tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54078376291889156192024-03-13T23:18:17.903-07:00Hywel Morgan's Blog from the BanksHywel Morgans Fly fishing blog
Having successfully competed for over 15 years in World and European casting competitions, Hywel has developed a keen eye for casting techniques and can iron out any faults you might have. His one-to-one half day casting clinics are proving very popular - the lesson is tailored to your requirements, whether it be single or double haul, single and double spey casting or, Hywel's speciality, distance casting (where his personal best is over 80 metres).Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-49631407647768736262013-03-08T01:08:00.001-08:002013-03-08T01:08:55.620-08:00Daiwa New Era Fly Rods<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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New Era SLR Fly Rods from Daiwa</div>
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Well the rods have rolled off the production line in Wishaw
in Scotland and are now on their way to shops all over the UK. These have been
in development for over two years and when I was asked to join Daiwa as a Game Angling
Consultant these were the rods that they had me working on first. The
development and production plant in Scotland is second to none and although it
has taken a bit of time and a lot of testing ( which I don’t mind because most
of it was done fishing!!) for these rods to be produced I promise you the wait
has been well worth it. </div>
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So why are these rods so special well its all to do with the
X45 Carbon construction.</div>
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The range starts at a 9ft 5wt which has light and sensitive tip
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Small Stillwater fishing is covered with the 9ft 6wt</div>
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For bank anglers there are 3 in the range 9ft6inch 6wt,
9ft6inch 7wt and 9ft6inch 8wt. The 8wt is also a great single handed sea trout
and salmon rod. Last year I was over in Norway and all the Scandinavians were flabbergasted
by this rod.</div>
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Salmon Anglers are well catered for with 5 rods starting
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Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-4016676226379767302013-02-26T06:27:00.001-08:002013-02-26T06:28:03.295-08:00Start of 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well the picture above sums up the start of the year for me, bad weather, river levels high at first, then they were great but I could not get to the river because of the snow!!!!! Snow melt meant I was able to drive however when it gets into the river system it destroys the fishing for a few days!! Boy is this weather ever going to give fishermen a break. <br />
So no fishing for a bit so what else could I do. First Bearleft and I had to wrap up some projects that we had outstanding from last year.<br />
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My house was turned into a TV studio and we finished all the fly tying and some teck clips we had to do for the New Era Fly rod range from Daiwa. If you have a chance go and have a cast with these rods available soon at your nearest Daiwa dealer, you will be amazed by their performance. </div>
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Well I finally got out on the river and was joined by Norri and Darren from Daiwa for a fishing day on the Dee in North Wales. Weather was ok but the river was a little high but fish-able in the back eddies and slack water. Above is Nori catching his first ever welsh Grayling. Not to be out done Darren latter on tried out the Daiwa Tenkara rod that he had sent over from Japan and by the smile on his face he was quite happy with its performance.</div>
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A nice fish on the 4 meter tenkara rod!<br />
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After a few days fishing it was time to pack and do our annual trip to Angling Ireland Expo in Dublin. This year Daiwa had a big stand to support all their Irish dealers and we had a stand tagged onto the end of that.<br />
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The Morgan girls manning the stand just before the show opened. In previous years the show had been accused of having too much for the game angler and not enough for the other disciplines. This time Mara Media had made sure that every aspect of fishing was covered. The seminar was packed with Sea- Game and Coarse fishing talks. New names at this years show were Bob Nudd MBE, Henny Gillby and Mike Thrussell all of whom proved very popular. Jim Clohessy and Marry Gavin Hughes's talks were again very well supported. On the casting pool we had Peter O Rilley, Glend Powell, Stevy Munn and Tom Dock from the House of Hardy. Oh yea we did our bit as well with Yasmin and Tanya impressing everybody with the standard to their casting. I did a bait casting demo for the first time in years and when there is a hoop on the water it does put a lot of pressure on you but even if I say it myself I was very accurate!!!! The one stand that always impresses me is Dublin Angling Initiative who run quizzes, questionnaires and a load of other stuff for the kids to enjoy. Once again a great show and big thank you to everybody who came and watched the demos and came to have a chat.<br />
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Well after coming home it was time for the Ospreys AGM which was a great excuse for a few of us to spend a few days up in Llangollen fishing the river Dee. Look closely at the pic above as this fish would not stay still at all for a pic. We had a great few days and Paul will be doing a little video with some of the highlights of the trip. Have a look at www.troutwatch.com as the clips will be posted there.<br />
Ok its time to pack again as I am getting ready for my spring trip up North for the Glasgow Open Weekend which keeps getting better and better every year. If you are coming please come and say high. We will have the full range of New Era rods for you to try out.<br />
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All river anglers have suffered, finding the river has been the biggest problem at some times let alone wetting a line. Next year all of us will be faced with the challenge of re-learning the rivers we fish with different runs and pools that will have been created by the floods.<br />
