Nice video, I've fished around Llangollen on the Dee for the past 20 years and find it a very fickle river, I've had blue ribbon days and also many blank days . On the blue ribbon days I feel I've been lucky and the blank ones I've felt I don't know what I'm doing. It's the challenge of not knowing which way the next day will go that makes me keep going back. P.S. also love the Dee up near Bala
@hawker-overend540410 күн бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it. I find It's usually hard work when the weather comes from the east or there has been a sudden drop in temperature.
@JiminieJarooАй бұрын
Hey Andrew, cheers for these videos. Is there a map that shows the different pools on the Dee? I normally fish around the golf course but don't know where any of these pools are.
@hawker-overend5404Ай бұрын
Attached is a link to the club beat map. www.llangollen-maelor-angling.com/pdf/Maelor%20Angling%20WHOLE%20STRETCH.pdf
@paulrowlands866616 күн бұрын
One of the slippiest runs I’ve fished in on the river and yes I did go in for a dip. Great video once again
@hawker-overend540410 күн бұрын
@@paulrowlands8666 Agree it's probably one of the hardest places to wade.
@martincorcoran8263Ай бұрын
Hi Andrew, as I've said before I love your chanel. Question for you, hopefully I've got this right. Dry fly fishing: from the hook back, fullers earth say back to surgeons knot, then Red silicone all the way back to fly line including 4-5 yards of fly line. Wet fly fishing: on a floating line, fullers earth on tippet and all tapered leader. Thanks for all you do and keep them coming.👍
@hawker-overend5404Ай бұрын
Correct
@markj38533 ай бұрын
That is some fishing in that first pool. You hardly moved !
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
There were quite a few fish there. I Did move upriver and caught another 10 rainbow but ran out of battery power to film them.
@colejfishingadventures3 ай бұрын
Great video man! Nice spot and nice fish! I’ve always wanted to try fly fishing! I make fishing videos too and I always love watching yours!! Keep up the awesome job mate!! 🤜🤛💪
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it🍻🍻
@simonartley16453 ай бұрын
Beautiful river and a fine time to be on it with an excellent method. Simon Artley Manchester
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
It certainly is and I’m lucky to have a friend who has a guest ticket 🎣
@martincorcoran82633 ай бұрын
Great stuff
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Thanks
@angelwhite3763 ай бұрын
Loch bunachton essich inverness the front is trout the back and road bottom isinmt onened by the farm the whole Loch is full of pike and perch its been tried many times most fish die and the pike are up to 30jb we fish it for free the rock round the back and reeds are OK for pike perch their is a road at back leads to past dulichity if the farmer dont allow you axcess its a right of way just not been used often the farm house only o2nes the front feilds so just walk down the path when you get to tj3 bottom that's were his land stops then fish free now they have put rainbows init again for the 2pth time just throw them back brown trout you can keep pike perch ells you can throw them back as sport fish its inverness kids Loch wild pike perch and native fish trout so you can fish any wild Loch for native species in Scotland for free .as, land owner if you going to stop to fish for native species if he says no then go in river Loch and fish away the right to roame but not the right to stop for long farm animals so yea if its Loch Bunachton enjoy and its free fishing at bottom and back and top side farm house only owned feilds and magic mushrooms
@nicholasmorrice82543 ай бұрын
Nice session Andrew and that is a lovely beat to fish. I have had plenty of dryfly action on the Berwyn beat, but now I have to put my rods away for a couple of months after a hip operation. Tightlines.
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed the video and have been having some good dry fly fishing on the Dee. I hope your operation goes well and it doesn't keep you away from the river too long. Tight lines, Andrew
@Craigsoutdooradventures3 ай бұрын
Lovely, I’ve never tried wet flies only dry or nymphs might be worth a go
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Definitely worth a go especially to cover areas that you can’t get to when nymphing🎣
@simonartley16453 ай бұрын
Sea trout arrived a little early? and they appear to have come upstream quickly .
@simonartley16453 ай бұрын
Very interesting outcome adapting this method and in the daytime. Possibly worth a serious try at Chirk Argoed and Newbridge downstream of you...Havent been out since end of May....bit of colour in the water?
@martincorcoran82633 ай бұрын
Well done
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Thanks 🍻
@kerryjordan77463 ай бұрын
Good video. Interested that you said that you were fishing for sea trout and then caught several. What made you think that you would catch sea trout instead of brown trout?
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
I'd caught a sea trout there while fishing for salmon earlier.
@michaelterry11473 ай бұрын
How do I communicate with you?
