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A vintage tackle day ; giving a good airing to an old glass rod and a Hardy reel…. and boy did they have a morning of it !!!!

by Joe Alexander | Apr 13, 2023 | News

An old glass fly rod that was given to me by a neighbour of my mums, and a Hardy reel I purchased for seven quid in an antique shop in Hay on Wye was to have a good airing this morning up in the wilds of the Elenydd . I was undecided as to the location to be honest ,...

A red letter day ….. wind, rain and lots of trout at Nantymoch Reservoir ……

by Joe Alexander | Apr 7, 2023 | News

As I parked up at the westerly arm of the wild Nantymoch reservoir yesterday, I had a feeling it was going to be a corker ….. that hunch with a super trouty breeze from the West, drizzle and overcast, with intermittent sunny spells …… absolutely perfect for wild...

A dozen beauties in the Elan Valley…..and a change of weather it seems !!!

by Joe Alexander | Apr 2, 2023 | News

Some relief this morning, with fine weather and a light North Westerly breeze, as I parked up at half ten at Pont ar Elan , which basically means bridge over the Elan . This is the location where the Elan river flows into Craig Goch reservoir, a very productive early...

Curlews, kites, buzzards and bees….. I think Spring was saying “ hello” in the Claerwen Valley……

by Joe Alexander | Mar 28, 2023 | News

A beautiful afternoon as i walked around the Northern shore of the big Claerwen reservoir yesterday …. Walked an hour to where the bank profile slopes gently into the water, nice and manageable to wade in . A niggling northerly breeze was on the go , but when it...

A few cheeky hours over the last two days: Craig Goch reservoir……Savage takes in a rolling wave !!!!

by Joe Alexander | Mar 22, 2023 | News

Well, over the last couple of day , I’ve managed a few hours on Tuesday afternoon on Craig Goch, and a couple of cheeky hours this morning. Sport was good from the off, but strewth, that strong pokey South Westerly wind….. boy oh boy !! cool too …. But seemed to bring...
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