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The reservoirs have been a bit better but the high levels have upset the fish and fishing has been challenging. The high levels over the winter boads well for a great opening day in 2013. We have also seen a major change with Bewl water following Hanningfeild and turning into multi-method. This has been the case on many lakes in Wales for years and has worked well. The change in Bewl was met by huge opposition but if this means that the venue stays open to fishing then I think this will be a road that many more reservoirs will have to follow. I fished Esthwaite a few years ago while filming the Pike DVD with Ant Glasgow and it was fantastic to see families fishing together some children were worming while their Dads were fly fishing, No snobbery, No stigma just everybody enjoying being on the water and catching fish.<br />
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Now to my year well the highlight for me was signing for Daiwa as a Consultant and working with the engineers in Scotland has been a delight. I have been working with them all through the year developing and fine tuning the New Era range of rods which were launched to the trade back in October at T&G show and will be in the shops end of January. These rods are the beginning of Daiwa's new game range with a lot more exciting things to come. Above you can see the 9ft 6inch 8wt being put to the test on Draycote water.<br />
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Fishing wise I did a lot of guiding on small still waters and reservoirs but not as much as I would like on rivers as most of the time the problem was finding a river which was fish-able. Rutland proved very challenging for me and location was key- just proves that the more you fish it the better you get to know its moods. Draycot proved the best venue through the year with fish feeding well on buzzers and nymphs.<br />
One of the highlights was taking Callum Smalley out on Pitsford the day before his England eliminator and the way he fished in practice I knew he would win the event even though I did not tell his old man as he was nervous enough as it was. To cut a long story short not only did he win he walked away with it and was the only one to bag up with 8 fish by approx 2pm. Well done mate, showed your old man how to do it. Then Steve went and qualified for England on Bewl in September so Son and Farther won their caps but junior was National Champion!!! <br />
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Callum with one of the fish he caught during practice all on a midge-tip Well done and good luck in the International next year.<br />
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One of the competitions I fished this year was the Home International Bank Championship which was held at Garnffrwd in Wales. I was the Welsh team manager which meant I had to organize the event as well. I am so grateful to everybody who helped and made my job easy, but a special thanks must go to Jamie the owner of the fishery, nothing was too much trouble and everybody enjoyed their visit to Wales and loved the fishery and the results, well Wales were 3rd!!! <br />
The second was the Grayling Festival on the river Dee in November and once again we were beaten on countback. We had the same place points as the winning team but they just pipped us by fish points but they were from CZ and they have some of the best river anglers in the world.<br />
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Above the winning CZ Team with the New Grayling Trophy presented by Ken Bathers.<br />
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This has been a year of contrasts with a lot of shows trying to go ahead then cancelling at the 11th hour or after a day due to the weather. The major set back to all country folk was the cancelling of the CLA Game Fair but after seing the pictures it was the correct decision much to everybody's disappointment, roll on Ragley next July. One show I have to mention was the Welsh Game Fair who firstly changed the venue and if they had not then there would not have been a show at all. Secondly for all the hard work that was carried out on Thursday and Friday to make sure the show went ahead a mammoth task but well done!! <br />
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Just to prove we did have some good weather this year here are the girls practicing the day before the Royal Welsh show in July!! <br />
The season started early for us with the first show in Dublin and we will be back there in less than 6 weeks and look forward to seeing all our Irish friends. This year the whole Morgan clan went and Yasmin and Tanya stole the show with their demonstration on the indoor pool. <br />
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Then it was Glasgow Angling Centre and as usual Paul and his team put on a great show. I spent the weekend interviewing all the personalities all of which is on my you tube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing <br />
I went to Norway twice and the shows were fantastic and its nice to meet different anglers from other countries and share experiences.<br />
Fenland Fair added another day to the show due to the cancellation of the CLA and it proved to be a great success. This is one of the oldest Country fairs in the UK and still has the feel of a proper country show. On a very sad not Joan Hall one of the organizers passed away and will be greatly missed by all who knew here and all my thoughts are with Malcolm and his family at this difficult time.<br />
The Midland Game Fair proved a great crowd pleaser once again and this year saw fisherman's row well supported by the public with every stand holder going away with a smile on their faces. <br />
This year my great friend Stevie Munn decided to pick up the batton and organize the Irish Fly Fair after Mara Media had decided to withdraw from the event. This was a great gamble for him and I am pleased to report that the show was a great success with everybody having a great weekend and the best thing Stevie is not bankrupt !!!!!!<br />
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This year Bearleft and I have been busy first with the you tube clips we filmed at GAC Open weekend. Then we produced two DVD's on fly tying, one on Stillwater patterns and the other on River Patterns which are now available from my website shop. We have also been filming a year on reservoir boat fishing. This is always challenging as Aaron ( director!!! so he says !!!) hates boats and they never drift properly and he cant get the correct angle and shot. <br />
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You will not believe it but the shot above is the Spring shoot!!!!! Look out for this Boat 4 Seasons coming out in the New Year. I would like to thank both Aaron and Alan for there patience and hard work through the year and most of all in edit that makes me look good in front of camera!!! Now that is a tough job!!<br />
