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FEBRUARY REPORT FOR LLYNGWYN

Best Bag_*
Pat Sharman  Talgarth  6 fish 18 lbs  8 oz  Sunburst
Richard Waynes (age 6) Llandrindod Wells   6 fish  18 lbs Orange
Alan Lewis Rhayader 6 fish  18 lbs    Orange
*_Best Fish_*
Alan Lewis Rhayader   5 lbs 8 oz     Orange
Pat Sharman  Talgarth  4 lbs 8 oz    Sunburst
Ken Holroyd  Tenbury Wells 4lbs 8 oz   Orange
*_Best Lines_*   Intermediate
*_Best Flies_* Orange fritz, Cat's Whisker, Damsel Fritz
 
*_PLEASE NOTE - ELAN VALLEY OPENS FOR BROWN TROUT FISHING 20th MARCH_*

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Lower Lliw Report
Fishing this week has been at various depths, around 4 to 8 feet down from the float on worm.
On fly, an intermediate line and green montana did ok.
John Morris from Clydach had the best bag of the week with one fish weighing in at 10lb 3oz,
with one fish at 4lb 2oz.Best areas have been the disabled and the bay under the pump house.
 Best bags, John Morris 10lb 3oz (4 fish), Peter Jones 8lb 12oz (6 fish), T Evans 8lb 7oz (6 fish),
K Peters 7lb 4oz (6 fish).
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RHAYADER & ELAN VALLEY ANGLING ASSOCIATION

www.rhayaderangling.co.uk

FISHING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2008

ELAN VALLEY.

Best Bag

JOHN NEWBURY, EVESHAM                6 BROWNS                  6 LB

BARRY THOMAS, RHAYADER              6 BROWNS                  5 LB 8 OZ       ZULU

DAVID DAVIES, ELAN VALLEY                     6 BROWNS                  5 LB                MONTANA

Best Fish

JOHN NEWBURY, EVESHAM                BROWN      1 LB

ROGER LEWIS, RHAYADER              BROWN      1 LB                MONTANA

BRYN JONES, RHAYADER              BROWN      15 OZ             BLACK GNAT

Best Flies

BLACK AND PEACOCK, ZULU, MONTANA

 Best Lines INTERMEDIATE

 

** ELAN VALLEY LAKES CLOSED FROM 17^TH OCTOBER 2008 – 20^TH MARCH 2009**

 

LLYNGWYN

Best Bag

RICHARD BULL, KNIGHTON                6 RAINBOWS            16 LB 8 OZ            BOOBY

PAT SHARMAN, TALGARTH               6 RAINBOWS            15 LB 8 OZ            BUZZER

ELLIS RUSSEL, WORCESTER                     6 RAINBOWS            15 LB              DAMSEL

Best Fish

PAUL DAVIES, RHAYADER              RAINBOW                 10 LB              MONTANA

GERRY WOOD, BUILTH WELLS                      RAINBOW                 8 LB 8 OZ            HARES EAR

KEARTON JONES, KINVER                      RAINBOW                 8 LB                BUZZER

Best Flies

BOOBY, MONTANA, BUZZER, CATS WHISKER

Best Lines

INTERMEDIATE

 

** LLYNGWYN LAKE OPEN ALL YEAR. WINTER SEASON TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE **

 

Hi there again.

