by Joe Alexander | Mar 26, 2024 | News
Wow, what a start to my season, a varied and hectic three weeks, on some of the wild streams and big reservoirs….. And I managed to squeeeeeeeeeeze in a lovely session up at the Teifi lakes too, Fantastic !!! Just total wild Wales at its best …… Tis always nice...
by Joe Alexander | Mar 12, 2024 | News
…….. Was with a great relief that I eventually managed to get out for my first sortie of the year yesterday. Things have been more than hectic in fairness, with only thoughts of wetting a line on open day a dwindling memory !!! I parked up close to the bridge of the...
by Joe Alexander | Feb 6, 2024 | News
Well, as I’m conjuring up yet another blog, it’s absolutely pouring down here in Rhayader …… Just another glorious day in mid Wales !!!! The big wild reservoirs are here for a reason !!!!!! The sheer amount of rainfall we get in mid Wales….The positive side of things...
by Joe Alexander | Jan 18, 2024 | News
Bbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!! As I’m writing this it’s minus two outside, got down to minus eight last night, on my thermometer in the garden; when I went out to top up the bird feeders with fat balls and nuts. The birds were straight onto the feeders as soon as I turned...
by Joe Alexander | Dec 22, 2023 | News
Well, this is really my Christmas message to all you kindly folk out there that have a piscatorial interest and also a love of the great outdoors. As I’m dwelling on what to write in this wee blog, it’s actually just calming down out there tonight….. We’ve had two...
by Joe Alexander | Nov 14, 2023 | News
SO, what absolutely foul weather we’ve had recently, with storms Ciaran, and yesterday storm Debi ….. bloody awful to say the least. Damaging, dangerous and damn right difficult to do anything in, be it work, drive, hike, you name it, just totally unpleasant. And the...
by Joe Alexander | Oct 17, 2023 | News
So, where do I start, well, I’ll finish first !!! Yesterday was my last day out chasing the ever gorgeous Welsh Gold ….. a biting morning with an ambient temperature that struggled to get above seven degrees in the Elan Valley. I was adventurous and initially headed...
by Joe Alexander | Oct 6, 2023 | News
With the season now well and truly finished on the rivers, for our lovely wild brown trout, it just leaves the big wild waters of the Elan Valley, and Claerwen reservoir open, with their season carrying on till October 17th. I’ve been lucky the last two sessions on...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 27, 2023 | News
As I write this short, but dynamic blog, the infant Storm Agnes is just starting to gain some momentum …. I’ve had a morning of fitness and being spoilt in Ty Morgan’s, as Daisy had phoned through to the bistro and paid for a muffin with a very classy birthday candle...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 14, 2023 | News
So, I had another guided day out in the wilds of the Elenydd two days ago. It’s been a hectic week with a mix of guiding and preparing some extra website administration. I’m also looking at some merchandise in the form of quality sweat-tops and caps….as they say, I’ll...