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Another year gone another year older can I take this opportunity in wishing you all the very best for 2013 and hope all your dreams come true.<br />
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Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-90599480941606881712012-05-31T04:05:00.000-07:002012-05-31T04:05:12.709-07:00Fishing round up<br />
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Well its been some time since I sat down and wrote something for my blog but I have been busy teaching, doing demos and shows. Due to time constraints I am going to skip through some of the highlights of the last few months.Above you will see Yasmin waiting to get onto the Ferry to Dublin to do the Angling Ireland show. This was the first time the Morgan clan had all gone over and a big thank you must go to Mara Media for making the girls so welcome. Both Yas and Tanya were fantastic and it was the first time they have done a demo indoors with the audience so close, but both of them enjoyed the experience.<br />
Glasgow Angling Center weekend proved to be another fantastic success, Bearleft and myself were there filming for my YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing. If you have never been to the Open weekend check out you tube and it will show you what you are missing.<br />
After a few shows it was back down to do some filming so Bearleft and I rocked up at Draycott to do a Spring early season fishing section for my new DVD but what a day 25 degree heat and everything looking like a summers day. The lake was very low but at least the fish started co-operating after a while!!!<br />
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One of the highlights this Spring for me was being guest at the Help for Heroes charity match on Llandegfedd- congratulations to everybody who organized and fished this event as nearly £4,000 was raised for the cause.<br />
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Above I am doing one of my distance casting demo's at the Dutch Fly Fair. It was fantastic to return to this show after not being there for years. Great to make new friends and catch up with people I have not seen in years. I would like to thank Caveman and Jo for the invitation and congratulations to you both for such a successful show. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The day after Dutch Fly Fair I was off to the Lake of Menteeth in Scotland to help the wife fish in the Ladies International Match.( Above Debs adopts a relaxed fishing position for the practice day !) We had one days practice and the fish in the lake were turbo charged bars of silver. Tested both fishermen and their tackle!!! To be honest every woman that fished the competition deserved a medal as the lake was flat calm and 30 degrees !!!!!!! Not good for fishing but great for a sun tan!!!! Congratulations to Scotland who were worthy winners.<br />
There are many more high lights but unfortunatley I have got to go and do some work!!!! I am now working on some new fly selections for next years Daiwa's game range.<br />
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<br />Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-77252130901203835562012-02-08T05:30:00.000-08:002012-02-08T06:07:43.861-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldV9CPfmlNG7avTIRnhXM_uP29cVuMa74HJaU84f7tPoel4YHM3j4woa2vGtGEo6kw5JrBnlSfn7lAZikw-vCQmpseksT-LksBPbmX8CHKFPsmspHTbVrPhntTTlgGq_DLkNubgzTGPU/s1600/382786_10150542719768265_19224608264_8845875_750936159_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldV9CPfmlNG7avTIRnhXM_uP29cVuMa74HJaU84f7tPoel4YHM3j4woa2vGtGEo6kw5JrBnlSfn7lAZikw-vCQmpseksT-LksBPbmX8CHKFPsmspHTbVrPhntTTlgGq_DLkNubgzTGPU/s320/382786_10150542719768265_19224608264_8845875_750936159_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706758114020071794" border="0" /></a><br />Where does time go!!!!! well its now 2012 and already February !! January was a good month, first, we finally finished my stillwater DVD http://www.hywelmorgan.co.uk/shop.html<br />this was a 12 month project where I fished on small and large still waters. Even if I say it myself this is one of the best we have ever produced and a big thank you must go to Bearleft.TV for filming and putting together this 2 disc set. It has just received a fantastic review in this months Trout Fisherman. Here is a link to the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKyDZaYSQs&list=UUIoemlueA_7qTC3PZEihokA&index=1&feature=plcp<br />After that I went fishing and my first competition of the year was The Colin Miller memorial match at Garnffrwd fishery and as you may be able to tell from the picture above I managed to win it. Great start to 012!!!<br />Next was the first show of the year http://www.britishcarpshow.co.uk/ yes I know what you are thinking Me in a Carp show well not really as it was Carp and Angling and I was quite busy teaching fly casting to Carp and predator anglers who wanted to give fly fishing for their respective quarry a go. It was held at the Norfolk showground and if this year is anything to go by look out for next years show as it will be bigger and better.<br />The biggest news I have to share is that I have joined Daiwa as a consultant to work on their game range. I have already tried some of their prototypes and believe you me there are some new and exciting things going to come out of Scotland in the next few seasons.<br />I am now packing and getting ready to go to Ireland for the Ireland Angling show in Dublin and this year both my daughters are going to feature in the demonstrations so the whole Morgan clan are off to the Emerald IsleHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-47559095933465173752011-12-23T05:15:00.000-08:002011-12-23T05:55:22.177-08:00A Month of Contrasts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QPN_UxyXdXSrZmdhU3NHwGVsyJBlbJZDtNhHPzVolVPkf23bpTXBGdfCEZzOkYep_VpmoGM8YIFbYgi4Gq_mC1LG8GGG_M4NL-jXGNyBZ6lbUuaktaUZYSIz5WOKOK3arvgnILgzLfM/s1600/DSC_0199.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QPN_UxyXdXSrZmdhU3NHwGVsyJBlbJZDtNhHPzVolVPkf23bpTXBGdfCEZzOkYep_VpmoGM8YIFbYgi4Gq_mC1LG8GGG_M4NL-jXGNyBZ6lbUuaktaUZYSIz5WOKOK3arvgnILgzLfM/s320/DSC_0199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689311981268091010" border="0"></a><br />Yes another month has gone by since I sat down and wrote something for my blog- but hey what a month from fly fishing in Mauritius to greyling fishing in the river Dee and demonstrating at the Irish Fly Fair. So where do I start ?<br />It has been a busy month in the Morgan house hold with me just popping home here and there just to pick up clean clothes and catching a few hours with the family!!!