Wales in June

(OK, I put this into the 'snowballs chance in hell' category...)

I have an open week in midJune before I need to be in Plymouth, England for
grad school. I've made some reservations to get myself into south-central
Wales from June 15-20, as there are apparently quite a few very nice
trout/greyling/salmon streams there, amongst the headwaters and tributaries
of the Why and Usk rivers. I'm planning on renting a car and a small suite
at a B&B in a small Welsh (Welch?) town that has a pub, some interesting
local culture, some good food, some scenery, and some trout streams.

If anyone has a week off, needs/wants to be on this side of the pond, and
wants to do some exploring of the region and do some flyfishing,
Wales-style, get in touch. It would be fun to have the company.

--riverman

"riverman" wrote in message
...
(OK, I put this into the 'snowballs chance in hell' category...)

not with billy grey on the case. the pride of swansea should be with
you soon.

yfitons
wayno

In article , riverman
wrote:

(OK, I put this into the 'snowballs chance in hell' category...)

I have an open week in midJune before I need to be in Plymouth, England for
grad school. I've made some reservations to get myself into south-central
Wales from June 15-20, as there are apparently quite a few very nice
trout/greyling/salmon streams there, amongst the headwaters and tributaries
of the Why and Usk rivers. I'm planning on renting a car and a small suite
at a B&B in a small Welsh (Welch?) town that has a pub, some interesting
local culture, some good food, some scenery, and some trout streams.

If anyone has a week off, needs/wants to be on this side of the pond, and
wants to do some exploring of the region and do some flyfishing,
Wales-style, get in touch. It would be fun to have the company.

--riverman

Before you go you *must* read "The Spawning Run" by William Humphrey,
about an american visitor to a fishing hotel in these parts. I think
it's the best piece of fiction ever written about fishing, with the
possible exception of "Moby Dick".

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac...gKx9QqmrZEgpx5
NA7U_3209562730_1:15:65

I hope we can meet at some stage .

it's Welsh, and grayling (for any fans of Inspector Morse, there's a
pathologist called after the fish.)

I'm not sure but I think grayling may be out of season then? But
sea-trout "sewin" in wales, and salmon are not. They also taste much
better.

Lazarus

--
Remover the rock from the email address

Lazarus Cooke wrote:
snip
I think
it's the best piece of fiction ever written about fishing, with the
possible exception of "Moby Dick".
...

At the risk of sounding didactic, "Moby Dick" isn't about fishing.

--
Ken Fortenberry

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
...
Lazarus Cooke wrote:
snip
I think
it's the best piece of fiction ever written about fishing, with the
possible exception of "Moby Dick".
...

At the risk of sounding didactic, "Moby Dick" isn't about fishing.

--
Ken Fortenberry


...And there goes the thread.
:-)

--riverman

In article , Ken
Fortenberry wrote:

Lazarus Cooke wrote:
snip
I think
it's the best piece of fiction ever written about fishing, with the
possible exception of "Moby Dick".
...

At the risk of sounding didactic, "Moby Dick" isn't about fishing.

Nonsense. A fish is a fish, whether it has nipples or not. See matthew
12:40. Are you telling me God's got it wrong? That Jesus made a
mistake? Why do you hate America?

Let me tell you I'm an ulster protestant.......

:l

--
Remover the rock from the email address

In article , riverman
writes
(OK, I put this into the 'snowballs chance in hell' category...)

I have an open week in midJune before I need to be in Plymouth, England for
grad school. I've made some reservations to get myself into south-central
Wales from June 15-20, as there are apparently quite a few very nice
trout/greyling/salmon streams there, amongst the headwaters and tributaries
of the Why and Usk rivers. I'm planning on renting a car and a small suite
at a B&B in a small Welsh (Welch?) town that has a pub, some interesting
local culture, some good food, some scenery, and some trout streams.

If anyone has a week off, needs/wants to be on this side of the pond, and
wants to do some exploring of the region and do some flyfishing,
Wales-style, get in touch. It would be fun to have the company.

--riverman


Hi Riverman,

The area you suggest is gorgeous. I would suggest you try and get some
lodgings in Brecon. This is a small town in the county of Powys. The
rivers you mention -the Wye and the Usk are really famous.

I have only fished the Wye once at a town called Builth a few miles
north of Brecon. My fishing at the moment is more or less at a
standstill. I shall make some enquiries about the prospect of fishing in
these waters.

To find Brecon on the map, find Cardiff and follow the A470 North. This
road ranges throughout Wales travelling from South to North Wales
passing Brecon and Builth.

I'll come back to you when I have some information.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article , Wayne
Harrison writes
not with billy grey on the case. the pride of swansea should be with
you soon.

Maybe I can get Phil Jones interested - he'll know more than I do about
these waters.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article , Lazarus
Cooke writes
I'm not sure but I think grayling may be out of season then? But
sea-trout "sewin" in wales, and salmon are not. They also taste much
better.

The Grayling - the "Lady of the Stream" is a bit of a paradox. Its
season is similar to coarse fish but it has an adepoise fin like
salmonids.

The grayling is fished for during the winter.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

In article , riverman
writes
(OK, I put this into the 'snowballs chance in hell' category...)

I have an open week in midJune before I need to be in Plymouth, England for
grad school. I've made some reservations to get myself into south-central
Wales from June 15-20, as there are apparently quite a few very nice
trout/greyling/salmon streams there, amongst the headwaters and tributaries
of the Why and Usk rivers. I'm planning on renting a car and a small suite
at a B&B in a small Welsh (Welch?) town that has a pub, some interesting
local culture, some good food, some scenery, and some trout streams.

If anyone has a week off, needs/wants to be on this side of the pond, and
wants to do some exploring of the region and do some flyfishing,
Wales-style, get in touch. It would be fun to have the company.

--riverman


For starters you can't do better than take a look at this web-site:

http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/index.htm

This is an excellent site dedicated to providing information to Visitors
to Wales.

Also for accommodation try Googling "Accommodation in Brecon, South
Wales"

There is a huge list of hotels guest houses, self catering cottages etc.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk