Feedback & Reports

Arrived at 10.30, good directions easy to find. Got my waders on and was about to put my rod together when I realised I had not brought my reel. It was an hour and a quarters drive from my holiday let. A mistake I won't make again, went home feeling stupid.

Water rose a little so chose to spin. Nothing caught but very impressed with pools and access. Will return in search of that large Wye springer.

Fished Lady Alexanders Catch and Abernant Stream for a few hours. Water looking good but no Salmon seen or caught. A beautiful spot - at one point an otter was fishing quite close to me as Red Kites soared overhead - so really can't complain as Tuesday mornings go!

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River in good nick fished hard from 10 too 5. fished fly blue Snealde one vicious pull in the rock pool other than that never saw a fish. Couple of dead chub floating in places. some of the styles could do with a little tlc

Well after a winter of Foxing with the .223 , and ratting with the air rifles , was nice to head off to one of my favourites , Llyn Bugeilyn . . . . . When I arrived at ten , it looked like a scene of Middle Earth !!!!! Low fog a bitterly cold wind and heavy drizzle .
Walking over the bridge between Bugeilyn and Cwm Byr , I did wonder was I about three weeks too early. Tackling up with my own versions of a Bibio and a Peter Ross on the point was time to wet a line at last !!!!!!
Working all the shore line avoiding some deep deep sink holes , I contacted with the first brownie and what a little cracker , beautiful condition , and feisty as ever ! Three more followed within the hour , then all went quiet . . . . . . .
It appears that feeding windows at Bugeilyn can be short , as I've experienced in the past . It was another two hours and various changes of flies that I had the fifth fish , again another cracker , plump and slightly bigger than the others .with the chill setting in , was pleased with five feisty brownies . I still think they were stocked by guys on a shooting party way back in the 1800 's ( sorry Dr Gunther ! )

At fivish , it was time to call it a day and make tracks back home , grappling with the track around the ruin is a feat in itself, even in a truck. The winter floods etc have taken their toll and feel gorges are now in the track around the barn complex , and the ruined Bugileyn farm house, next time , think I'll play it safe and park up by Glaslyn lake , and walk down !!!!But that said , another great few hours of peaceful solitude , and a some quality sport as well , see ya soon Bugeilyn , and warm up next time !!!!

Next week , choices choices , the Edw , Clettwr or maybe the Claerwen river , life's tough sometimes hey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Trout

Spinning and worm - sadly not so much as a nibble. Beautiful spot though, and friendly and helpful bailiffs.

Just a few piccies of a bitterly cold day up at the lovely Llyn Bugeilyn , and some quick pics of the black finned brownies !!!!!! Back soon Bugeilyn ! Great place , great sport , happy days . . . . . . . . . .

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Paul Humphreys landed his second Wye Salmon to get Holme Lacy 4 off the mark for 2018 with a fresh run 20lb hen fish on a single hook FC.

1 Salmon

Spinner used. Fish about 2 pounds. Returned to river unharmed

1 Sea Trout

3 x trout 11-14 inches, Waterhen Bloa, Dark Moorgame, Woodcock and Hare's Lug. A rather sparse large dark olive hatch went on for quite a while during the afternoon, joined later by a few march browns. A few trout are, now, starting to show their heads at the surface. I managed to rise several more with a Jingler....and missed every one of them!

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