Another very pleasant morning , as i headed through a bustling Builth Wells , on my way to the rather lovely River Cammarch , secretive and in a hidden valley . Its been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of wetting a line on this river , so today was going to be fun …….
i arrived at the lower beat pull in , which is near an old barn structure , with that wriggly tin roof , only since last year , she has taken the brunt of those big storms , and she looks a sorry state ….. in need of some serious renovation !!! Anyway , i tackled up my small streams rig , and tied on a tan klinkhammer , in size eighteen , just for starters . I can recall , last time i was here a cdc and elk was deadly , and managed a dozen to the net i think . It was just after some good rain , as the river was at a healthy height if my memory serves me right ……….
Well , the sport wasn’t bad at all , considering it was only freshened up after last weeks little amount of rain , which seemed to liven up the river just a tad …. Good fun with the tiny dry klinkhammer , great takes to it , and a few fluffed strikes too . Still , its all part of the fun , and managed four beautiful Cammarch brown trout to the net …. with also a few that didnt make it , and threw the barbless hook ……
The Afon Cammarch is an interesting river , and varies greatly , from moorland characteristics , to bubbling through sedate pasture land , as it enters the River Irfon near Llangammarch Wells …. Its watershed does cover a vast area , so she does hold the levels well , and even today , some of the pools are way too deep to wade through ……
So there we go , another interesting morning , i did only do just over half the length of the lower beat , looking at google maps , as i cut out of the river and made my way to the road , to then walk back down to my truck , and the thought of a nice cold can of coke , and a quick bite to eat before the trip back home .
A nice change from my usual beats on the Arrow , Edw and Lugg , perhaps I’ll squeeze in another session here later this month and maybe give the upper reaches of this fasinating stream a crack …… well , its all about the anticipation isn’t it !!!!!!!!
