birdsnest
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********Roy and Friend******* What an ugly old trout....the fish isn't much better
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Post by birdsnest on May 4, 2006 3:48:08 GMT -5
Any body fished Tal-y-Lynn recently ? I'm off there next week. Just wondered how it was fishing. birdsnest
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Post by Paul Twambley on May 4, 2006 12:58:37 GMT -5
Sorry Birdsnest, but a group of us are going to empty it this weekend! I'll let you know if it's worth following us when I get back on Sunday Evening.
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Post by Wanderer on May 4, 2006 16:08:37 GMT -5
Does it ever really fish that badly except in the height of summer when the shallow water heats up? It seems to be an essentially "fishy" water, due to it's fairly shallow nature and the river passing through maybe?
I spoke to a guy fishing Vrynwy last year and he seemed to have found Tal-y-Llyn much to easy for his tastes and hence had moved on to the big reservoir, but that might be a case of the sublime to the ridiculous frankly. Personally a decent sized water like T-Y-L can never fish too well in my book, plus it must be one of the most attractive places to fish in the UK.
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birdsnest
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********Roy and Friend******* What an ugly old trout....the fish isn't much better
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Post by birdsnest on May 5, 2006 3:26:08 GMT -5
Your right there wanderer, it is one of the most beautiful places to fish. I have fished it many times and never yet blanked, though I came close one very windy wetty day. It's just a matter of degrees I suppose. Mind you if PT is correct then I needn't bother. Just so long as he leaves me a few. I hope he hasn't p**sed on his chips by saying he's going to empty it. Brave words there. We shall see...................................................birdsnest
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Post by boobyboobydooo on May 5, 2006 15:45:02 GMT -5
id go birdsnest cos i think he will piss on his chips after that comment
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Post by Paul Twambley on May 7, 2006 10:20:22 GMT -5
Well I know it was tempting providence but we did fairly well! Extremely mixed conditions. Day started bright with clear blue skies but, by 4pm it was throwing it down. The wind seemed to chanege direction every half hour which was a bit confusing. Never fished here before - what a lovely spot! And those fish outside the hotel - several doubles! Do they ever stray outside the buoys? Anyhow we had seven boats out and had just over fifty fish - the best - I have to admit- was mine of 2lb 40z. There were olives hatching most of the day and most fish were taken on a veriety of nymphs. We put them all back so plenty there for you. Have a great day.
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Post by JO on May 7, 2006 14:51:10 GMT -5
Well done Paul. And for the record, I've blanked on Tal-y-llyn...
Jon
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Post by Wanderer on May 7, 2006 15:22:39 GMT -5
Well done Paul. And for the record, I've blanked on Tal-y-llyn... Jon Well.....to be honest so have I, hence my earlier proviso... |
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Post by mark g on May 8, 2006 10:58:38 GMT -5
where exactly is tal-y-lynn? i have never come across it - it sounds good
is there a website link?
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Post by sage on May 8, 2006 11:08:23 GMT -5
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Post by Sewinbasher on May 8, 2006 11:16:40 GMT -5
where exactly is tal-y-lynn? i have never come across it - it sounds good is there a website link? Tal y Llyn is a natural lake thats sits in a glaciated valley to the north of Machynlleth and south of Dolgellau. Its about 200 acres and is stocked with indigenous fish each year to complement the wild fish. Despite being in a very steep valley the lake is quite shallow and has good fly life with exceptional hatches of olives in May, some coch y bonddhu in June then sedges and then back to olives in September. The trout are free rising and mostly caught off the top. You may fish C&R and some exceptional catches are possible - I have shared a catch of 42 fish to the boat in one day and never blanked (nearly but not quite). They also allow float tubing with no launch fee. The River Dysynni runs out of the lake and is a noted sea trout river but pathetic for salmon. After June there is a good chance of some sea trout being in the lake which spices things up a bit. The fishing is managed by the Tyn y Cornel Hotel which sits at the bottom of the lake and is a comfortable 3 Star standard with a manager (Tommy Rowlands) who knows his fishing (and is a SWFFing expert) it also has a goodish tackle shop. To find it go up or down the A470 to the A 487 for Machynlleth and then take a right turn on B4405 for Tywyn/Abergonolwyn and you can see the lake ahead of you as you head down the valley. Heres the link www.tynycornel.co.uk/ |
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Post by mark g on May 9, 2006 3:33:34 GMT -5
thansk for the info on the lake, it looks brilliant - so, do you have to stay at the hotel to fish and if you stay, is the fishing free?
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Post by Sewinbasher on May 9, 2006 4:30:22 GMT -5
thansk for the info on the lake, it looks brilliant - so, do you have to stay at the hotel to fish and if you stay, is the fishing free? No, it's open to all provided that there are boats free - I think guests would get priority on boats. I'm pretty sure that you pay full rate if you stay in the hotel - maybe Paul could answer that one. One good point is that you can use a float tube for the price of a bank permit. |
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Post by mark g on May 9, 2006 5:22:14 GMT -5
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Post by Paul Twambley on May 9, 2006 8:11:38 GMT -5
As far as I'm aware, hotel guests get no preferential treatment. I must say, I'd be mightly pissed off if I, as a resident, was to be told there were no boats available because a bunch of day trippers had booked them all! A case in point was last Sunday when a large party connected with "Tight Lines Direct" descended on the lake for some form of competition. As far as I could see, the "Ammanford Armada" took all the boats including the wheeley boat. So, if I'd wanted to fish I might have been knocked back.
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