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New Beginnings


 

Not sure quite how it happened, whether it was me or D who suggested it but after over 30 years I am going to go fly fishing again.

I spent much of my youth (16 to 22) regularly going fly fishing for Sea Trout and occasionally going fishing for Rainbow Trout on the local reservoir (Llyn Brenig) almost exclusively from the bank and just to have some fishing when the Sea Trout weren’t running.

 This time will be fishing from a boat which D has been doing regularly for the last 30 years.

Preparation

·       What tackle and equipment do I still have

o   10.5 ft AFTM 7/8 Sea Trout rod

o   3 Rimfly KS reels with 35 year old fly lines

o   Landing net

o   2 empty fly boxes


 

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New Purchases

o   3 new fly lines (floating, intermediate and DI5 sinker)

o   Various (almost random) flies with new boxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o   10lb leader material

Fishing bag has disappeared somewhere in the multitude of house moves so dug out a medium sized ruck sack to put all of my stuff in, not ideal but it will have to do and it will accomodate everything

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