Fishing holiday

[chuby]

Just back from a weeks fishing in Midlands-Shropshire,coarse and trout.Fished Delbury Hall at Diddlebury for two rainbows,which fought like stink-only around 2.5lb max but absolute mental cases .Remainder of our/my fly fishing was at Hurst Farm-Bridgnorth,and had a futher seven fish on bloodworm and buzzer with three of them on dries ,my first ever on this method.Only actually did around 16 hours fly fishing,so quite pleased-missed an awfull lot of takes on one trip though demon

Fished Shatterford :mad: :mad: :mad:Would not set foot there ever again

[Guest PhilB]

I think I will be at Hurst in early August. I'm also going boat fishing on Brenig. I've never fished Hurst and haven't been to Brenig for years......any tips gratefully received!

[chuby]

franticfisherman2:

I think I will be at Hurst in early August. I'm also going boat fishing on Brenig. I've never fished Hurst and haven't been to Brenig for years......any tips gratefully received!    

Tips-yes-dont ask me ,you are talking to a new returnee to fly fishing.

Hurst Farm-It's about 3 acres,open with some weed beds,tree lined at rear of front bank and triangular shaped.I think it is fairly easy .Have fished it quite a few times on two holidays and a weekend break,never more than 4 hour stints though.The owner is quite easy going,if staying there he will sort out a deal for you-otherwise it's £15 two fish and release afterwards,half day.Caught on bloodworm,buzzers(a first for me) and dries(another first)also damsels and fritz montana's.Fish are from 2lb to around 8lb,although think there are far more 2-2.5 lbers.

Rainbows and blue's.Most of the returns seem to be in the region of 3/6 fish per angler,but also a fair proportion of 15/20 fish recorded.

[FF1]

Come on FF2,you know very well that the D.R.M.P. is deadly ay Brenig,at least it was 20 years ago!!! :-)

[jim doyle]

my daft wee buzzers were alledgedlly doing quite well on brenig, recently, tied on heavy gauge wire hooks fished deep if any are required please say, at the moment I seem to be able to tie flies better than catch fish, oh woe oh woe.

[Guest PhilB]

Jim, don't worry about us - we have plenty of buzzers in all colours and sizes thanks. You need to concentrate on catching fish!

 

FF1 has resurfaced I see, he's right about the "dreaded red midge pupa", I don't suppose much has changed in 20 years

[Snatcher]

Hey ff2 is this Brenig Water North Wales?

 

If it is years ago the fish went mental on the evening rise to hawthorn flies. Never seen a hatch like it. Got my first brook trout there as well

[Guest PhilB]

Snatcher:

Hey ff2 is this Brenig Water North Wales?

 

If it is years ago the fish went mental on the evening rise to hawthorn flies. Never seen a hatch like it. Got my first brook trout there as well    

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