Rod ventures out alone for the first time since his operation and is rewarded with a 3lb sewin and some very good offers!

Well while I was wining and dining on an enjoyable weekend break in Devon, Rod made a last minute decision to spend three nights on the Towy for the first time on his own after his operation he said to help boost his self confidence. He said Friday night was perfect and the night sky was amazing with the Milky Way clearly visible. He parked at the pump house and only just managed to wade across in the deep water to the bottom beat. He fished till after 5 am and had two good pulls and had a heavy fish on for a while before practicing long-range catch and release! He didn’t see or hear any other fish. Saturday was extremely windy with horizontal heavy drizzle so he gave it a miss. Instead he fished Crewil Sunday morning for a couple of hours, but nothing and again didn’t see or hear any fish move. He returned later for the night, as Crewil was slightly sheltered from the strong gusty wind. First run down he had a 3lb sewin, which took a lot of line and felt and fought like a much heavier fish. Didn't see or hear another fish all night and with the wind still strong packed up at about 2am. All fish were attracted to his adapted steelhead pattern flies.