West Wales Rivers Trust – Doethie and Upper Tywi Restoration Projects
An article by Brian Jones. The following is a brief summary of remediation work carried out on the River Doethie tributary of the River Tywi in recent years. The Water Framework Directive criteria indicate that the upper River Tywi in North Carmarthenshire …
Black and Yellow Intruder-Style Salmon Fly
Mount Materials Thread: Veevus GSP 30d thread Waddington Shank or Intruder shank length of choice Wire: Hareline Senyo’s thin Intruder wire (Colour of your choice) Eyes: Optional but normally 3.3mm dumbbell eyes Hook: Partridge Patriot size 6 Intruder hook (single) Tying Materials …
Tying the Quill-Bodied Emerger
Tying Materials Silk: 70 denier uni-nylon coloured white Wing: CDC either natural or dyed (4 feathers) Hook: Partridge Emerger size 16 (or size to suit the hatch) Tail: Coch De Leon Fibres Body: Either natural stripped quill from the eye feather from …
The Real Threat to Your Fishing
If you are an angler who fishes in Wales, whether occasionally or it is your main pastime, I have to tell you it is all under threat. This is not an idle threat but reality. Many groups, clubs and angling organisations have …
Comments from Across the Sea – Part 1
An article by Lars Mehl. Introduction I’m from Denmark and in total, I have been fishing now for more than 50 years. I have taken the usual breaks from fishing caused by the study, military service, periods of general education and also …
