December 2015 - Gwent Angling Society

Know your fish food Part 5- Yellow May Dun
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Know your fish food Part 5- Yellow May Dun

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Know your fish food Part 5- Yellow May Dun

Yellow May Dun( Heptagenia Sulphurea) There was a time where I wouldn't have thought of using a pattern to imitate this fly. However how times have changed. This fly has become very important to the fish of the River Usk particularly since the lack of March Browns during the past few years. The fly is [...]

By Mark Roberts|2018-10-06T19:53:19+01:00December 9th, 2015|Entomology|0 Comments

Know Your fish Food Part 4-The Olive Upright
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Know Your fish Food Part 4-The Olive Upright

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Know Your fish Food Part 4-The Olive Upright

The Olive Upright (Rhithrogena Semiclorata) A very important food source for both trout and grayling on the Rivers Usk and Wye This insect is a very important food source for the River Usk and Wye as it arrives at the end of the Grannom and March Brown hatches and the Dark Olives have diminished in [...]

By Mark Roberts|2018-10-06T19:55:45+01:00December 9th, 2015|Entomology|1 Comment

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