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Great visit to Bugeilyn.
1200 - 1830.
Worked anti clockwise at first due to wind and managed to rise 8 and land 6 from a daddy long legs pattern over a couple of hours.
Late in the afternoon the wind started to drop and the surface started to settle.
Swapped to a black beetle pattern that has performed very well here previously and worked clockwise from the boat house which produced the rest.

Spent a few minutes watching a Merlin hunting a small bird which was fantastic. It stooped at least 7 times trying to take its prey and was out manoeuvred each time. After the 7th attempt its prey appeared to dive into the heather and the hobby also vanished against the colours of the hill after a final pass where its target had taken shelter.

Amazing afternoon.

18 Trout

I arrived in thick cloud and squally showers but was cheered by the glimpse of a hen harrier hunting low over the moors. The rain came and went. The wind did not and continued to be a challenge but at least it provided a healthy ripple. The fish were obliging and I lost or rose as many as were netted. All were feisty, dark tanned half pounders. What fly you may ask....Just stick with the Model T Ford. Offer them anything so long as it's black. I stopped fishing after four hours or so to give the fish some respite.

15 Trout

Blanked

Caught on a mix of dry and wet flies (and for the latter, the silver pennel was particularly good, I suppose it resembles a small fry). Some great takes from some reasonably sized trout on the wet. Once the sun came out early afternoon it all went very quiet.

5 Trout

23 caught between 2 anglers,fish caught on dry hoppers and heather fly

23 Trout

A wet and windy day on Bugeilyn. Tried the East bank in the morning, landed a couple but getting a line out into the teeth of the gale proved too much for me. After a sarnie and a beer, tried the Western bank which was much more relaxing. Finished with 13 but missed many more.

13 Trout

Another lovely day Bugeilyn wind blowing right to left across the lake. Getting fish to rise was not the problem, getting them on hook was.. There was 2 other guys fishing there as well who I knew. They were having the same problem in hooking the fish. The fish would come to anything small and black just twitched along the surface. Must of had over forty fish between us

11 Trout

Tough day at Bugeilyn too much sun and not enough wind I guess.
Managed a few and missed a few but a good reminder it's not always easy.

5 Trout

Lovely day on the Lyn, caught fish on heather fly imitations . Watched Osprey in the afternoon. Water temperature warm at 18.5 C.

20 Trout

Fish are jumping and the cotton is high.

A perfect afternoon. Should have had many, many more. Range.of flies, zulu, butcher, beetle. Rising fish everywhere but lightening fast. Bugeilyn at its best.

5 Trout