Fishing Update
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Welcome to the start of a new season Llandegfedd will be open on the 1st march.
2500 fish have been put in for the start of the season with regular stocking twice a week 500 tuesdays and fridays.
We have a full calendar ready for you with something for every one.
We have this year 2 boats to raffle each month for all current members
Cwmbran angling are supporting us with a 10% reduction off all listed prices
Membership prices are unchanged and is outstanding value with L F F A being the cheapest club in Wales in which you may enter the Welsh trials,
If you enter our club away comp at Grafham we will pay the breakfast for the first 20 anglers
Enjoy all these concessions and use the full calendar we offer
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March
Bank
Fish middle to bottom, areas gabions, Bill smiths, north bank and by Hilton
Boats
Same areas Don't fish over more than 20ft, anchor up 30 yards from bank and fish middle to bottom
Week ending 2nd March
The opening this year is one of the best i can remember I think this is a lot to do with the amount of overwintered fish left in last year as a direct result of the catch and release ticket which was very popular with anglers
I fished the north bank on opening day sat and sunday the boats which were anchored about 40yds away and all the bank anglers were having a lot of sport
Sport was not so brisk over at the gabions with bill smiths being poor
Best tactics Boobies on sinking lines
2 April
At the time of writing this/ every weekend i have fished i have done very well In fact everyone i have spoken to has had good sport. Last weekend on the saturday in some of the worst conditions i have fished in we held a comp on boats and achieved a rod average of 9.7 fish per angler. top angler Anthony Cartwright caught and released 22 fish
Fish are still deep so stick with the bottom to middle tactics
island bank / larences bank on boat
gabions bill smiths / north bank on bank
27 april
34 anglers 515 fish caught and released rod average 15.14 these are the stats for a comp held on 5th april on llandegfedd res A rod average in the 4 to 5 fish region is a good average so 15 is truly outstanding
Fished this fri sat sun from boats found most fish on laurances / island bank and the mouth of green pool.Gabions and bill smiths also holding a good head of fish
Bank anglers on fri and sat are all bagging up on gabions and bill smiths north bank ok but is not holding the big head of fish that is on the other side
Fish are coming up in the water so glue buzzers on floating lines are starting to work
19th may
Fish are now right up in the water floating and intermediate lines are the best lines
All areas are holding fish with bill smiths holding the most but in truth you could bag up anywhere
Bank anglers are mostly on floating lines with diawl bachs and crunchers sometimes a glue buzzer on the point to get the cast fishing correctly
Boat anglers have a variety of methods to use blobs and boobies on intermediate lines are working
Nymphs on floating and midge tip lines
On sunday our club comp resulted in 11 out of 15 anglers bagging up before finish time
Get out there and enjoy
12th june
Fishing over a very short period has changed The weather being bright and very warm sends the fish out and away from the margins so bank anglers get out very early 7am start
Nymphs on a floater will work as will tadpole patterns on a intermediate roly poly retrieve
Boat anglers can take a more relaxed approach although a early start 8pm would be better
Best areas all north bank ireland bank, green pool bay, laurence bank all of bill smiths, and half way up the gabions.
The dam is just starting to fish but it needs a consistant south wind to fish at it's best
Don;t be wary of fishing up in the water right out in the middle of the lake the fish are now starting to target the pin fry even right out in the middle of the lake The conception of fry feeding fish always being in the margins have been changed on llandegfedd over the last few years as we have found shoals of pin fry in the middle of the lake
i would suggest a slow intermedite with point fly of a sparkler booby then 2 droppers like a silver invictor and a silver butcher
28th june
Fishing is still holding up despite other major reservoirs going off. The banks are now getting harder early and late starts advised. Boats are definitly the best option Floaters, Slow & Fast intermediates are the best lines. Fish are no deeper than 8ft in the water where-ever you are
Water clarity is exellent
All fly combinations will work
Dam is now fishing fairly consistantly north bank has most fish but smaller fish than gabions and bill smiths Drifts are all way down north bank. 500 yds off dam. half way down gabions into bill smiths 500yds off island bank and larences bank From opposite sailing club wooden shed straight dowm the middle to past the big moored boat towards green pool
Tight lines
22nd july
Fishing is now getting difficult still some bank fishing to be had but if you miss early morning you will be having a long wait untill the evening rise, nothing much in between morning and evening
Boats are fairing better with floaters slow intermediates and fast intermediates best lines
All areas are fishing but look for clean water as we have some suspended algae which will put the fish off feeding
All fly combinations will work
If overcast put 2 boobies on a floater and pull as fast as you can and watch the fish follow
Tight lines
Flies to use early season
Sinker
Intermediate
Floater
Boat fishing any line