<br />Late in October John Emerson and myself ran another Grayling masterclass on the river Dee in North Wales and the river fished very well with everybody on the course catching beautiful fish. After that it was off to the Welsh bank trial to try and qualify for next years Welsh team. The trial was held on Garnffrwd fishery and it proved to be a testing trial. The morning was ok and I caught on stalking bugs and I ended in second place but boy did things change in the afternoon. I had takes on all platforms but could not convert these takes into fish landed and as the day went on the worse it got. To cut a long story short I caught my last fish with 5 minutes to go on a dry which meant I qualified for the team. To quote my old man " You just scrapped through "!!!<br />After that I was off to Ireland to the Irish Fly Fair in Galway and what great show. Thank you to everybody who came to the show and once again Mara Media did a fantastic job of organizing the show!!<br />It was then a 2 day turnaround as I was flying out of London to Mauritius to do some fly fishing with Beachcomber tours- the picture above shows Scott Mckenzie and myself fishing in the surf for GT's- It was a fantastic trip with accommodation to die for and the food was out of this world. It even made the 12 hour flight worth while. We had a great trip and the best fish landed was a 140 yellow fin Tuna (well done Scott) I did fight a black marlin ( estimated at 2-300lb)for all of 30 seconds!!!!! and we did get one other hit but that was it. The place is back on the map for big game fishing and I will be back!!<br />I flew back overnight landing in Heathrow at 6am and was in North Wales by 4pm to fish the Grayling International over the weekend. This was even a quicker turnaround with one hour at home to drop off my dirty clothes and pack my thermals!!! Two days of fishing with the river rising all the time. It was tough to say the least but we did manage to winkle a few fish out and by the end of the comp we came second. Well done to Ken Bathers and the team for running a great competition. It is a testament to their hard work as teams travel from as far a field as Belgium, Italy and the Isle of Man.<br />Can I take this opportunity to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Tight Lines for the coming season<br />Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-9594414681430968242011-11-15T06:31:00.000-08:002011-11-15T07:05:36.596-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZiVDeRQlsEwiRLE0hCKfpssWcVjJxE7Me0GiXCy8yhRycXUzLJD2oyT8MOlqxiR6NGlhahczv8LfYldXQJ5c5Shn5boOUd0g5KgryORrEJHuThoKbua66UOTppLlw2i1wr8iJr7tYdI/s1600/Welsh+team+11+031.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZiVDeRQlsEwiRLE0hCKfpssWcVjJxE7Me0GiXCy8yhRycXUzLJD2oyT8MOlqxiR6NGlhahczv8LfYldXQJ5c5Shn5boOUd0g5KgryORrEJHuThoKbua66UOTppLlw2i1wr8iJr7tYdI/s320/Welsh+team+11+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675230535185753266" border="0" /></a><br />Where does time go !!! I think the older we get the faster time goes!!!<br />Yes its been some time since I sat down and wrote something for my blog- why?, well I just have not had the time. It has been a busy time teaching demonstrating and filming. The first thing I have to mention was my trip to Ireland with the Welsh team for the bank international. This was fished in a mountain loch and I know the mountain goats loved the area but boy it was tough going. The competition was hard and to be honest the only team that had their tactics bang on were the Scottish team and they were worthy winners. Top rod went to Ireland and best fish went to Lee from Wales. Competition fishing is not all about catching fish its the whole event and we had a great time in the "Emerald Isle" meeting old friends and making new ones.<br />I taught at Blackdyke fishery and anybody who lives any where near Cambridge should visit this fishery as it offers great fishing at a reasonable cost.<br />I ran my first Winter fly fishing course at Garnffrwd fishery and that proved to be a great day with everybody in the group catching fish and improving their tecneque. More courses to follow email me for more information. John Emmerson and myself had the first Grayling course on the river Dee in North Wales and again the fishing was great with everybody crossing swords with the Lady of the Stream. Next course will be held in January.<br />Filming has been very interesting in the last few weeks- firstly we filmed the autumn section of our new DVD on the river. On the day we faced hurricane winds howling down the valley, boy it was interesting casting and we should have done a section on "self preservation casts"- we also went to Draycot water to film the Autumn section of the bank fishing VD and I cant wait to see the footage as we had fantastic fishing with fish up to 6lb. Hard fighting bars of silver "fishing does not get better than this"!!!!<br />Lastly I had the Bank trial for next years Welsh team and it was held on Garnffrwd fishery. The morning proved difficult but fish were there to be caught and by lunch time I had managed to winkle out 7 fish. The afternoon proved far more difficult and I had takes on every platform but none of them stuck and by the last session I only had 1 fish and was out of the running for the team. In the last 15 minutes of the competition I decided to fish dries and by luck or divine intervention I managed to catch another putting me into next years team. ( by the skin of my Teeth!!!!!)<br />Ah well its time to pack as I am off to the Irish Fly Fair In Galway so come and say hi if you are there- I will be the one running around on the Mic trying to keep everybody informed on whats going on as well as doing a casting demo in the afternoon.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-21499229732539092982011-09-22T02:14:00.000-07:002011-09-22T03:26:02.429-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTtAOwpCbvcIqXWRytm3gqG9x5uR554FXgiTFqypcpX7pKsJSrxV6WXnVYxxAAMANaFfuf7WNhGrSgSURsyYM_Mhz0G5nshLSZXtBcUZ7fV4LlHxq0bLPD7-NKCSr8fud2I9M_Lw52B4/s1600/IMG_0414.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTtAOwpCbvcIqXWRytm3gqG9x5uR554FXgiTFqypcpX7pKsJSrxV6WXnVYxxAAMANaFfuf7WNhGrSgSURsyYM_Mhz0G5nshLSZXtBcUZ7fV4LlHxq0bLPD7-NKCSr8fud2I9M_Lw52B4/s320/IMG_0414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655113769273016514" border="0" /></a>Some times Pictures just dont tell the story!!! This is Scott trying to pose for the camera with the best Grayling of the day but unfortunately the fish was camera shy and exited stage left after what seamed a minute of fish juggling!!.As you can see by Scott's face he didn't mind. This was just one of my guided days on the river Dee in North Wales.<br />I can't belive its been another month since I wroet my blog and for that I can only appologive but my excuse is that I have been out on the Water and in shows.