Ceri you are the modern day Frank Ward , I do like your style , and some great input into the more wilder lakes that some of us love to fish , spot on !!!!! Long may it continue .
Superb quality of wild trout - better even than the English chalk streams which I fish. However, things are changing. More and more anglers are practising catch and release so the keepers are progressively reducing the stocking numbers to promote the wild populations. I've noticed a distinct improvement over the last couple of years and it would be great if the places I fish produce 'wildies' like this in the future.
May I know when did you shoot this video? I used to fish on Taff regularly with great results but then big flood came followed by great restrictions :( I heard from locals that fishing hasn't been so good last year. Hence this question. Ps Guys you are doing great job promoting fishing in Wales.
We shot this on 28th September 2021. The lower Taff hasn't been as good for trout since the big floods. From Pontypridd all the way to Merthyr Tydfil, the trout fishing is still excellent.
@@cerithomas5465 The end of season is usually the best! I'm glad you said it's still worth coming. I live in London so for me it's not a short trip. Ta
After a few years away from resevoir fishing (lure bashing) im looking to start again on the river as i live right by the Taff (Abercanaid) I was thinking of a WF 4 line/rod 9ft or would a smaller size rod be better? or maybe 5 weight?
@@TheFishist I used to fish for trout using UL gear. This changed when I had a couple 60+ fish on my hook. It was too much of anxiety and uncertainty for me to handle :) Thin line, lack of backbone in the rod. So I moved back up to 8-10lb rod and 12lb line. How do you find handling big trout on this little rod?
Do you ever upstream worm? The reason i ask is that Czech nymphying uses no fly line and uses heavily weighted flies to hit bottom - the only difference i see is a spinning reel and a worm as bait, both cast are upstream and use weigh to get to the bottom. I prefer a fly rod to upstream worm, so from my viewpoint they are so close...its only about what is on the end that the trout will accept that makes a technique successful. After that it is a state of mind for the worm on the other end!
Indeed modern 'Euronymphing' is very similar to the old ways of free-lining a worm upstream, a forgotten skill really. A fly is much better though! No need to dig worms up, and no risk of deep hooking fish.
Ceri you are the modern day Frank Ward , I do like your style , and some great input into the more wilder lakes that some of us love to fish , spot on !!!!! Long may it continue .
Thanks Joe, appreciate it mate!
Cracking river that one, well done stunning Brown Trout :)
Thanks Martin!
Another cracking video, that Brownie didn't half have a cracking tail on it.
The fight was a real nail biter, that was one strong brownie!
Thanks David, was well chuffed, it was my best river fish of last season 👍
Superb quality of wild trout - better even than the English chalk streams which I fish. However, things are changing. More and more anglers are practising catch and release so the keepers are progressively reducing the stocking numbers to promote the wild populations. I've noticed a distinct improvement over the last couple of years and it would be great if the places I fish produce 'wildies' like this in the future.
Absolutely! Wild fish and C&R is the future. The Taff is a shining example of what can happen with the right management.
Great video shame about the amount of litter along such a beautiful river
I had out local spate gold cup with a trout of 3lb 12oz great trout
May I know when did you shoot this video? I used to fish on Taff regularly with great results but then big flood came followed by great restrictions :( I heard from locals that fishing hasn't been so good last year. Hence this question. Ps Guys you are doing great job promoting fishing in Wales.
We shot this on 28th September 2021. The lower Taff hasn't been as good for trout since the big floods. From Pontypridd all the way to Merthyr Tydfil, the trout fishing is still excellent.
@@cerithomas5465 The end of season is usually the best! I'm glad you said it's still worth coming. I live in London so for me it's not a short trip. Ta
After a few years away from resevoir fishing (lure bashing) im looking to start again on the river as i live right by the Taff (Abercanaid) I was thinking of a WF 4 line/rod 9ft or would a smaller size rod be better? or maybe 5 weight?
Hi Paul, a 9ft #4 rod would be perfect, stick with that. It can be used for dry fly, duo and nymph fishing with a French leader
@@FishingInWales Thx very much guys
@@FishingInWales thx for getting back to me much appreciated, would I be in the ballpark with a box set of gold headed nymphs size 14?
@@paulbarrett423 yes would do the job
Has brat been on carl and alex?
I have indeed made a short appearance on Carl & Alex's channel, my name's Brett though - although I've been called worse than brat 😂👍
@@TheFishist I used to fish for trout using UL gear. This changed when I had a couple 60+ fish on my hook. It was too much of anxiety and uncertainty for me to handle :) Thin line, lack of backbone in the rod. So I moved back up to 8-10lb rod and 12lb line. How do you find handling big trout on this little rod?
Do you ever upstream worm? The reason i ask is that Czech nymphying uses no fly line and uses heavily weighted flies to hit bottom - the only difference i see is a spinning reel and a worm as bait, both cast are upstream and use weigh to get to the bottom. I prefer a fly rod to upstream worm, so from my viewpoint they are so close...its only about what is on the end that the trout will accept that makes a technique successful. After that it is a state of mind for the worm on the other end!
Indeed modern 'Euronymphing' is very similar to the old ways of free-lining a worm upstream, a forgotten skill really. A fly is much better though! No need to dig worms up, and no risk of deep hooking fish.
What part of the taff is this please ?
Merthyr Tydfil area. Details of the local angling club are shown in the video 👍