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6 Trout

Was the perfect weather conditions when I parked up in my truck at about eleven . . . . A steady westerly breeze , and thick cloud !!!!!!! Used my home tied traditional wets initially , as there was no surface activity , and used roaming tactics along the Eastern shore , picking off fish , not deep down , with various retrieves , sport was fantastic and as usual the black finned tribe put up a battle once hooked !!!! Spartans in their own right I'd say !!!!!!! Mid afternoon , some splashy rises started appearing around the area of the lone pine tree , so tried one of my small sedge patterns , and was taken with relish , accounting for seven , before it started looking a bit worse for wear !!!!!!! Ringing the changes was the order of the day , and by three , rises had finished , so I opted for a wet Coch y Bonddu and a small bibio , which seemed to do the trick , and fished that all the way up to the culvert , which accounted for another eight beautiful brownies , some a quick pic taken , then slipped back into their peaty abyss !!!!! The wind was loosing some of its poke by five , so fished between the lillies in boathouse bay , which seemed to winkle out the bigger fish , taking two cracking fish , superb condition , with bright red spots ,contrasting against the shimmering bottle green sides , melting into brown on their backs , absolutely superb day , and so on a high , I packed up at six , a happy chappy, with twenty one brownies caught and released , and several more missed , this was one of the best days for a long time that I've had at Bugeilyn . . . . . . . . . I shall be back again in search of the finny tribe , and I tip my hat to you Llyn Bugeilyn for an outstanding day !!!!!!!!!

21 Trout

Just curious as to whether these pics I submit of Llyn Bugeilyn and it's beautiful black finned brownies come out the correct way !!!!!! Previous pics have been turned upside down , . . . . .gremlins in the machine me thinks !!!!! Few cracking pics taken quickly with mobile phone , of the majestic Llyn Bugeilyn and its inhabitants . . . . . . . . . As I always say , back soooooooooooon Llyn Bugeilyn !!!!!

21 Trout

Moderate winds with heavy rain from 1pm to 3pm. With a very good hatch of alder in the afternoon, very pleasing day. Eleven trout .

11 Trout

Good day, wind was a bit tricky but found plenty of bank to fish. Great venue, will be back again soon. Flies were dewl bach, Hares ears & a couple on dries.

11 Trout

Great days fishing at this wonderful location. Most of the fish caught typically 6 to 10 oz with very fast strikes and hard fighting providing amazing sport. Fished wet pattern using butcher on the dropper and bibio on the point size 14 which seemed to be quite effective ( 18 trout between us with at least the same number of strikes, failing to hook)! Can be quite boggy at the top end but other than that no real issues.

9 Trout

Excellent day as usual at this location. Most fish were small, and went for a silver butcher sz 14. Two larger fish caught on sz 12 black hopper and a sz 12 shipman's buzzer.

10 Trout

We arrived at 3.30pm with a nice breeze and a few foam lines running down the Llyn. My fishing pal took the Xmas tree side and I the soft side. Both of us used my own tied bibio, joey 2 butt and greenwell spider. I caught on my first cast and thought I was in for a bucket full but eventually had 9 to hand with a few long range releases as well. Watching my pal opposite land his first fish and slip on the bank and pirouette into the drink had me in stitches but on a serious note, could of been nasty......Be warned!!
We left at 9pm after 15 lovely wbt to hand between us all on wets. No rises seen all afternoon which surprised us.
This was my 3rd visit to Llyn Bugeilyn in a month and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute but will be going back to the rivers for the next month of so. Will hopefully visit at least once during the summer months.
Thanks WUF

15 Trout

Turned up at Llyn Bugeilyn midafternoon , with the assumption that it may be pretty squally weather , and was greeted with low clouds slight drizzle and a far old wind coming from the South-West !!!!!! Not perturbed I headed down to the westerly shore at the top end , knowing on previous visits that it fishes well with a good warm wind , which is exactly what it was . Occasionally it would eddy round the mountains , and would drop to a pleasant breeze !!!! I initially fished a team of two , my own variant of a Peter Ross , and a Bibio pattern , and had two strong little fiesty brownies after only ten minutes !! Moving slightly further down , but aware that it becomes veeeeeeery boggy round by the culvert I changed my point fly for my version of a bloody butcher , all in very small sizes , again some good hits , and just in the waves too , five brownies brought to hand , some fabulous sport , and as usual they really pinch above their weight !!!! Again , just to see what they favoured I switched round the point and dropper fly , Peter Ross on the point , bloody butcher on the dropper , and they must have preferred the bloody butcher , as had another three hard hits , very confident at the dropper fly , some quickly photographed and admired , then quickly slipped back into their peaty domain !!!! Sport was pretty great all into the evening , and had another six perfectly formed black finned beauties , and countless plucks on the fly , not fished deep at all , and perhaps only a foot or two under the rolling waves !!!! Was a real "red letter day " here , and as usual , packed up ,very content and made it worthwhile venturing out on a not so Summery day , but worth remembering that this is just what the brownies of Bugeilyn like , wild weather !!!!! As I always say , I shall sojourn to this peaceful haven again very very soon , and I thank you Llyn Bugeilyn for another fantastic day . . . . .

Another interesting paragraph , out of the book written by John Henry Cliffe, "NOTES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ANGLER : RAMBLES AMONG THE MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS , AND SOLITUDES OF WALES. ( 1870 )
. . . . . . . . . Fifty years ago there were no trout in Bugeilyn, but millions of horse leeches, The pool was originally stocked with trout from the Rheidol by two gentlemen who happened to be grouse shooting in the proximity to the pool. For some years a war of extermination was carried on between the leeches and the trout; the latter , however , proved victorious , and no leeches are now to be found . The lake is preserved by Mr. Jones , of Garthmill Hall , Montgomeryshire .

16 Trout

The "red letter day " I had in Monday 15 May , just a few pics of some of the beautiful black finned brown trout , salmo nigrippinis at her best , and with sixteen beauties brought to hand , had a thoroughly enjoyable day . . . Back soon , cheers Llyn Buguilyn. . . . . . . . . .

16 Trout