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 [...]