Feedback & Reports

Made our annual visit to Bugeilyn this time with a third angler who was new to fly fishing. Despite the northerly wind direction the weather was dry fairly warm with sunshine for most of the afternoon.

Initially with little wind the fish were right in the margins inches from the bank feeding on small black flies with several caught on silver invicta and small tadpole flies. Around the same time last year we noted dead frogs in the lake and reckoned tadpoles could be on the diet.

As the wind increased the fish move out and most were taken just under the surface mainly on small black flies and the tadpole pattern.

Great opening to our season especially as we had not been able to do any winter grayling fishing due to high river levels.

As we left the lake we believe we saw a pair of hen harriers flying around the new barn by the derelict farm house.

35 Trout

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

We fished for an hour above the road bridge, never having used a flyrod before.
Didnt anticipate a result!
Sun came out and the casting was impressive.
Then we caught two fish!

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

4 Trout

1 Trout

River in fine condition good stream /clear. Sporadic hatches of Olives and to a lesser extent March Browns. Cloudy,cold wind with outbreaks of warm sun.

2 Trout

Lake was perfect condition for fishing. 5 wild brownies caught on Diawl Bach with biggest about 1lb.

5 Trout

4 Trout

2 Trout

Nothing caught today