Apologies for the delay in sending out this next set of fly fishing tips, I have just returned from one of the best sessions of my life. I caught a personal best 9lb wild brown trout from Lake Windermere in The English Lake Distict. For anyone wishing for a fantastic fishing destination I would suggest they book a flight to the UK and visit the Lake District where the scenery is spectacular and the fishing equally so!
The next guidance I am going to provide is on the set up, that is the rod, reel, fly line and tippet; to present the flie in the most natural way.
The type of rod you should buy will depend on:
i) the type of fish you are fishing;
ii) the water on which you are fishing, and;
iii) personal preference.
As a starting point it is first necessary to understand that there are 3 main actions of a fly rod, these being fast action, medium action and slow action. These are also known as tip flex fly rods (fast action), mid flex fly rods (medium action) and full flex fly rods (slow action). Which one of these rods you should use is critical on the success of your fishing.  In order to decide you must first understand what is meant by fast, medium and slow action rods.  Fast action rods are stiff and more powerful rods with the tip being the only part that flexes. As a result, the fast action rod is capable of casting line further, landing larger fish, casting in windy weather and allows for quicker casting. The disadvantages of a fast action rod are that they are difficult for a beginner to use as the rod will need a steeper learning curve as the speed of the line will be such that a beginner may become frustrated.  I will cover medium, and slow rods on my next emails.
Tight Lines! Mark.

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Wentwood Reservoir 01291 425158
ANGLERS using sinking lines and booby nymphs or sink tips and small damsel or Montana nymphs have managed limit bags.
Day ticket visitors Chris and Wayne Price banked five fish bags weighing 11.75lb and 10.5lb while Dave Thomas had five weighing 11lb.
Terry Farminour caught two rainbows weighing 5.5lb from the east bank, while Geoff Simmons has a 3.5lb fish in his catch.
Boat anglers did better with David Wells catching the best five fish limit weighing 12.5lb and Alan Doolan boating the week’s best rainbow of 3lb 14oz.
Ann Heming included a 3.5lb rainbow in her catch of five totalling 12lb, comfortably out fishing husband Tony who shared the boat and caught five fish weighing 9.75lb.
Ian Morris’ boat session ended with five rainbows weighing 10.25lb aboard.
Mike Owen caught five for 10lb and Lee Evans and Philip Evans both caught five rainbows weighing 9.75lb.
Ynysyfro Reservoir 01633 669733
MOST catches are coming from the bottom pond, where rainbows to 3lb have been caught on small nymphs and buzzers fished by the dam or on the point.
Dyffryn Springs 029 20595929
FISHING is steady with most fish falling to anglers tackling up with small imitative pattern flies and Thaw Lake fishing the best.
Cwm Hedd Lakes 01633 896854
THE trout are very selective in the bright sunshine, so the new fishing times for the summer opening should provide the best chance of catching fish.
Evening tickets are now on sale from Wednesday through to Sunday and fishing is from 5pm until dusk.
Ravensnest Fishery 01291 689564
JOHN Griffiths opens the fishery at 7.30am every day and early arrivals have been catching well.
Dave Williams came from Blackwood and caught the week’s best rainbow of 6.25lb while his son Gareth landed a 5.5lb fish. Paul Edwards, from Cardiff, banked a 6lb blue trout while another city angler at the Tintern water was Peter Griffiths who caught six rainbows totalling 16.75lb.
A 4.5lb rainbow hooked on a buzzer helped Sean Collins on his way home to Pontypool with a four fish 11.25lb bag.

Loss of  Angler
SOUTH Wales has lost a top game angler following the death of John Mason, from Whitchurch. Fishing for trout on Cardiff’s Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs was where he was most at home, and during the 1950s he was a founder member of Cardiff Reservoirs Fly Fishing Club. The club is still active today, despite members having to seek their sport outside the city.

Seven Oaks Fishery 01446 775474
BRIDGEND anglers dominated the week and took all the best catches. Huw Viggers had the week’s best fish, which was a 9.75lb rainbow caught on just his second day out with a fly rod. Derek Hampstead banked two rainbows over 5lb and Phil Batton’s four rainbows gave him a 15lb bag. Barry Payne fished catch and release and hooked nine rainbows to 4.5lb, while Gareth Thomas put back seven fish to 4lb.
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Planet Tackle 4 Ely Valley Road .Talbot Green Rhondda Cynon Tatt Tel; 01443 229898
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FREE FISHING

Welsh Fishery Pant-y-Bedw are offering free fishing at its Lakes near Carmarthen. The joint venture with the EA has granted a block licence to give new anglers a taste of fishing without a licence. For more information phone Roger platt on 01437 760081