by Joe Alexander | Dec 16, 2022 | News
With the bitting cold really setting in in the Cambrian Mountains as I write this little blog, night time temperatures have plummeted to below minus ten , leaving the landscape in a still, almost glassy coat of ice crystals . Beautiful it is, but as we all know very...
by Joe Alexander | Oct 4, 2022 | News
Having finished my river trout season on the Lugg just on the outskirts of Leominster , it was time to hit one of the mountain lakes , but which one , we are so spoilt for choice to be honest …. eventually i plumbed for Craigypistyll , as i new it would be as wild and...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 30, 2022 | News
It was with my mind on other things that i made a dash for a local beat of the Lugg this morning , just on the outskirts of Leominster . With heavy rain imminent , i knew my session was going to be a short lived one , so tackled up with old faithful , my six foot ,...
by Joe Alexander | Sep 1, 2022 | News
Well well , as i set off from the outskirts of Leominster , there was definately a cooler feel this morning . Nice to be up really early , did the usual chores , then bimbled off to one of my favourite stomping grounds , Claerwen Reservoir …. As i meandered through a...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 21, 2022 | News
A few hours this morning on what was a very very shrunken River Ithon. I hadn’t been for a while here , certainly this season , and normally she is easy wading and a joy to slowly mooch upstream, casting a delicate dry fly as you approach trouty water . Today , she...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 20, 2022 | News
Having been a rather hectic couple of weeks , i found a window where i could manage just a couple of hours locally on the Arrow. Keen to get going , i completed all the chores on the home front , then made my way to a favourite beat , and one which holds water and...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 5, 2022 | News
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...
by Joe Alexander | Aug 4, 2022 | News
Well , has been a while since i headed to this particular beat , in fact hadn’t fished it since April , so was nice to park up over the little stone bridge and get a glimpse of the river …… strewth she was low , but with the cooler nights , i was confident sport may...
by Joe Alexander | Jul 10, 2022 | News
A sweltering session last night on my beloved River Arrow , hot even at six in the evening when i parked up at the bridge pull in . Plenty of water on board , waders on , tackled up my ususal six foot wild stream rod , and walked back down the road to the start of the...
by Joe Alexander | Jun 28, 2022 | News
Always a treat heading to this large reservoir in the middles of Wales , and she didn’t disappoint yesterday afternoon either .Almost like September there to be honest , grey threatening clouds , white horses on the waves , and thirty mile an hour gusts ….. flaming...
