River Ghillie at Delfur Fishings

River Ghillie at Delfur Fishings
River Spey

Delfur is one of the prime beats in the Country. Offering excellent fly water and considerable catch returns with a fully booked season year on year, allowing the ghillie team the opportunity to assist passionate guests to fish to the best of their abilities.

Principal Responsibilities
◊ Provide a professional, attentive and friendly service to guests, always enabling their satisfaction.
◊ To guide and support our guests by delivering expert advice and knowledge of the river throughout their fishing experience.
◊ Maintain all riverbanks, estate fishing huts and beat equipment to a proper standard.
◊ To have a strong and visible presence on the river for the discouragement of any poaching and to be vigilant in reporting any concerns to our Head Ghillie.
◊ Aid with all required river maintenance and habitat improvement works, and other related Delfur Fishings duties year-round.
◊ To work within accordance of the Delfur Fishings policies and any related health and safety legislation in a responsible and safe manner.

Our Ideal Candidate
The appropriate applicant shall:
◊ Be passionate and keen to learn river ghillie skills and have the ability to take on river and fisheries management role or have existing experience within the industry.
◊ Having great pride in providing our guests with outstanding client service while being a professional and personable individual.
◊ To be dependable, punctual and self-motivated who is content working well as a team member, while being capable of independent work.
◊ Hold a full valid UK driving licence and have the legal right to work in the UK.

What Delfur Offers You
The successful candidate will receive a competitive remuneration package, including:
◊ Provision of a housing allowance.
◊ Provision of waders, jackets and Delfur tweed clothing.
◊ The opportunity to work within the highly experienced and longstanding ghillie team, including Head Ghillie Mark Melville who has been at Delfur for over 20 seasons.
◊ Competitive employer pension contributions.
◊ Options for ongoing training and professional development.