|
Post by adric on Jul 14, 2015 18:53:18 GMT
The river looks great. I would have waded my way up the beat and forget the footpath. I find this is more effective and you are more connected to the river.
Richard
|
|
|
Post by dbl on Jul 15, 2015 9:37:14 GMT
Yes, I agree. In this case, I found the in-river going just too hard for me. I am thinking, as I live nearby, of just going up in my walking boots etc and getting a good look at the stream to assess the best strategies. There is, for example, a nice little stretch where the wood ends. I waded part of that, but had to get out as time was pressing. It is exit points, rather than entry points, that I would like to have charted, because the river can rise without rain, if they release from the dam. The opposite (private) bank is usually more accessible so could be a way out if needed.
|
|
|
Post by dbl on Sept 9, 2015 21:11:28 GMT
Last Sunday I spent the afternoon on John Jones £3 a day ticket stretch which is on the east bank,from just below the union with the Banwy as far as a very sharp bend by the hillside. Access is easy and the wading is also easy,especially at the comfortable summer levels, quite a contrast to the Ceiriog and, indeed, the Passport stretch of this river I discussed recently. The river here is quite wide and also open so a long rod suits it best. I used an Amago and mostly a lightly weighted nymph. In the fast shallow run that I began with, 4 lively, though small fish, the best a grayling, came out quickly but after that things dried up. Much of the beat is a very long deep glide, but I could not raise anything here. However, on reaching the bottom of the glide, where a fast run develops, I immediately hit on a good grayling though I as quickly paid the price for hooking a fish downstream of me as the hook soon came out. However, I had also noticed that there were fish rising in the middle of the run so I switched to a dry fly. After missing several takes I hooked one and then another grayling, about 9" long and very lively.A hand-sized trout also took the fly. By now, the light was going, so I switched back to the nymph and, now casting up stream into the current, hooked a fair sized grayling that made good use of the current before I could steer it into my calmer location. It measured a good 12" and the whole episode served as a reminder that this is an underestimated river!
|
|
|
Post by orangeotter on Sept 13, 2015 17:19:22 GMT
excellent Dave, I'm to visit Oct 15th, sounds promising.
|
|
|
Post by dbl on Feb 23, 2016 18:58:00 GMT
I have mentioned in the past the need to watch out for surges in this river. I was driving across Wales last Saturday and it rained heavily all day over the central peaks. I returned home just before 4pm and saw, to my surprise, the river was still inside its banks. On looking at the Meifod gauge the next day,however, I saw this: Comparing the Banwy and Upper Vyrnwy gauges, it seems that both surged slightly earlier, but oddly at virtually the same time, thus hitting Meifod together below the junction. It's one of the fastest rises I have observed here! Attachments:
|
|
|
Post by dbl on Feb 23, 2016 19:20:17 GMT
Dee, same day, comparison!
|
|