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Days to do are getting few !!! Caban Coch reservoir: two fantastic mornings, in wild, wet weather ……

by Joe Alexander | Oct 6, 2023 | News

With the season now well and truly finished on the rivers, for our lovely wild brown trout, it just leaves the big wild waters of the Elan Valley, and Claerwen reservoir open, with their season carrying on till October 17th. I’ve been lucky the last two sessions on...

Three short sorties; on the wild Reservoirs of the Elan …. Caban Coch and Claerwen yielded fantastic sport, and some clonking fish too !!!

by Joe Alexander | Sep 27, 2023 | News

As I write this short, but dynamic blog, the infant Storm Agnes is just starting to gain some momentum …. I’ve had a morning of fitness and being spoilt in Ty Morgan’s, as Daisy had phoned through to the bistro and paid for a muffin with a very classy birthday candle...

Another day in Paradise…Another day guiding…Another day living the dream !!!! 🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐟

by Joe Alexander | Sep 14, 2023 | News

So, I had another guided day out in the wilds of the Elenydd two days ago. It’s been a hectic week with a mix of guiding and preparing some extra website administration. I’m also looking at some merchandise in the form of quality sweat-tops and caps….as they say, I’ll...

A whimsical week of wading up the wild streams…..Just a magical few days in paradise !!!!

by Joe Alexander | Sep 9, 2023 | News

Wow, what a week , absolutely superb fun in every sense of the word…… from the rocky River Edw beat at Cregrina, to the serene and secretive little Clywedog brook near Crossgates …… and everything in between, literally !!!!.The beauty of these tributaries is their...

A Grand Slam…. On Garreg Ddu, Caban Coch and Claerwen Reservoirs ; no mean feat….it took me five hours !!!! 🤣🎣🎣

by Joe Alexander | Aug 30, 2023 | News

So, i did mention in my last blog, a grand slam was carried out on three of the reservoirs close to Rhayader. The chosen area was the Lakeland of Wales, the Elan valley, well strictly speaking, Claerwen Reservoir is in another valley, and not the Cwm Elan ….. Needless...

A Watery Mix, in the solitudes of Wales…..on river, stream, reservoir and llyn…..just a dreamy week !!!!

by Joe Alexander | Aug 26, 2023 | News

Strewth , what a week of variety fishing wise, from the hallowed waters of Llyn Bugeilyn, to the confines of the lovely secretive River Cammarch …. And everything in between to be honest, I even had a recce of Nant Gwynllyn, a small feisty stream that joins the Wye...

The Secretive River Edw; two beats in two days, absolute magic…….

by Joe Alexander | Aug 19, 2023 | News

Wednesday and Thursday of last week, we had a break in the weather, and I think we had about five days with nearly no rain , ok, perhaps I lie like a cheap Japanese watch, maybe some drizzle, but certainly not enough to bring the rivers up any more, so I ventured to...

Great friends, great craic and great sport …. Another glorious day in the hills !!! 🎣🎣🐟

by Joe Alexander | Aug 14, 2023 | News

As the last week has once again been a bit iffy to say the least weather wise, I’m writting this on a wet dank day, in a not so sunny August, in the beautiful Rhayader. One things for certain the Wye and her tributaries are at a healthy height …. Hark back to this...

A brief visit to an old friend…. Claerwen Reservoir, a fun but frantic three hour session, before the rain arrived !!!!

by Joe Alexander | Aug 3, 2023 | News

‘Twas another early bells session that I did up at the lovely “sea in the middle of Wales” ….. I was up at Claerwen this morning at half six ….. what fantastic conditions, a lovely North westerly wind, and a enticingly fishy ripple, on the massive 900 acre sheet of...

Llyn Bugeilyn, the shepherds pool, lying quietly serene in the shadow of Pumlumon …… an awesome day on a favourite wild Llyn !!

by Joe Alexander | Jul 31, 2023 | News

So after a hectic few days , and the jovialities of the Rhayader Carnival and the hustle and bustle of the Royal Welsh Show, ‘‘twas nice to escape to the beautiful tranquility of one of my favourite wild llyns last Friday …. In fact no, I’d go as far as to say it is...
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