It’s not very often you head to Farmoor and see posted on the wall that there was just ONE fish caught between 4 anglers from the bank the day before. The boat statistics were better though, with 70 odd fish caught, but with the weather taking a turn for the worst, the ranger called and canceled our boat we had booked just as we were … Continue reading A hard Farmoor
Ellerdine Lakes are somewhere I’ve never fished before, I don’t do that much small-water fishing other than when the rivers are out of condition throughout the winter. The trout season for me is packed with lake competitions and also river comps the last few years – being lucky enough to qualify for the rivers team – So my spare time is spent practicing on these waters … Continue reading Ellerdine Lakes
At last! The river Taff has dropped enough to get in a few of the bigger pools to wet a line… It’s been well over a month since we’ve been able to flick a fly on the Taff, with some of the highest water levels ever recorded, so Terry, Tony and I took the opportunity to get out and hopefully catch some fish. I arrived … Continue reading Fishing on the River Taff
Hasn’t the weather of late been depressing! Until 4 days ago the rivers have been constantly flooded and un-fishable! Terry and I have managed a few days on the Rhymney, but nothing really to write home about, and we’ve spend our days either tying flies or down at our local trout fishery Garnffrwd. As you may have saw in my previous blog post, Garnffrwd has … Continue reading A Couple of Doubles at Garnffrwd
I said to myself throughout last season that I was going to spend more time fishing different lakes and rivers this winter, other than my usual haunts, mainly to give my favourite stretches of river a bit of a break, and spend the time learning other fisheries. Most winters I try and fit in a day or two on Garnffrwd trout fishery, but this winter, … Continue reading Spider Fishing on Garnffrwd
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