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date: 25 Apr 2007 15:31:49 -0700,    group: uk.rec.fishing.game        back       
N. Wales fishing   
Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?

Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.

Its not all about catching is it :-((

Cheers
Caron
date: 25 Apr 2007 15:31:49 -0700   author:   caron

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>show you round.

Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)

Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:47:03 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
W. D. Grey wrote:
> In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
>  writes
>> How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I 
>> always found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
>> Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
>> show you round.
> 
> Having fished Cwellyn with dismal results the S W bank is pretty 
> inaccessible. (For dismal read zero!)


  it's not easy, but I think that they are now well-equipped with boats 
etc.  Tee hee, the missus has just bought a VW campervan, so I can see 
the odd weekend slipping down that way....  :+)


> 
> Llyn Idwal and Ogwen - call that fishing - the wind was soooo strong 
> that fly fishing was in name only.  We did try Dave ! ...:-)

ah well - it's all good practice, and a change from chasing stockies. 
And, now you know why my casting looks so weird....Get it on the right 
day though...

> Padarrn I have not fished, but looks very nice especially if it can be 
> fished from a boat.  I've no idea of the possibility of bank fishing.

  Again, it's tricky, but there are some areas, especially at the bottom 
end near the old bridge.


I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - looks 
encouraging for you lot down there...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm

and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...


   cheers,

Dave
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:57:33 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0sdr6$eju$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>I just spotted this item about the salmon restocking of the Taff - 
>looks encouraging for you lot down there...
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/default.stm
>
>and work your way down to the 'audio/video' section...

Two years ago I "entertained" an American friend from ROFF - another 
newsgroup- who wanted to have a couple of days fishing in Wales. The 
weather was so hot and had been dry for weeks that the rivers were 
running very low indeed. We fished the Irfon in Llangammarch Wells but 
the levels were so low as to make it nigh on impossible.

The following day my friend went on his own to Merthyr to fish Taf. He 
described it "like fishing in a sewer, but the fishing was very good"  I 
don't wish to offend the Merthyr anglers, I'm just quoting his remarks.

I have since heard good things about the Taf.
-- 
Bill Grey
date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:11:40 +0100   author:   W. D. Grey

Re: N. Wales fishing   
Llyn Derwen, N. of Rughin on the Cerrig-y-Dridion?? road is a small fishery 
(2 ponds, well-stocked and very friendly.

http://www.llynderwen.co.uk/

Gordon

"caron"  wrote in message 
news:1177540309.658463.264690@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
>
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
>
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
>
> Cheers
> Caron
>
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:28:59 +0100   author:   Gordon MacPherson

Re: N. Wales fishing   
caron wrote:
> Up in N.Wales from the w/end 4th of May.  Going to fish Lockwood and
> probably Dywarchen.  Unless any other ideas?
> 
> Was up the other w/end Cwmystradllyn was very nice but not lot alot
> happening, Dywarchen wa very hard going.  But the views were lovely.
> 
> Its not all about catching is it :-((
> 
> 

Hi Caron,

  good to see you about.  I only got my permit this week, but will be 
hoping to get out over the weekend. We've had a chilly NE wind here for 
some time, so I wasn't too bothered...might have been better going down 
to the river after the brief rain.


How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
found that Padarn fished well in the early part of the year.
Drive just a bit further, and come up to Ogwen/Idwal - I'd be happy to 
show you round.



cya

Dave
date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:58:02 +0100   author:   Dave Lane

Re: N. Wales fishing   
In article <f0q41m$n07$1@south.jnrs.ja.net>, Dave Lane 
 writes
>How about Cwellyn?  Or maybe Padarn,  - it's been a while, but I always 
>found that Padarn fi