We intend to start our Casting and Fishing Skills clinic for 2019. We intend to run the event each fortnight on a Sunday morning between 10am and 12 noon at Ty Mawr near Gilwern starting on Sunday 3rd March 2019 (opening Day). The event is free to all children under 18 years of age and [...]
Lee Evans ties The Slim Jim. Hook: Size 16 jig hook with 3mm Pink Pearl Bead. Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, Grey Ribbing: Thin Pink Wire Dubbing Mix: 1/2 Rabbit + 1/4 Ice Dub UV Brown + 1/4 Hends Micro Flash (#18) Hackle: CDC Head: Ultra Thread 70 - Firery Orange
Lee Evans ties his favourite nymph - UV Brown Nymph, a drab version of Craig McDonald's Duracell. Hook: Size 16 jig hook with 3mm Copper Bead. Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk, Grey Tail: Coq de Leon Ribbing: Thin Red Wire Flashback: UV Blob Tail Body: Squirrel Dubbing Hackle: CDC Head: UV Iced Dub Brown [...]
Key species on the menu for fish in the Usk and Wye catchments An article by Dave Collins The list below is not intended to be comprehensive, and comments made are deliberately brief and for guidance only. Emergence patterns are generalised, can change according to seasonal weather conditions and can be earlier, later or more [...]
A Chinese Puzzle An article by Alan Parfitt I don’t know what stimulus reminded me about this fishing episode the other day but I thought to share an unusual fishing experience from several years ago. My very good friend Dai Parker (now sadly no longer with us) and myself were on one of our biennial [...]
A Black River Story by Alan Parfitt Gwent Angling Society has the good fortune to manage the fishing on about 3 miles of the upper river Sirhowy and a small section of its members have become regular and enthusiastic visitors to this wonderful but almost hidden fishery. The story of the Sirhowy valley and its [...]
An Article By Alan Parfitt Operation Alpine Cutthroat trout Date: Summer 2004 Location: Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada Target: Lake of the horns (McPhail lake) We knew it would be quite a challenge to reach the lake, catch a few trout and get back before nightfall. "Lake of the horns" is so called because of the types of [...]
A good week for John Galvin The great thing about fishing is that there are always new things to learn or experiences to enjoy. A good week for John Galvin The great thing about fishing is that there are always new things to learn or experiences to enjoy. Those of us who know John Galvin [...]
Scenery, Solitude and Sewin - The perfect fishing trip. A few of us spent three weeks in the Orkney Islands (Scotland) and experienced fly fishing and spinning for Sea Trout in the crystal clear blue sea. From our time there we managed to pull together a video. See what you think! Video shown below [...]
    I returned to the Tweed, one bright summer’s day,‘Twas in August this time and not in May.The magic was there and so were the fishAnd my longing to fulfil a really great wish - Of catching a salmon, a grilse would do,Fresh run, lice covered, silver and blue.We fished the Wheal Pool [...]
