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Headed down to this majestic Llyn early , as rain was promised later in the day !!!!! When I parked up at eight o ' clock , the wind was already gaining some momentum and creating some steady wind lanes along the Easterm shore line !!! Having had an excellent few weeks , at various waters , including the upper Wye , the Claerwen river and Claerwen reservoir , along with Nant y Moch reservoir , and some of the upper Llyns around Trisant , was nice to be back with my old friend . . . . . . . And she didn't disappoint , using my home tied offerings following patterns again in Plu Stiniog , I worked most of the Eastern shore line right down to the bottom , and managed ten lovely brownies , all released back into the steady rolling waves !!!!!! Again I thank you Emrys Evans , your patterns work wonders . . . . . . .

The wind picked up steadily around Tenish , and must have been at forty miles an hour !!!! Line control and feeling takes became nigh on impossible , so headed back down to the top end of the lake , where three of the tally violently hit my home tied offerings . . . . . .

All the brownies were in beautiful condition , and a lot seemed very plump and well fed , some quick pics were taken before slipping them back in, with the wet net . As mentioned previously by other angler , be very aware of deep holes craftily hidden amongst the bushy heather , concentrate just in front of you whilst walking and all will be well , start to look at the gorgeous surroundings , and the moorland will swallow you up !!!!!!

Happy with a bag of ten black finned brownies !!!!!!! Salmo Nigrippinis or Salmo Trutta , perhaps we'll never know , maybe those two gents from long long ago who stocked some brownies from the Rheidol are laughing at us all , especially the boffins !!!!!!!! Anyway I digress , with the wind blowing an absolute hoolie at around half one , was time to tip my hat to Bugeilyn for another season , and a great one at that , I'm sure the average size of the fish is increasing. . . . . Nice steady meander along the track to the main drag , back too the Ponderosa !!

NOTE TO WUF . . . . . Would it feasible to contact the landowner and let him know that two hundred yards either side of the farm complex ( the new one not the ruin ) the erosion of the track is awe full and with a tractor and bucket on , perhaps could level out the deep gorges being created by wash off.

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9 Trout

A lovely day on a lovely lake. We caught plump little fish throughout the day, mainly on daddies. The trout were walloping the naturals. Beware, the bankside heather can be treacherous. There are many well concealed deep holes, walk slowly!

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All released.

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18 Trout

Another great sporting day at Bugeilyn , bowled up at about elevenish , greeted with a lovely westerly breeze , and intermittent sunshine , perfect conditions ! The surrounding hills were splashed with purple from the heather , now in full flower , and the odd Dady long legs was flying out of the boggy grasses from around the lake , some landing in the marginal water , and hastily chased by Bugeilyn residents . . . . . . . . .

I used roaming tactics , with the usual floating line , on my five weight rod , and the few flies I tied from Plu Stiniog worked a treat , so I thank you Mr Evans. Ringing the changes , I did have four lovely fish from the westerly shore on a dry detached body Daddy long legs , very splashy savage takes . The very top end of the lake was good today , and had six on a mix of my home tied wets , the majority of them taking the flies with black in them .

There was a quieter spell around two for about an hour or so , which historically I've always found happens in the afternoon here , so took some time out to chill , and have a wonder around the local area . . . . Spotting a cormorant on Llyn Cwm Byr . . . . Hell these pests get everywhere !!!!! A well placed .223 me thinks ????

Sport again picked up late afternoon , and finished the day with fourteen crackers to the net , all carefully released , a real fun day , as always , and actually the last two weeks have been varied to say the least , with regards to fishing , had two excellent days on Claerwen Reservoir , with some beautiful wild brownies caught and released , and a fun afternoon on the Claerwen river , again catching small feisty brownies on nymphs , so all in all had a good dose of fly fishing to last me a few days . . . . . . . . Well perhaps until next week !!!!!

WUF SAFETY POINT : Just out of interest for folks that may need phone reception , I happened to look at mine , as it beeped !!!! On the track over the bridge between Bugeilyn and Cwm Byr , walk up that track about two hundred yards and you should get a decent reception . . . .

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Very good day, although very windy & rain at times. Diwall bach did the business, just a note of caution, the lake & banks are very flooded at present, & the track down also. Take care.

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A beautiful tranquil location for which we had perfect weather, just a light breeze and broken cloud. As well as a 4WD the other essential bit of kit here are waders, it's very boggy all around the lake. Plenty of fish were rising all day, taking a shuttlecock emerger (3) and flying ants (1) with the remaining six on the wet with a Bibio point fly, steadfastly ignoring other wet flies on the droppers. There seemed to be a lot more activity on the deeper western shore than on the east. Aggressive takes and beautifully coloured feisty fish with a good number lost too. Perfect.

10 Trout

Was great to head off to this gem of a lake , to get my regular Bugeilyn fix . Got there seven in the morning , to be greeted by a flat calm surface and hardly a whisp in the air ! Things could be tricky to say the least . . . . . . . Tackled up with my five weight rod floating line, and my team of home tied small wets, also taking along my seven foot four weight split cane rod , just for a bit of fun . Initially working the westerly shore , I managed to pick up two cracking fish, quickly admired , then returned . By eight , there was a much needed breeze , which pit a nice ripple on the lake , improving sport no end . I worked all the Westerly shore , right down to the bottom end . By the lone pine tree , stuck in some heather was a cats whisker fly . . . . Eeeeeeeeeeek . . . . . Who's been using such a monstrosity of a fly for such a legend of a lake , I think that deserves an exclamation mark or two Mr Birch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Takes were confident , surprisingly not too deep down , and as always scrapers right to the net , the point fly , my own Kate Maclaren variant being the favourite of the morning , and in total caught ten crackers , in excellent condition , all released back to their fabled home . Next visit , I'll hopefully give some of the flies I'm attempting , from Emrys Evans ' Plu Stiniog . It's a cracking book , and a chap I would have loved to have met , and learned some tips from the Cambrian Angling Assoc Legend . He could snaffle out a trout or two on the Wild Lakes around Blaunau Ffestiniog , awesome country side and some great fishing too !

At half twelve , the sun was high and burning the backs of my hands , reaching a steady 23 degrees , I gave around the boathouse one last blast , managing to pick up my last feisty little brownie . Happy with a tally of ten on such a difficult day , I chilled out for a while , before packing up , enjoying the views on a slow bimble back along the track, before hitting the main drag and heading back to the Pondarosa . Will be back very very soon , hopefully on a more windier cloudier cooler day, but thanks as always Llyn Bugeilyn for another fun few hours !!!!!!

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