My Catch Record - 1986 to date (with gaps)

Date River Fish Wt (lb-oz) Comments

Notable catch in red

1986

18/07/1986 Glaslyn Sewin 3-12 Andy’s Pool
22/07/1986 Glaslyn Sewin 4-2
01/09/1986 Glaslyn Sewin 3-0

1987

09/08/1987 Glaslyn Sewin 2-8 1 of 3 fish
17/08/1987 Towy Sewin 1-8
19/08/1987 Towy Sewin 1-0
24/08/1987 Glaslyn Sewin 1-8

1988

26/07/1988 Glaslyn Sewin 1-0
26/07/1988 Glaslyn BT 1-0 Brown Trout
08/09/1988 Glaslyn Sewin 2-8 Sinking line, flats
04/09/1988 Glaslyn Sewin 1.00
10/10/1988 Swan Inlet Sea Trout 1.00 Falklands
11/10/1988 Swan Inlet Sea Trout 5.00 5@1.00 lb each av

1989

07/03/1989 Dever Springs RT 5-2 Fishing with Tony
07/03/1989 Dever Springs RT 4-0
07/03/1989 Dever Springs RT 3-8
26/04/1989 Torridge Salmon 8.00
27/04/1989 Torridge Salmon 7.00
13/08/1989 Towy Sewin 2-2
20/08/1989 Towy Sewin 3-8 sea liced
03/09/1989 Towy Sewin 5-0
06/09/1989 Nith Salmon 7.0 George Htl, Thnhl
18/09/1989 Shatterf’d RT 10-0 8 fish in total

1990

22/04/1990 Torridge Salmon 7-8 Junction
13/07/1990 Towy Sewin 1-8 Churns
13/07/1990 Towy Sewin 2-0
07/08/1990 Shatterf’d RT 1-9 Lewis landed this!
08/10/1990 Glaslyn Sewin 10-0 Below Gorad pool

1991

16/04/1991 Torridge Salmon 7-0 Madeira
29/06/1991 Towy Sewin 3-12 Flats
04/07/1991 Towy Sewin 5-4 Churns
27/08/1991 Towy Sewin 4-0

1992

11/04/1992 Torridge Sea Trout 3-8 Beam
14/04/1992 Torridge Salmon 8-0 Beam – Sunken T
26/05/1992 Towy Sewin 3-0 Lost in Churns
21/06/1992 Towy Sewin 1-0
16/07/1992 Towy Sewin 3-0 Fishing with Rod
26/07/1992 Towy Sewin 2-0 Flats
31/07/1992 Towy Sewin 5-0 Flats

1993

18/07/1993 Towy Sewin 3-8
06/08/1993 Towy Sewin 6-0
21/08/1993 Towy Sewin 6-8 Road Bridge
21/08/1993 Towy Sewin 0-12
21/08/1993 Towy Sewin 1-8

1994 My best season ever for both sewin and salmon

15/04/1994 Torridge Salmon 14-0 Wr Pool, Holsdon. My biggest ever salmon.
2 fish lost!
12/05/1994 Towy Sewin Lost in Groins
29/05/1994 Towy Sewin 7-0 Flats
12/06/1994 Towy Sewin 11-4 Big! My biggest ever sewin!
24/06/1994 Towy Sewin 4-8 Flats
24/06/1994 Towy Sewin 1-0 Returned
23/07/1994 Towy Sewin 3-0 Rd Brdge with RB
28/07/1994 Towy Sewin 2-0 Flats
28/07/1994 Towy Sewin 1-8
04/09/1994 Towy Sewin 6-8
09/10/1994 Towy BT 1-4

1995

15/06/1995 Nith Sea Trout 1-8 Lost 2 fish
16/07/1995 Towy Sewin 1-4
13/10/1995 Towy Sewin 5-0 Car Park pool

No records for 6 years (probably because the fishing was poor and I was even more poorly?)

2002

28/06/2002 Towy Sewin 2-8
13/07/2002 Towy Sewin 3-8
19/07/2002 Towy Sewin 6-0
25/07/2002 Towy Sewin 1-8
26/07/2002 Towy Sewin 1-8
26/07/2002 Towy Sewin 1-8

Another gap!

2007

03/06/2007 Towy Sewin 2-0
15/06/2007 Torridge Sea Trout 1-8
15/06/2007 Torridge Sea Trout 2-0
15/06/2007 Torridge BT 1-8
11/08/2007 Towy Sewin 2-0
11/08/2007 Towy Sewin 4-0
11/08/2007 Towy Sewin 7-0
25/08/2007 Towy Sewin 4-8
25/08/2007 Towy Sewin 6-8
25/08/2007 Towy Sewin 2-0 returned
01/09/2007 Towy Sewin 4-8
24/09/2007 Towy BT 1-8

Last chance of the season on the Towy!

Rod, John and I spent the weekend on the river in the hope that one of us might get a salmon! With the water so low we knew the odds were stacked against us.

On Friday evening we thought we would try for a sewin in the Cattle Drink Pool and started fishing about 6pm. I was the first to go down the pool having fished the Churns first so it was natural to stay in the water and 'follow through' so to speak. At about 6.45pm when it was half light I had a good pull just above the actual cattle drink itself. Then another and the third connected with a good fish which both Rod and John heard but it didn't stay on! After that there was nothing and it went very cold so we packed up at about 7.30pm and went back to the B & B.

Saturday was bright and sunny and useless for fishing but we all went through the motions. Sunday was cloudy but no good!

So the last chance is over and we must wait for next season to catch that elusive Towy salmon! My next report will review the season so if my mates can let me know the number and weights I will include a summary for all to see.

The highlight of the weekend was probably me having to go to Ammanford on Saturday morning, buying some new waders which turn out to be too small! That's £120 down the pan! But best of all was Rod trying to knock himself out back at the B & B when he headbutted a low beam on Sunday morning! He was staggering about for most of the morning and was too afraid to get in the water in case he keeled over! Fortunately he has recovered but now walks slumped over where ever he goes!

Got some nice pictures though!