by Joe Alexander | Sep 9, 2023 | News
Wow, what a week , absolutely superb fun in every sense of the word…… from the rocky River Edw beat at Cregrina, to the serene and secretive little Clywedog brook near Crossgates …… and everything in between, literally !!!!.The beauty of these tributaries is their...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 30, 2023 | News
So, i did mention in my last blog, a grand slam was carried out on three of the reservoirs close to Rhayader. The chosen area was the Lakeland of Wales, the Elan valley, well strictly speaking, Claerwen Reservoir is in another valley, and not the Cwm Elan ….. Needless...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 26, 2023 | News
Strewth , what a week of variety fishing wise, from the hallowed waters of Llyn Bugeilyn, to the confines of the lovely secretive River Cammarch …. And everything in between to be honest, I even had a recce of Nant Gwynllyn, a small feisty stream that joins the Wye...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 19, 2023 | News
Wednesday and Thursday of last week, we had a break in the weather, and I think we had about five days with nearly no rain , ok, perhaps I lie like a cheap Japanese watch, maybe some drizzle, but certainly not enough to bring the rivers up any more, so I ventured to...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 14, 2023 | News
As the last week has once again been a bit iffy to say the least weather wise, I’m writting this on a wet dank day, in a not so sunny August, in the beautiful Rhayader. One things for certain the Wye and her tributaries are at a healthy height …. Hark back to this...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 3, 2023 | News
‘Twas another early bells session that I did up at the lovely “sea in the middle of Wales” ….. I was up at Claerwen this morning at half six ….. what fantastic conditions, a lovely North westerly wind, and a enticingly fishy ripple, on the massive 900 acre sheet of...
by Joe Alexander | Jul 31, 2023 | News
So after a hectic few days , and the jovialities of the Rhayader Carnival and the hustle and bustle of the Royal Welsh Show, ‘‘twas nice to escape to the beautiful tranquility of one of my favourite wild llyns last Friday …. In fact no, I’d go as far as to say it is...
by Joe Alexander | Jul 17, 2023 | News
So, last week, with our somewhat varied weather, the wild streams were pretty much out of the equation, with some heavy rain that had come in bouts, both during the night, and some lengthy spells in the day. It was time to chase Welsh Gold on two of my favourites ….....
by Joe Alexander | Jul 7, 2023 | News
Well, what a week, started at Llyn Clywedog on the Sunday and ended yesterday with a sublime day at Bugeilyn ….. sort of wasn’t planned if you know what I mean, just evolved with the steady, damp, drizzly south westerly weather we have been having for a few days….. I...
by Joe Alexander | Jun 25, 2023 | News
So an early start yesterday , I wanted a full day up at the lovely Claerwen Reservoir …. Two fold really, some good fitness, and some fishing of course !!! The plan was to work the Northerly shore ….. as I parked up early bells by the dam wall, the mist was lifting...