<br />Some great new shows and venues for you to put in the diary for next year. The first was Lowther Game and Country Fair. This was the first time Countryman Fairs have organized this show and what a job. Tracking all over the site so no vehicles got stuck all the public walkways were kept clear of trucks so when the show was on it was easy to walk around the show. Great Job.<br />Then I want to the Galoway Country Fair which had been moved to Drumlanrig Castle. The show ground was fantastic with the great backdrop of the Castle. A well attended show at a great new venue.<br />It was then over to the Fenland Country Fair which is one of the oldest fairs in the UK and I would like to congratulate Joan and Malcome for their hard work and the way they are still able to keep the show traditional with small stalls old fairground rides and I think it has the biggest display of old vehicles I have seen in my life.<br />The last show I did was the Midland Game Fair and as usual it was a fantastic event with huge crowds and this year we were so lucky with the weather, only a couple of showers over the weekend, where all around us suffered heavy down pours!!<br />Had to cancel a few days this month as well !!! British weather!! Blown off at Rutland and Llandegfedd!! While at Rutland I witnessed the funniest thing I have seen in a while. They had let 5 boats out early but had to re-call them due to the wind!!! Sorry forgot to say these were the Army lads practicing for the inter services match. 3 boats came back from the South arm then a little later 2 boats came from the North arm 1 boat had 2 anglers in but the second only had one angler in!!! Yes one of the ARMY boys were so scared he abandoned his mate and went in the safety boat!!! Boy did he get some stick from all the boys when he came in- cant repeat what was said!!! But you can imagine !! <br />Highlight of the month for me was finishing My New DVD on Still water patterns and also getting my new essentials kit into stock. Please go check them out in my shop on the website.<br />Now have to go and pack, off to Glasgow for the open weekend Hope to see you there.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-89539139520314932042011-08-05T02:52:00.000-07:002011-08-05T03:34:51.818-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp0CAcLguHdEBtKDxj-MFnB3xn_I6X3PO35ByZKCjBvVQrVnu-oLE33OrQxLulwn-_qzHfK9HOmLqXb5uUm7rEm2hPz_XicIcc5wNlyN2OsBZjbx9HmqLpSr0wMs5p1QE45eyDmt_kzU/s1600/tanya+065.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp0CAcLguHdEBtKDxj-MFnB3xn_I6X3PO35ByZKCjBvVQrVnu-oLE33OrQxLulwn-_qzHfK9HOmLqXb5uUm7rEm2hPz_XicIcc5wNlyN2OsBZjbx9HmqLpSr0wMs5p1QE45eyDmt_kzU/s320/tanya+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637308595336833890" border="0" /></a><br />I just cant believe it its been over a month since I last put fingers to key board !!!! Time flies when your busy and what a month its been. Guiding, teaching, shows, filming and competitions!!!<br />But why have I got a picture of me and pollock well this was the best fish of the week on my recent trip to Isle of Lewis but more of that latter.<br />First its been a great month teaching and guiding both on the river and stillwaters. Some great fishing with great clients. I went filming with S4C welsh TV and had a great day but then went fishing the famous river Towy on one of the best beats and could not believe it the whole river just switched off at around 11pm- no fish moving and no takes for anybody on the river!!!! Typical!!! <br />After that I was privileged to be asked to open an educational center for " Get Hooked on Angling" scheme near Coventry did a little demo and finished it just before the rain!!! Great timing.<br />Fished one competition this month Draycott pairs with Paul and caught 12 fish for over 35lb and came nowhere. Julian and Scotty won the comp with 12 fish weighing over 42lb boy this place is fishing fantastic, well worth a visit.<br />Bearleft and myself spent 4 days filming for the 2 new DVD's we are working on and I have seen some of the footage its fantastic-great camera work and the Polaroid lenses are brilliant, cant wait to see the final cut.<br />Then it was off for a week of shows first the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show followed by the CLA Game Fair- 2 demos a day for a week and the kids were brill Tanya just wants to do more and more just like her big sister. Yasmin was a star first she won the casting comp at the Welsh then beat everybody at the CLA even the men. She was crowned UK Salmon distance champion at the age of 12 well done Hun.<br />It was then off to the Isle of Lewis- no thanks to FlyBee who charged us another £250 to change a flight from Monday to Tuesday !!!! Thanks a lot!!! But it was a fantastic trip teaching and fishing. This year we concentrated of sea fly fishing and with small pollock patterns we had great sport. The one above even though it was not the biggest bent my 10wt double!!!! Had some fun trying to catch sea-trout on the shore loads of takes but not one landed.<br />Some Salmon were running but we left them alone this trip.<br />Highlight for me this month was seeing Yasmin take on and beat everybody at the CLA chip off the old block. Now for another month of shows.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-80398016283836578572011-07-05T01:58:00.000-07:002011-07-05T02:39:18.732-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FjGJ6M9cAzstuJEwmF24FxuOhfG5Y444HI46a0i8uq8r9LHdbUXdH8orWucP8HiO2B6DhHdcmHbRjlo7neTKJQsen0IDlZ8QI44_crWEUqYt1YXt3k_a0IlRtMjptnTi7pxl2IEuZLs/s1600/DSC04985.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FjGJ6M9cAzstuJEwmF24FxuOhfG5Y444HI46a0i8uq8r9LHdbUXdH8orWucP8HiO2B6DhHdcmHbRjlo7neTKJQsen0IDlZ8QI44_crWEUqYt1YXt3k_a0IlRtMjptnTi7pxl2IEuZLs/s320/DSC04985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625790285630216194" border="0" /></a>I cant believe that its been nearly a month since I sat here on my laptop and wrote a blog, where has all the time gone. I am going to lobby the government and see if we can have a 10 day week in the summer and a 4 day week in the winter!!! Should have been a bear really so I could hibernate through the winter!!!! Its been a very busy month or so. Highlight of the month was captured in the picture, this is Chris just after the surprise was sprung on her. Pete her husband had arranged a fishing trip to Wales but not told Chris that he had arranged a lesson for her. The look on her face was priceless and she was a great pupil picked things up very quickly. ( Pete thanks and I apologize if she keeps saying "Hywel says this")<br />We had two great days at the Welsh Game fair at Llandeilo but on Saturday every time I stepped on the casting platform it rained so thank you to everybody who stood out in the rain to see the demos.<br />I appeared on Sky sports "Tightlines" with Keith if you missed it it can be viewed on line http://www.skysports.com/podcast/0,20494,19916,00.html<br />I have been doing quite a bit of guiding and its been very up and down because of the river levels.