However after the recent rains i gave the stream a couple of days to run off and get back to normal level. The stream now is crystal clear and not a sign of alga or weed on the rocks with plenty of fly hatching in the fast ripply waters. I was using my 7ft 3# Hardy Featherweight as i always do on my stream outings which is perfect for casting under over hanging tree's and branches on the small streams here in South Wales. My fly of choice as always on the stream is an Olive Klinkhammer tied on a size 14 Kamasan B100 grub hook as i find that the fish are able to take the hook more easier than the conventional klinkhammer hook aswell as the hook is not as heavy.
Any ways back to the fishing :) I started off a little early in the day around 10:00am and the water was still a little cool from the night but i could see the odd rise or two in the pocket waters. I fish a fairly short line around 10 yards at the maximum as i have found that on small streams if you have too much line out and you strike at a rise more than most of the time that fish will get free of the hook due to slack line. I managed to fish and catch fish behind big boulders and over hanging tree's But then spooked all the fish in the long calm pools (As i always do). As you can see in the image i was at the end of the run and i managed to spook the entire run with a bow wave.
Aafter catching a good number of fish i decided to have a look around a couple of runs and underneath rocks in the spots which have already fished. I noticed a good number of stone loaches and an abundunce of small fry which i s a good sign of how healthy the stream is becoming after it got polluted by Welsh Water a number of years ago and the hard work done by South East Wales River Trust . I am for sure going to fish the stream a lot more before the season is out when i get the time off (even for an hour or two).
Here are a couple of pictures of the day. I hope you enjoy them.
