River fishing is one of my main fly fishing passions, catching wild brown trout and grayling on rivers and streams around the UK is a brilliant past time. Check out my fly tying page for patterns to catch river trout and grayling.
So the trials have been and gone, with 15 participants fishing for just three places in the team, and a reserve spot. It looked as if it was going to be a tough day at the office before anglers even don their chest waders. There were a few hiccup such as one or two controllers not turning up with officials having to stand in but each angler had … Continue reading Welsh Rivers Team 2013
Sunday is the Welsh rivers trials, a qualifier to make next years river international on the river Taff. It will be fished on the same stretches of the river that the international will be fished on, getting the best possible team on the very same river the competition will be held on. Makes sense, don’t you think? Myself and Allen already in the team due … Continue reading Welsh River Trials
It usually takes a few days to come back down to earth after such results in a competition – Check blog post: Wales Win Gold – On these competitions the fishing is normally very good with large numbers of fish being recorded, the Tay, however was tough, with my best day being just five fish. Two grayling, one very nice fish over 2lb and a … Continue reading Fishing the River Taff in Flood
The 29th of June saw the Rivers international hosted on Scotland’s River Tay. Four teams of five anglers represented England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to competed for the honour of International champions. The Welsh team consisted of six anglers, Dean, Allen, Mark, Bushy – Manager, Terry http://taffdiaries.wordpress.com – Reserve and I Captain. Preparation is everything When fishing such competitions I always find things run more smoothly … Continue reading Wales WIN Gold in Scotland
So I guess it’s back to the usual British weather? Strong winds, high rainfall and not much chance to go fishing.. It’s a shame really because most rivers I hear of are on fire at the moment with great fly hatches and plentyful fish numbers. It’s fair to say the weather the last few weeks has been atrocious, and a couple of my own fishing plans … Continue reading Fishing the Taff
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