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Post by Simon on Jan 10, 2014 18:10:13 GMT
Just a couple of videos taken over the Xmas hols. They were made to try out my present from Sonia, a steady cam for the Go pro, as you will see I require a lot more practice and more balancing of the steady cam, but they are worth sharing. The first is a short outing tot he lower Alyn on Boxing Day just to wet a fly, the river really was not fishable but it was good to get out on the river for a while. The second video is of Rossett weir, there used to be a salmon ladder but the EA decided that it was not suitable for fish to get to the upper river, so after a public enquiry, "they did not want anything done to their weir". They went ahead and built what you see in the film. They built it in the spring during the time of many floods, their coffer dam was breached and wash away at least 3 time before they managed to finish the job.
Simon.
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Post by phil on Jan 10, 2014 18:23:09 GMT
Thanks for sharing Simon. I use a nifty trick with a tripod to improvise as a steady cam when needs be.
Cheers
Phil
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Post by orangeotter on Jan 10, 2014 20:25:14 GMT
Thanks Simon, really interesting - I'll sure you'll master your new toy soon.
Was that the full Warrington stretch, looks lovely.
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Post by Simon on Jan 11, 2014 8:41:34 GMT
Morning Louis. No this is only a very short section of the lower Alyn that warington anglers control, but it is the most accessible for a quick visit.
Simon.
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Post by Simon on Mar 4, 2014 7:03:56 GMT
For a change I'm close to home for the opening day! Even so I onle manage to wet a line for half an hour before the sun sets. The river is still high with the remains of the past few months rains but reasonable clear. With my wading boots out of action due to the sole hanging off I had no option but to fish from the bank. Being late in the day the temp started dropping quickly so my chance of catching passed with each cast. With little light I packed up and headed home my new Tamo un christened. The weather gods seem like they are smiling for the rest of the week? Little or no rain forecast. London for me for the rest of the week but the weekend to look forward to.
Simon.
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Post by Simon on Mar 9, 2014 17:41:00 GMT
Saturday 8th March. At last the river dropping with a EA reading of .4, during the Summer the river is about .2 to .3, Sonia and I made our way to Worms wood arriving around midday. Due to the wind Sonia decided to stay with Western tackle. I was going to give my new TenkaraUSA zoom rod a try. Having not been to this section of river over the winter it's a shock to see the damage caused by the river be in a permanent state of flood. Banks wash away along with plenty of woody debris? Wading can be a problem as new holes have appeared while others have vanished,our river becomes different beast after every winter. The odd fly could be seen emerging but no fish seemed interested the action. A small weighted Pheasant tail was the fly to try and tempt an early season BT. After trying various fast runs and eddy's nothing, deeper slower water seemed the best bet, after what seemed like hours 3 small BT came to hand, too small to make use of the new Tamo! The rod worked great, the best being able to collapse the rod to it's shortest to help land a fish while under tree branches. The short video was taken at the lower end of the wood, the eddy behind the rock was a challenge due to the very low over hanging branches, a side cast from me wrong side let me keep the fly in the slack water for a few seconds before being stripped away.No fish came out of this pool. Simon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 18:36:13 GMT
Sunday 9th March. The forecasted good weather has finally come for awhile at least, it was great waking up to the sun shining brightly with the added advantage of little wind. Simon and I decided to head to the lower section of the Alyn and see how it had faired after the heavy rain. We were both feeling the excitement of getting back on the river and we swapped new rods so each could assess the others rod. Getting to my favoured place for decent Grayling I climbed over the barbed wire with Simons help, but as I looked down from the bank the flow of the water together with lack of clarity meant I had no idea of the depth of the water. I clambered down the bank and used my wading staff to try and assess the depth which was at least thigh depth together with the added flow I decided to play safe and clamper back up the bank. Passing Simon I explained I didn't feel safe getting in downstream so I was going to wander upstream and get in where I could a least see the depth of the water. Moving upstream I was amazed at the amount of debris there was in the trees and along the river bank testament to the terrible winter we have all gone through. With the sun shining the countryside was beautiful, the birds were singing and while standing in the river I felt at home again. Simons rod was prepared for action and I have to admit that I really enjoyed using his rod, the action was great and we were getting along fine apart from the usual hazards in the water and catching the odd twig. I cast into what last year was a long run with great grayling but no one was playing. Gradually I moved upstream having put my nymph in all the likely areas until I finally came in contact with a reasonable grayling who put a nice bend in the rod, the fish was soon brought to hand and it was great seeing the colours of my favourite fish. After a few more casts and missing a take no thanks to a sparrow hawk rushing through the trees in my direction I extended the rod and cast further upstream. The rod stopped and I had what felt like a far better fish on the other end. The fish came towards me then it headed into the faster water but as I used to rod to being him closer there was a very nice bend in the rod which handled the fish well. As it came closer the sun shone on the beautiful fish and I was thrilled to see the colours on his stunning dorsal fin as I decided to christen my new net. I was beaming with the broadest smile as yesterday I had only caught small trout. I cast into the fallen branches for more of his friends only to get too close and end up snagged. Having collapsed the rod I made my way towards my fly only for Simon's voice to ask how deep did I need to go fishing, when I explained he came in and rescued my fly as he is taller. Both feeling satisfied with our time on the river we headed home to do more chores but it was a good first outing. Sonia.
