the base of the Matterhorn.  As well as running his own lake during the summer months he also owns a sports shop up in the mountains. A passionate fly fisherman, he began his fly fishing career in the RAF, where he fished competitively throughout the UK.  Kirk has been based in the Alps for the past 6 years and founded his company in 2009 offering tailored fishing tours to a glacier lake. He is also involved in helping to create a tourism structure which will make fishing Switzerland’s beautiful waters more accessible to everyone.
    Kirk can be contacted via email kirktinham@flyfishzermatt.com
     

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  • Moreno Borriero, Italy
  • Moreno Borriero was born in South Africa in 1961 and has been a fly fisherman since 1982. In 2002 he became a professional guide and in the past years has become a Bamboo rodmaker and part of the Italian Bamboo Rodmakers Association. 

    Moreno is also President of a fly fishing club in Lucca, Tuscany. 

    Visit Moreno's website: www.mbrods.it

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  • MayFly Bilovice, Czech Republic
  • MayFly Bilovice is a small competition fly team from the Czech Republic with 4 members, a manager and a coach. The team was set up in 2011 and fishes on rivers and lakes in the Czech leagues, competing nationally in the open competitions. The team would eventually like to set up a junior team and share their knowledge with them. MayFly are also focused on environmental protection and have set up a non-profit organisation in order to influence river projects and protect the river bed.

    For MayFly, fly fishing is not just a hobby…it's a life style

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  • Ammala Louangketh, United States
  • Ammala or Al as he prefers, has been fly fishing for over 18 years, He is also the Chief Director of Team Caddis, an international fly fishing tournament organization with members based internationally, as well as an active duty member of the U.S. Army Mechanized Infantry Unit.

    If he is not fly fishing, Al helps assist with promoting fly fishing products into the international markets for various companies to include SONIK Sports. 

    Visit Al's team at: www.teamcaddis.com

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  • Eric Hope, United Kingdom
  • Eric has been a professional casting instructor since 1993. He is a member of REFFIS and holder of the Salmon and Trout Association National Instructors Certificate.

    Eric has extensive experience fishing the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers in Colorado, the Ponoi in Russia, and waters in Ireland and Scotland. He is also a correspondent for 'Trout and Salmon' magazine, as well as Global TV and Sky. 

    Eric's website www.hemmingwaysfish.co.uk

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  • Robbie Bell, United Kingdom
  • Robbie is one of the most passionate fly fisherman in the country with a highly impressive fly-fishing CV.

    As well as running his own tackle shop he fishes around a hundred times a year for trout and grayling. Highly proficient in river, loch style and bank fishing he offers enthusiastic but patient tuition to beginners, improvers and experts alike.

    Visit Robbie’s website: www.gamefair-flyfishing.net/

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  • Robert 'Bob' Milne, United Kingdom
  • Bob hails from the North East of England and is a GAIA Instructor and Guide and holds the STANIC Certificate in trout fishing. He is a member of the Salmon and Trout Association, Angling Trust, Wild Trout Trust and Grayling Society as well as many other angling related associations and clubs.

    He enjoys introducing newcomers into the wonderful world of fly fishing through his angling coaching services. Although having fished in many locations throughout the UK and around the world, his true love is fishing Northumbrian rivers and small streams for wild brown trout and grayling.

    Visit Bob’s website: www.bobtrout.supanet.com

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  • Rob Waddington, United Kingdom
  • Rob Waddington is a professional guide who offers high quality, friendly and personal guiding, coaching and activity days for individuals, groups and corporate events. Based at his fishing lodge right on the north shore of Rutland Water, Rob fishes this huge water virtually every day with SONIK rods.

    Qualified in trout and salmon coaching, Rob also fishes for salmon in Scotland, Ireland, Canada and Russia. 

    Visit Rob's website: www.rutlandwaterflyfishing.co.uk