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Messenger, just sent you a reply to you message
@neildoran46813 ай бұрын
Been looking through your website and it's massively informative, so thank you for taking the time for putting it together. I am planning on taking my son up to Llangollen on Friday afternoon fly fishing for 1st, he is the fisherman, me not. Is there beat you would recommend, ideally from the bank or very shallow wading in wellies for him. He will be fishing for trout. Thanks
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
The upper beat has a few pools that can be fished from the bank, Dee Farm, The run above the glide pool, Pipe pool, Horseshoe Falls pool. hop this helps, Andrew
@DaviekFlyFishing3 ай бұрын
Beautiful trout, wet fly team fishing seems to be a forgotten art. Nice one!
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
It really is but I’m trying to keep it alive🎣
@GoldbergEditss3 ай бұрын
i love this man, keep it up!
@hawker-overend54043 ай бұрын
Will do - Thanks
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@davidcooksey5814 ай бұрын
Nice video. How many casts would you give a spot before moving to the next?
@hawker-overend54044 ай бұрын
I normally cover the water in front of me with 3 or 4 cast then take a couple of steps upriver and repeat, until I’ve fished the whole pool. Hope this helps, Andrew
@kerryjordan77464 ай бұрын
Enjoyable video Andrew - thank you. Couple of questions - were you fishing from the bank and roughly what size tungsten beads were you using?
@hawker-overend54044 ай бұрын
I was fishing about 3ft from the bank on the rock ledge. You normally need a point fly with a 4mm tungsten bead to get down in the fast water there. Then you can fish small size 16 flies on the droppers with 1,5 or 2mm beads. I hope this helps, Andrew
@kerryjordan77465 ай бұрын
Good video thank you. I’m watching on a mobile phone and apart from the last fish can’t see the takes. Are you watching the end of the fly line or do you feel the takes?
@hawker-overend54045 ай бұрын
Hi Kerry, It is hard to see on the video but the tip of the fly line moves during the take but you also feel it. I hope this helps, Andrew
@callumclark33585 ай бұрын
Fun bit is working out which of at least four River Derwents this is. Not that difficult, but for the wider audience I think it would be a courtesy to give some indication.
@hawker-overend54045 ай бұрын
Derbyshire Derwent
@alistairmills76086 ай бұрын
Does it cost you to fish that beat ?
@hawker-overend54045 ай бұрын
Yes - It’s the lower beat of Llangollen-Maelor angling club and you can get a day ticket
You not fishing the river wye near Rumney. As I lived in New Tradegan 25 years ago, court plenty of 2lb+ Grayling Chub up to 5lb . If you can get thow all of the trout 😅
@shanestewart49056 ай бұрын
Ahh. Enjoyed that little vid mate, subbed. As a lad we called mayfly time duffers fortnight as it was supposed to be the time to get the known big boys out. Never worked for me but was always fun.
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it, Tight lines
@jameswelch1006 ай бұрын
Brilliant video Andrew as always was the rainbow a native fish I know theres a river up that way thst has wild breeding rainbows in it
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
It did look like a native rainbow. Great to hear you enjoyed the video
@ycymrobach90126 ай бұрын
Ty Mawr is pronounced “Tee”and Maor(i) without pronouncing the i.
@oldsmugglerflyfishing6 ай бұрын
Nice fish
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Thanks
@oldsmugglerflyfishing6 ай бұрын
Nice catch!
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Cheers
@joehayes83106 ай бұрын
Does nobody keep fish for eating nowadays?
@erwantrochu61216 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, nice video, do you which this spots are belong to? I checked with RASAAA the spots before the viaduc are not marked in our map? Any advices? Cheers see you around the Dee
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
It’s the lower beat of Llangollen-Maelor angling club
@kevinstanley25726 ай бұрын
did you put squirmy on point ? also is it at all possible to show your spots on a map? hopeing to get on the top part of dee by forestry carpark next week, have you fished this and any suggestions would be great. cheers
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
It was in the middle dropper because I find it works better there.
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Usually, I fish at Llandderfel, near Bals, when the river is running off. Best fished when the Bala gauge is below 0.5m. Also, the Corwen beats above where the Alwen joins should fish OK when the Bala gauge is below 0.5m.
