by Joe Alexander | Apr 13, 2023 | News
An old glass fly rod that was given to me by a neighbour of my mums, and a Hardy reel I purchased for seven quid in an antique shop in Hay on Wye was to have a good airing this morning up in the wilds of the Elenydd . I was undecided as to the location to be honest ,...
by Joe Alexander | Apr 7, 2023 | News
As I parked up at the westerly arm of the wild Nantymoch reservoir yesterday, I had a feeling it was going to be a corker ….. that hunch with a super trouty breeze from the West, drizzle and overcast, with intermittent sunny spells …… absolutely perfect for wild...
by Joe Alexander | Apr 2, 2023 | News
Some relief this morning, with fine weather and a light North Westerly breeze, as I parked up at half ten at Pont ar Elan , which basically means bridge over the Elan . This is the location where the Elan river flows into Craig Goch reservoir, a very productive early...
by Joe Alexander | Mar 28, 2023 | News
A beautiful afternoon as i walked around the Northern shore of the big Claerwen reservoir yesterday …. Walked an hour to where the bank profile slopes gently into the water, nice and manageable to wade in . A niggling northerly breeze was on the go , but when it...
by Joe Alexander | Mar 22, 2023 | News
Well, over the last couple of day , I’ve managed a few hours on Tuesday afternoon on Craig Goch, and a couple of cheeky hours this morning. Sport was good from the off, but strewth, that strong pokey South Westerly wind….. boy oh boy !! cool too …. But seemed to bring...
by Joe Alexander | Mar 20, 2023 | News
Was with a dash of excited delirium that I mooched off to one of my old favourites this morning . Quite a significant day as it’s the true beginning of Spring and also the start of the season for the reservoirs and upland llyns in the Elenydd . This beautiful area of...