Sewin for beginners
Lyn Davies offers some no-nonsense advice for newcomers to sewin fishing. Some of the most successful sewin anglers I know are somewhat narrow-minded. They wouldn’t dream of a day’s brown trout fishing, or a visit [...]
In with the old…
Lyn Davies turns to some old favourites for inspiration on Llandegfedd Reservoir, South Wales. A newbie fly fisher once asked me, “Do the old fly patterns, still catch fish?” He was referring to the ‘classics’ [...]
Arctic Char
Lyn Davies fishes the River Kaldakuisl, Iceland in search of his first Arctic Char. Iceland may be famous for its hot springs, geysers and active volcanoes but I only had eyes for its most common [...]
The hidden lake – Iceland
Continuing with his trip to Iceland, Lyn Davies stumbles across an unknown lake, where the ice-age brown trout average 3–4lb! The internet proved invaluable with my preparations – Iceland looked fantastic with brown trout to [...]
Mosaics at Midnight
Lyn Davies meets up with Welsh Youth Fly Fishing International, Gavin Perry for a night sea trout fishing on the River Towy. The sea trout, or 'sewin' season was well and truly underway when I’d [...]
Isle of Lewis – a fly fisher’s paradise
Gasping for breath, I’d finally reached the departures entrance at Bristol airport having lugged three huge bags stuffed with my fly-fishing gear from the long stay car park. I was off for a week's fly-fishing [...]
From brandlings to Klinks…
Lyn Davies re-discovers a river he fished as a child – the River Lliw, near Swansea. A very special river cuts its way through the middle of Pontlliw, a village near Swansea where I was [...]
Pelican Bay bones – Bahamas
“OK man – fish, 11 o’clock, 30 yards... cast now.” This was the voice of Captain Perry, our guide for the day at the famous Pelican Bay, Grand Bahamas island. Perry was perched, bare foot [...]
Sea trout fishing – it’s a hard life!
Lyn Davies explains the truth behind night fishing for sea trout. Sea trout fishing takes over my life during the summer months – it becomes an obsession. Any keen sea trout angler will tell you [...]
Sewin secrets, made simple
Productive sewin rivers are few and far between but local expert Lyn Davies reveals a relatively unknown river in Southwest Wales – the River Loughor. Being an active committee member of Pontarddulais and District Angling [...]