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Post by orangeotter on Mar 9, 2014 20:57:10 GMT
Excellent Simon and Sonia - I've started to fish the Alyn again but higher up than you, on the Bradley waters. Had my first trip last Friday with Dyfan who has been a great help in guiding me around this promising stretch. The level was 0.41 on the gauge but colouring due to rain that night and had actually risen while we were fishing. Dyfan and I have treated ourselves to a Rhodo as we intend to fish a lot of varied small streams this year, as Simon says, the versatility is excellent and so good to be able to change length to suit different pools. To cut a long story short, I caught an 8" wildie on an olive bead head and lost a much better fish on a dry Royal Wulffman. A few olives were hatching but we only saw one rise. We're both looking forward to some good trips on the Alyn, plus other waters which we'll report on - Snowdonia here we come !
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Post by pedros on Mar 10, 2014 12:45:21 GMT
Damn you Simon. That chance meeting Sunday lunchtime at Meadow looks like it will cost me a new rod...the telescopic version feels great Regarding the debris on the Alyn, did you see the log jam under Ithell's footbridge? I waded up to it on Saturday with the intention of walking around. However with the open area looking too deep to wade through I scrambled up onto the log jam, threw the T between the bridge railings and had to pull myself up onto the bridge. Not as young or as fit as I used to be...
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Post by conor on Mar 11, 2014 9:47:15 GMT
nice to see the video of 8 March, river has really widened in one spot. not had opportunity to get out on the alyn yet but hoping to get out this week!
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Post by orangeotter on Mar 12, 2014 14:59:05 GMT
s1161.photobucket.com/user/orangeotter/media/DSCF0583.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0Had my second trip to the Alyn yesterday, glad to see level down 2". Sunny day but east wind, a few olives hatching. Pleased to say that I caught 4 trout, 3 on my favourite Hare's Ear SK and one on a dry Western Olive. Only saw a few fish rising between 1- 3.00 but great to see. The Rhodo is proving to be indispensable on this medium sized stream and with the full 10ft 6" out, I can handle a 10ft line plus 2ft tippet. I don't know what anyone else is finding but a SK is ignored by rising fish in smooth water, a dry is taken confidently. These Alyn fish seem pale when compared to Dee fish, Simon is best placed to answer this - perhaps it's because the season is new. I look forward to future trips - 7 minutes from home !
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Post by orangeotter on Mar 12, 2014 15:00:17 GMT
oops - photo posting backfired, must try harder !
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Post by orangeotter on Mar 12, 2014 15:12:06 GMT
Hopefully successful, for Alyn comment above.
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Post by springerman on Mar 12, 2014 19:10:57 GMT
Glad you sorted the photo out. Well done.
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Post by pedros on Mar 13, 2014 12:56:51 GMT
Hi Louis,
Any sign of otter around Bradley? I noticed prints below Ithells Bridge on Saturday, first time I have seen them that low down. I believe it is now a serious Alyn predator...
Peter
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