May is the month of beauty, birdsong, bursting buds, and brown trout โ€ฆโ€ฆ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

A strangely hectic month for me. Iโ€™ve had gents out on the streams and the big wild waters of mid Wales. Itโ€™s been mainly dry over the last two or so weeks, with just some rain today. The bank holiday bustle is just ramping up here in Rhayader. However, itโ€™s been a...

The single raindrop never feels responsible for the flood โ€ฆ. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Well, an unbelievable amount of the wet stuff has incessantly fallen over much of the U.K., really since 2026 started !!! Weโ€™ve had only a few decent, dry days, here in mid Wales, and in all honesty, I think I can count them on one hand โ€ฆ. Pretty grim. And, as we...

The Trout is a moment of beauty; the heartbeat of a wild stream โ€ฆโ€ฆ. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŽฃ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

As we gently slide into a rather changeable 2026, weโ€™ve had it all over the last two weeks, from heavy persistent rain, through to Storm Goretti, her snow fall and associated hazards that come with it. Lots of trees across roads, from heavy snow on the branches of...