<br />Filmed yesterday with S4C Welsh TV tying flies with kids and then seatrout fishing in the night why o why are fish soo camera shy!!!!!<br />The welsh Bank team had there first meeting at Garnfrwwd and what a day after a good meeting we all went fishing and it was great fun with everybody catching on all sorts of methods but the best was dry flies down to size 18. I took the family and both Debs and Yasmin caught but the best fun of the day was watching Tanya my youngest play tug of war with a few fish- she's not really got the hang of fighting fish yet so me thinks a few more lessons in the garden before she goes again. The best bit was that she was casting and hooking them on her own and all this at 6 years old, well done darling.<br />Well got to go as I have a few busy days ahead opening The Angling Unlimited Educational and Training Centre in Coventry tomorrow the guiding on Rutland before fishing Draycott for two days.<br />Tight LinesHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-63335515523802615732011-06-14T03:43:00.000-07:002011-06-14T03:53:40.432-07:00Hi All<br /><br />Just thought I would give you some links to the latest web casts uploaded onto my you tube page some great info an all sorts of subjects<br /><br />One of the most useful pieces of kit I own<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/5/9Gdh1THWBB4<br /><br />Safety when going fishing<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/4/FqBH1WWGyUw<br /><br />My Fly Selections<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/3/kk2Yp8jcKUM<br /><br />XF2 on Test<br />http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/2/GUFyq6_iAVQ<br /><br />If you have any comments please do not hesitate in dropping me an email info@hywelmorgan.co.ukHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-16945367465286561952011-05-31T17:32:00.000-07:002011-05-31T17:47:11.733-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGWYyix9ocW7PTQViNCe-5H5z20WTdRSW5Tgqa7CUXuqH5NULidRJHLDf61qnxi10GFHDyMxgynvf3kEKLEfiJic16MKFdyBERUyzNlZ34ay1EwoBCwP_NFpLyuDwKIcaYZ062tjtvj4/s1600/IMGP0052.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGWYyix9ocW7PTQViNCe-5H5z20WTdRSW5Tgqa7CUXuqH5NULidRJHLDf61qnxi10GFHDyMxgynvf3kEKLEfiJic16MKFdyBERUyzNlZ34ay1EwoBCwP_NFpLyuDwKIcaYZ062tjtvj4/s320/IMGP0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613042977598362626" border="0" /></a>I cant believe its been nearly three weeks since I sat down and wrote a piece for here !!! How time flies when you are traveling around!!<br />Pictured left is the group from Johnson Mattey<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 110%; font-family: "Courier New";"> </span>at Barnsfold lakes and what a day. On the top of the one lake it was beautiful with fish rising and easy to cast while down both banks and the second lake it was fishing but survival fishing. Harder to keep your balance than cast. A great day with everybody going home happy and having caught a few fish.<br />Then I had a great day on Stocks good fishing in the morning but boy was it cold with a capital C!!!!<br />Then I drove north to Scotland for a meeting and saw some fantastic venues for fishing and teaching- more to come on that( Watch this space). I then travelled to Finland for my first ever show over there with Eumer Tube flies and had a great few days even though most of the people did not understand what this excited Welshman was going on about at least they laughed in the right places. Had a few day guiding on Rutland as well and am glad to see that the brown algae has nearly gone, but why has May been such a bad month- high winds canceled matches and torrential rain not that we didn't need the last one. One great posotive from this month is that my You Tube views are going up and Aaron is working hard to get the next clips ready to put up. If you have anything you would like me to cover please post on the page http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing<br />Tight LinesHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-57176295571868754032011-05-10T05:12:00.000-07:002011-05-10T05:41:19.253-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb150gaRdQV9Ryhyfv-Tx7A_qASPKzAJ-OQkHPMSu_2UAdB9bMWzfK1mPqB7c30DLxjNijl-7efxfZvfdioBUtTV0oIqThpRp5by4IMjgtPWlmmminOx2xrxMLh5HNTbbe_e6PUHO84js/s1600/D+Hodgson.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb150gaRdQV9Ryhyfv-Tx7A_qASPKzAJ-OQkHPMSu_2UAdB9bMWzfK1mPqB7c30DLxjNijl-7efxfZvfdioBUtTV0oIqThpRp5by4IMjgtPWlmmminOx2xrxMLh5HNTbbe_e6PUHO84js/s320/D+Hodgson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605059479760549282" border="0" /></a><br />Ospreys Fly fishing club sat with Davy Hodgson's parents, sister and brother in law before his memorial match on Rutland water last sunday.<br /><br />A great day was had by all even though the fishing was very hard, and the day for me was not about catching fish as we were there to celebrate the memory of a true gent and great friend. I had a wonderful days fishing with Julie Emerson and she beat me 1-0 ah well who cares. Most anglers found the conditions hard with a few exceptions. The eventual winner was Ronnie Gent with a bag of 7 fish weighing 17lb2oz second was last years champion John Emerson with a bag of 8 fish weighing 16lb6oz. This was a great effort by John as he was caught short out on the water and had to rush in to the lodge to answer a call of nature ( Cant go into details far to messy ). He then went back out and bagged up well done mate. Third was Paul Shaw who is on a roll at the moment- last year he won the Brown bowl in the international then only a few days before this match he won the Bob Church Classic. Best fish also went to Ronnie Gent a beautiful rainbow weighing 4lb13oz. Top lady was Hillary Thomlinson.<br />The Ospreys would like to thank everybody who fished the competition as well as all the sponsors - Guide Fly fishing- Hardy Greys- Stocks - Anglian Water- Fulling Mill.<br />From me a thanks must go to Steve Smalley who does all the admin and takes the entries great job mate and to Stevy Peart great cooking on Saturday night mate- you have got yourself a job now Catering manager for the club.<br />The best moment of the whole weekend for me was watching Joyce ( Davy's Mum) presenting the trophy to Ronnie Gent- not many dry eye's around.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-78255276421329992052011-05-04T14:29:00.000-07:002011-05-04T14:49:00.397-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9dXGXOHmVxcb8LjUspuG_GGsOv-azLxFz_9JY4KmcAVZ2Kn0dGFtzaFe9OTXwdnaTHs4ZWLDOVr74085Uj0yLO-SgSwODyntU_RyRGlzkkRG47x4BYKsDG1kdJ0XFL3veQJOHaw8BWI/s1600/DSC_0376.