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Beat Map link which has the country park pools on it I fished in the video www.llangollen-maelor-angling.com/pdf/Maelor%20Angling%20Trevor%20section.pdf
@MarkBarter6 ай бұрын
What level was the river at? I am really keen to get out on the Dee again but it seems to be continually flooded. Thanks
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, the level was 0.85m on the Manley Hall gauge. Currently, it's 1.1m and dropping slowly at Manley Hall, which is still a little too high. When it gets to <0.9m you can fish a few spots on the Country park and also Duncan's Pool from the right bank. If we don't get much rain it should be fishable in those places by Tue. More rain is forecast for Wednesday, so likely to rise again. I hope this helps, Andrew
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Sorry I should have said from the left bank
@MarkBarter6 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew, that is very helpful. I always look at the the Corwen gauge. I'll start looking at Manley going forward. I think I'll try and get out on Tuesday. Fisheries are fine but you can't beat a day on the river. I have been considering the tributaries of the Dee that the Corwen club control but I don't know enough about them really. @@hawker-overend5404
@jameswelch1006 ай бұрын
Love the video I think it was on that stretch when they held the World Championships in 1990 and everyone was in shock at the Czech nymohing method being used
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
@@jameswelch100 It is a good beat but in the summer the fishing is spoilt by Country Park visitors swimming in the river.
@deceg52846 ай бұрын
First fish was a belter. Well done 👏 what size beads you using there 3mm and 3.5mm
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
The point fly bead was 3.5 mm and the dropper 0.3mm
@kevinstanley25726 ай бұрын
god you make it look so easy . if i had a ounce of your skill i would be happy
@MarkPrydderch240zNorthWales6 ай бұрын
Hiya Andrew, great informative video,, I have just joined Maelor/llangollen angling with the £88 yearly membership…. Does that now allow me access to fish?? Or do I have to now book and pay for day tickets when I want to fish?? Website for club is a little confusing 🤷♂️🙈 thanks in anticipation,,, Mark ( fished with my father on the available fly only beats about 20years ago…..
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Hi Mark, with annual club membership you don't need to buy any day tickets or book anything to fish the Llangollen-Maelor waters. Tight lines, Andrew
@MarkPrydderch240zNorthWales6 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew 👍yes tight lines too mate. New sub,, hopefully see you on the beats in person 👍
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
@@MarkPrydderch240zNorthWales 🍻🍻
@martincorcoran82636 ай бұрын
Niceone
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Cheers
@gjones88476 ай бұрын
Very Good, what month would that be Andrew ?
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
September last year.
@michaelterry11477 ай бұрын
Thanks for the fish along Andrew.
@hawker-overend54046 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it 🍻
@bobharbin8427 ай бұрын
Thanks Andrew. Very clear and informative video as always. Look forward to seeing the results. How much extra water was the river carrying?
@hawker-overend54047 ай бұрын
It was up 1.5 ft above its summer level. Great to hear you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback, Andrew
@johnmiskin49057 ай бұрын
Great to watch thanks
@hawker-overend54047 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it, thanks, Andrew
@iainfraser24747 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew,, one of the best instructional videos yet. Really good to see exactly what you were doing with a good narrative. Looking forward to seeing the results of the rig working. Tight lines, Iain.
@hawker-overend54047 ай бұрын
Hi Iain, Thanks for the feedback and I am glad you enjoyed it. The results will probably be in the next video. Tight lines, Andrew
@andrewcarson34557 ай бұрын
Thank you it was good to see you tying up your rig and explaining your fly selection ..
@hawker-overend54047 ай бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it
@martincorcoran82637 ай бұрын
Thank you
@hawker-overend54047 ай бұрын
Cheers
@Adrian-jk4kx8 ай бұрын
Nice Fish..such a relief when in the net though!
@hawker-overend54048 ай бұрын
Yes it’s alway a good feeling when it slips into the net 🍻
@oldsmugglerflyfishing8 ай бұрын
Great video mate!
@hawker-overend54048 ай бұрын
Thanks
@eighteenbull61778 ай бұрын
Hey, thats me with the blond hair, had it bleached with hydrogen peroxide HO to match my jumper,
@hawker-overend54048 ай бұрын
Hopefully, we can fish there again this year.
@kodiwtf8 ай бұрын
Thought this was my local river in ireland i got excited for a second lol
@chrisporteous99688 ай бұрын
Nice one Andrew - I might have a go there on the way up to Brora.
@hawker-overend54048 ай бұрын
It's well worth a visit especially when there is some water on. You will only need a short rod 11ft switch or 10ft single-handed..
@chrisporteous99688 ай бұрын
I had a quick look at the Alness last September on the way to Brora - the Association water looks nice and the Novar fishings higher up as well but more ££'s - it's a spate river too so tricky when having to book a trip too far ahead.@@hawker-overend5404