Fished another night on the 29th April but with no luck!

The night was cloudy and relatively warm (about 8 or 10 deg I guess). The river is so different this season so I fished many different spots, some I was familiar with , others not. Our beat is more interesting this season I think. Lots of gravel movement has created new pools and different runs. I really like it. Sadly no fish appeared other than a brown trout of about 1.5lb and another much smaller. I fished till midnight at which point it was starting to get really cold. The river needs water so with rain forecast next Monday I'm hoping that the river will be good and free from weed in a weeks time when I return!

First sea trout of the 2021 Season!

At about 12.15am on 27th April 2021 I caught my first sea trout of the 2021 Season! The fish was about 3lb in weight and fought like buggery!

The river has changed so much over the winter, far more than I have ever seen before. There has been lots of gravel shifting. The overall effect I would say is positive. As soon as I get a suitable day I will put a drone over the river and load it up here.

So I’ve opened my account for the season and now I’m looking forward to many more to come!

First visit of the 2021 Season!

On Monday 12th April I was able to travel legally to Wales because of easing of Pandemic Restrictions! I picked up my caravan from the Little Haven Retreat and took it to the Towy Valley Caravan Park at Half Way, Carmarthenshire right beside the River Towy!

We have had a hard winter in my view with regular frosts and the frosts are still with us so I wasn't very hopeful of getting any fishing in. Tuesday night went cold quickly but Wednesday seemed a bit more hopeful.

On Wednesday night I was sitting on the log waiting for the shadows to lengthen when a nice fish jumped virtually in front of me! Promising? I fished all the way down the flats with a 'fast sinking' polyleader on until I reached the end by which time most of my fingers were about to fall off! I walked back to the car at about 9.45pm and the temperature at the car was 2 degrees!

Any one interested in helping clean up our River?

Why don't we get a team together and at least tidy up our own beat?

Clean up our oceans and rivers