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9dXGXOHmVxcb8LjUspuG_GGsOv-azLxFz_9JY4KmcAVZ2Kn0dGFtzaFe9OTXwdnaTHs4ZWLDOVr74085Uj0yLO-SgSwODyntU_RyRGlzkkRG47x4BYKsDG1kdJ0XFL3veQJOHaw8BWI/s320/DSC_0376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602976924227611090" border="0" /></a>In this picture I was out filming for my new river DVD and you see Aaron (director) trying to walk on water and Alan ( camera man) trying to dig a hole in the river !!!!<br />We had a great days filming but the fish played hard to get, there were a few fish feeding in the glide but more in the really fast water which I fished with a Klinkhammer and caught some nice browns. We did wait on to see if there would be an evening rise but the wind got up and beat us!!!!!<br />We also spent a day on Llandegfedd filming some bank fishing and boy that was tough!!!!! Very bright and North east wind- not good for fishing but did manage to winkle out 3 rainbows and a nice perch. The best method was Di5 with cat booby. Both of the above DVD's will be out before Christmas.<br />I have also been fishing on Draycott which has reopened after a year of being closed and can say that it is back to its best. We spent a day just fishing and having fun- cant really say how many we caught but I do know that I landed over 10 double ups!!!! The best method was an intermediate line with a cormorant on the top dropper, red diawl, cruncher and a tequila booby on the point<br />Getting ready to go to Rutland this weekend to fish the Davy Hodgson memorial match, still can believe I will never fish with him again. He is sorely missed by the Ospreys and we will be raising a glass in his memory on Saturday night at Rutland so if you are around and knew Davy come and have a drink with us.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-13234507136792409172011-04-18T07:38:00.000-07:002011-04-18T08:02:45.631-07:00Its been a few weeks since I sat down at the keyboard and its been very busy with shows and teaching. First I went off to Lillistrom in Norway which is always a pleasure to go to except for the traveling. Friday 12.15am drive from home to London to fly out- Love the journey !!!! but as always well worth the trip 3 days of good demos and even got to play with some of the new loomis NRX nano rods great action but the cosmetics are a little in your face !!!<br />I then flew back to London and Stayed with Kiran and his family in North London and enjoyed great hospitality before going fishing. Kiran's Farther was my oldest pupil to date at a sprightly 89- and he would not give up until he mastered the casting. Hope I have half his energy at that age.<br />The following week I was guiding on Rutland and boy what a day. Fish all over the place and my pupil who had never picked up a fly rod in his life before caught 8 fish all on nymphs. Later on in the day the fish came up and the best method by far was a floating line with nymphs and a cat booby on the point.<br />I am now sat at home after 2 long days at Kelmarsh Game and Country fair. I was MC for the Angling arena and it proved to be very entertaining. Chris " The countryman" Green brought his new 8 boar gun out and boy what a noise that makes and at the end of both days we had a bit of a fun fishing competition between Jan Porter and Charles Jardine- Saturday saw Jan catch one jack pike to win the mini competition. Sunday I decided to use Jan's spinning rod and again just pipped Charles.<br />I would like to thank everybody who came and supported the area and I look forward to seeing you at the nest show.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-40028263834311949822011-03-30T04:21:00.000-07:002011-03-30T04:33:00.687-07:00Its been one hell of a busy few weeks where I have been filming my web clips with Aaron from Bearleft.tv. It was a great day's work and we filmed a load of clips covering all sorts of of fishing stuff. Some are up on my you tube page now and cover the following<br /><br />Salmon rods Spey or Underhand http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/4/ldOCnZa3eJo<br /><br />Tying a fly with the New Bug Bond UV cured varnish http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/3/trNQq9P7Ges<br /><br />Yasmin my eldest tying her favorite fly the Pink Panther http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/2/y9_ru8iMWJk<br /><br />Tanya my youngest tying the Tan Cat fly http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/1/TRF3upxhBcs<br /><br />I tried the new Airflo 40+ and this is how I got on http://www.youtube.com/user/HMFlyFishing#p/u/0/15UZ39F4uOg<br /><br />Go check them out some good information there and if you have any questions or you want me to review anything drop me an email at info@hywelmorgan.co.ukHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-42396939819030435012011-03-22T03:06:00.000-07:002011-03-22T03:38:06.674-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbCcX-meoIwpm6l0EABo5hrlwy7Y9sVfGqYYX6HH3u_uzQSDBdnT3-B0HpegzkAL8shnYSxKnCQcvjMU25FZM1XNHbVrx3iApjWBkcDTbPjULKct5ceJvxp0QPx7gUxG5Wwiom_eKHA8/s1600/DSC_0346.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbCcX-meoIwpm6l0EABo5hrlwy7Y9sVfGqYYX6HH3u_uzQSDBdnT3-B0HpegzkAL8shnYSxKnCQcvjMU25FZM1XNHbVrx3iApjWBkcDTbPjULKct5ceJvxp0QPx7gUxG5Wwiom_eKHA8/s320/DSC_0346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586844550613097714" border="0" /></a>Pictured left is Yasmin my eldest fishing at Garnffrwd but more of that later. First I have been busy with Aaron my director and we have filmed a lot of clips for my new Facebook page "Hywel Morgan Fly fishing". They will cover all sorts of topics such as - Salmon rods Spey V Shooting heads, New Airflo 40+, Waders, new Wichwood wader bag and Family fly tying. They will be up soon on FB, my website and You tube. If you have any topics that you want me to film let me know.<br />After that Yasmin, Debs and myself spent a day on Garnffrwd fishing, well it was practice for me as I was fishing in my first Welsh trial since 2003 for the Welsh Bank fishing team. During the day we found that the fish were either feeding subsurface and by that I mean the top 2ft of water or they were taking off the top so on the morning of the match I set up with 3 rods. One was my banker washing line on an intermediate with 2 Diawls up the cast. Two was my dry set up 9ft 4wt tapered leader with 3ft of fluro on and a olive F fly size 18. Third was a stalking set up 9ft 5wt with fluro on and some of my staking bugs ready to go.<br />Why does the weather change every day I mean you practice and sort out what you are going to do only for the conditions to totally change. On practice day it was flat calm and sunny on comp day it was cloudy and windy!!!!! Ah well at least the fish did not mind and came out to play. On my first peg I lost my first 3 fish in dries so changed methods to the washing line and landed 2 fish much to my relief I was off and running!!! My highlight of the day was on my second peg after lunch, I got out the dries and as the hooter sounded my dry landed and a fish took the fly " I love it when a plan comes together" I did qualify so I am back in a Welsh team and will be off to Barfinnehy Lake Killarney in Ireland in October.