Today was the day I've been looking forward to for months,
got up nice and early like a kid at christmas, put on my shiney
new boots and waders and toddled off down to the river, sun
shining and a skip in my step.

Within two hours I was freezing, I'd snapped the hindge off my
expensive suglasses, three times I'd tangled my flies so bad I had
to cut them off and start again. I had no idea how frustrating my
new hobby could be, I'd lost four flies in the trees. FOUR bloody
flies in 2 hours.

I sat on the bank looking into nothing, glancing at another two
flies dangling from the branch just out of reach wondering if this
really was going to work, I'd been looking forward to it for so long
and was ready to throw the towel in, pack my stuff up and drive home.

As if on cue, a fish took a fly about 6 foot from where I was standing
and gave me a bit of incentive to carry on, I rigged up another dry and
a small nymph on a dropper, and within 10 minutes :



Not the best picture in the world but it was a phone camera and to
be honest I was shaking like a little girl.

I have no idea what weight it was and I don't really care , it was a superb
fish and I am so happy I caught it.

Can't wait to get back out there but hopefully next time it will be warmer

well done tt. that's a cracking fish mate. was that on the taff?

burhan

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lovely fish taff, i have to wait til april to get over to wales for a few days. at least it might be a bit warmer jon.

Well done TT - belting fish

Very nice. Greatest feeling in the world and all the bad stuff seems to pale into insignificance when you finally hook one.

Well done

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Well done TT, I spent the whole day on the river today, and never got a tug.
Neither did my friends, so I felt better.
A beautiful day though, sunny and dry and we saw 6 Roe deer 50 Greylags, 50 Oystercatchers, 2 Herons and a dipper, so more to this lark than just catching fish.
Keep at it TT it only gets better.
S.
PS, I also saw the new buds on the trees.

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Hi,

No, to be honest I find the Taff a bit daunting so I thought
I'd try some smaller rivers first to get some practice in before
tackling some of the bigger rivers, to be honest the smaller rivers
and streams attract me more, but I do fancy grayling fishing so
the Taff is on the cards.

That fish is from a private bit of river, let me sweet-talk the
farmer that I know and I maybe will get some "guests" on it
over the summer , leave it with me.

good man tt and i'll show you where the grayling live on the taff

burhan

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Well past the light
But at the end of the day
It's the end of the day

Burhan

mc_death187@yahoo.com

I was quite suprised by the lack of activity, there were loads of
bugs and flies, at arount 2PM it looked like a floating buffet but
still no takers, I saw three rises all day so was very lucky with
the beasty above .

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Sounds like a plan, I was going to say something about tackle
and I'll show you mine, but thought against it

Fishing rivers (especiallly small streams) can quite often turn out to be a lot of 'tion' words:

Anticipation
Frustration
Dejection
Elation

Not always in that order I may add, glad your day ended with elation and a well deserved fine brownie.

PS. Best get used to seeing those flies dangling from the branches...all part and parcel I'm afraid

Sabsman.

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