Clwyd and Elwy 2021

[T7]

Lovely fish. Well done!

 

[elwyman]

Lovely fish. Well done!

Thanks, it really hit the fly hard.....fresh off the tide probably.

 

[luney]

Caught a nice fresh 3lb fish off the lower Clwyd recently, on a Dark Daioni, tied by Teififlies in the 2020 fly swap. Unfortunately I lost it in a smash take later that night.
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I was fishing the Daioni on a dropper.

Cracking fly and cracking fish, well done. Did you see many fish?

 

[elwyman]

Cracking fly and cracking fish, well done. Did you see many fish?

There's seem to be a lot of small fish coming in, 1lb and under, probably running up the Clwyd which still has some depth even at summer low.

 

[Lawrence85]

Well done, cracking fish! What's the little cheeks on the fly?

 

[elwyman]

Well done, cracking fish! What's the little cheeks on the fly?

Goose biots

 

[Lawrence85]

Goose biots

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Just like me to look at the pics without reading?

 

[ian1104]

Goose biots

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I'm yet to fish mine, will give it a go on my next outing. Are you using it on the dropper?

 

[elwyman]

I'm yet to fish mine, will give it a go on my next outing. Are you using it on the dropper?

Yes dropper, which is where Steffan recommends. I had another smaller fish on a shop bought Daioni, so I've now bought a white cape and will tie some up.

Can't seem to source the blue dyed grizzle collar hackles used in the original tying, have used some plain blue schlappen.

 

[elwyman]

Quick session at dusk before the rain came. Caught a lovely 4.5lb grilse on a size 10 Cosseboom variant. Hooked fish about 20 minutes before dark from a streamy run.
Very quiet on the sea trout front, they seem to have run up river on the rise.

 

[luney]

Quick session at dusk before the rain came. Caught a lovely 4.5lb grilse on a size 10 Cosseboom variant. Hooked fish about 20 minutes before dark from a streamy run.
Very quiet on the sea trout front, they seem to have run up river on the rise.

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A nice Brucie bonus there, one thing that I have never done is catch a salmon while fishing for seatrout.
Paul

 

[elwyman]

A nice Brucie bonus there, one thing that I have never done is catch a salmon while fishing for seatrout.
Paul

I can think of 4 times I've had a lucky salmon at dusk. Every time it's been low water and fishing streamy water at the neck of a pool....the salmon obviously move into the shallow neck as the light fails, as the water is well oxygenated.

 

[Andy62]

Well done, a salmon is a very nice bonus fish

 

[haptonlad]

Fresh as their come!
well done?

 

[Lawrence85]

Quick session at dusk before the rain came. Caught a lovely 4.5lb grilse on a size 10 Cosseboom variant. Hooked fish about 20 minutes before dark from a streamy run.
Very quiet on the sea trout front, they seem to have run up river on the rise.

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What the bloody hell is that!!! ??? Haven't seem one of them for over 12 months, cracker well done mate great catch on light gear?

 

[elwyman]

Been a quiet couple of weeks on the lower Clwyd, but I persevered and was rewarded with 3 small sewin last night. Biggest 1lb, smallest 1/2 lb.....all very fresh and caught on wee doubles.
Hopefully things will pick up with the bigger night tides next weekend.

 

[elwyman]

Went for a bit of a recce with the rod and was surprised but over the moon to hook and land a 10lb hen salmon on a size 14 Dunkeld on a B270 double.
Gave me a great fight on the single hander!
Popped in to Foxons afterwards to get some more B270s?

 

[sewinfly]

Well done a great fish Very strong hook and reliable had salmon off the Coquet to 17Ib

V2 70' s not heard of them

Sewinfly...............

 

[elwyman]

Well done a great fish Very strong hook and reliable had salmon off the Coquet to 17Ib

V2 70' s not heard of them

Sewinfly...............

Lol trusty B270...they are super hooks. A ghillie on the Tyne has been catching his salmon on size 14 flies recently, so thought I'd try one.

 

[Andy62]

Well done, great fish for a recce or any time ?