<br />All in all it was a great competition and I must thank all the controllers who came and helped out and congratulate Jamie the owner on a great venue and great match.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-8117249697434126002011-03-08T16:08:00.000-08:002011-03-08T16:50:59.239-08:00Glasgow Open weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jgnoW29VMIdoGHEB_dLH8uUwWBfj9nyJdQdNQc5ZM1je5FHNl5UrNEQShyphenhyphenxgEU4oknDwLW2bmMTEdUnkQHubLNuX3PFFc93Ga4BErlcrdJ60a7YBJpcib3yks-zzgNwfyGtC-lr44aM/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jgnoW29VMIdoGHEB_dLH8uUwWBfj9nyJdQdNQc5ZM1je5FHNl5UrNEQShyphenhyphenxgEU4oknDwLW2bmMTEdUnkQHubLNuX3PFFc93Ga4BErlcrdJ60a7YBJpcib3yks-zzgNwfyGtC-lr44aM/s320/IMG_0210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581865576557161922" border="0" /></a><br />Well the dust has settled after the open weekend in Glasgow and I just thought I would share this picture with you as it made me very nervous- its Phil Varney from Venyard getting ready for something!!!!!! Seen here in his best boiler suit and black rubber gloves!!! Be scared be very scared!!!<br />It was a fantastic three days and I would like to thank everybody who came down to the canal to watch my demo's as it was cold down there.<br />It was great to catch up with people that I have not seen in a while and great to see new products that I had not seen before. Nice to see the new eyed heads from Tubeology- they should make great pike flies. David from Bugbond was tying some great sea patterns and I have set him a challenge to see if he can use his bugbond to make some special shuttlecocks- will let you know how he gets on. Saw some nice new products from Simms and cant wait to get my hands on my new G4 jacket. Also picked up Wychwood's new wader bag- great product as I am fed up of putting on wet and damp waders every time I go fishing. Just put them in the bag and hang it up hey presto dry waders in the morning. I have been told that they have a white reel coming out soon and I have put my name down for one of those. ( I can hear you now "tackle tart" yes I am just like every other fishermen)<br />It was very humbling weekend for me being asked for my autograph by kids and having my photo taken with them. This is something I will never tire of and it is so important nowadays that we take time to encourage children into the sport.<br /><br />The highlight of the weekend for me was being asked to be an Ambassador for the young peoples charity "Get hooked on Fishing ." If you want to know more about the charity visit their website and if you can help get in touch with them. http://www.ghof.org.uk/index.htmHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-7872828211067003272011-03-08T03:30:00.000-08:002011-03-08T03:47:11.164-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOi0a6BHtT8DrpB7CHZmleiRK0QdLwE_SqZLhyc9ZdPPxvx5410LBZV2pRp4E1OSaSe0L2hCwtETMsbfiNbLNXQQS6CWai9pUofJp_mS1IyQXZ1I51XebYbZLUDEUSKXUC9lH-sckx7c/s1600/GOPR0026.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOi0a6BHtT8DrpB7CHZmleiRK0QdLwE_SqZLhyc9ZdPPxvx5410LBZV2pRp4E1OSaSe0L2hCwtETMsbfiNbLNXQQS6CWai9pUofJp_mS1IyQXZ1I51XebYbZLUDEUSKXUC9lH-sckx7c/s320/GOPR0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581663847934124562" border="0" /></a><br />Hi folks well its been a while since I tapped the keys on my laptop as I have been here there and all over the place!!!! Firstly have a look at this great pic, you could never tell that it was taken on a Go-Pro head cam. Great quality and considering the camera is supposed to be a HD video camera that films underwater, it does take very good still'sas you can see.<br />This was our first filming trip of the year for my new DVD which will be out later this year hopefully in time for Christmas. The picture is of me landing a nice rainbow at Garnffrwd fishery in West Wales.<br />After that day it was a short trip home to unpack the car, re-pack the car and off to Scotland via Newcastle. Oh how I love driving !!! After a 6 hour drive I finally arrived at Paul's house he is a great friend and photographer extraordinaire some of the shots he comes up with are out of this world but dont take my word for it check out his website out http://www.pddigital.co.uk/gallery.php .<br />After a nice Chinese we sat up talking well into the early hours of the morning discussing the photo shoot and putting the world to rights!!! <br />Yeat another early start 6.30 and it was off to the famous Junction pool on the Tweed yes the Junction Pool !!!!!!!! But before you start to call me every name under the sun, No I was not fishing unfortunately, we were taking casting pictures with a salmon rod which had a bit of wool on the end!!!!!!.<br />Can you just imagine standing on the side of the river watching all those salmon jumping and moving up river and not being able to cast at them!!!( you see its not all fun and games)<br />After a long day of taking photos it was off to Glasgow for the Open weekend at the Angling Center and will post about that latter this week. Cheers for nowHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-46462788919075696242011-02-23T14:45:00.000-08:002011-02-23T14:59:42.946-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFeJxcinJcAOWd8cSqM3YUJ2kkyz-8cnFlofR7KNRSMclFOL-H1xKbc_qL9vHi-ovKBW0Jcl7a0IEDplUbaQ7NSa6wkMkiHgEyK9xbmudZLbfEAgh-Dl2gSaIVbjR9m-Z9OJ2DDHfCo/s1600/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFeJxcinJcAOWd8cSqM3YUJ2kkyz-8cnFlofR7KNRSMclFOL-H1xKbc_qL9vHi-ovKBW0Jcl7a0IEDplUbaQ7NSa6wkMkiHgEyK9xbmudZLbfEAgh-Dl2gSaIVbjR9m-Z9OJ2DDHfCo/s320/IMG_0182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577020147400793650" border="0" /></a><br />Pictured left is Nick with a great fish from the Dee in North Wales. He was on the Grayling weekend I ran last weekend. The pupils came from far and wide to learn all different techniques from CZ nymphing with indicator tips, using the French leader set up as well as fishing with the braided cast for those difficult to detect takes.<br />All the participants were put through their paces with casting and shown all the casts they will ever need in the future. The two days were tough fishing but everybody caught but Nick's was the best. On Saturday night John Emmo did a fly tying demo and then allowed everybody to have a go for themselves. <br />It was surprising how two fishing days were so different as on the Saturday all the fish came to a dull pink shrimp but on Sunday all the fish came to a red tag caddis tied on a jig hook fished deep.<br />All in all a great weekend with everybody enjoying themselves and learning new techniques. The next course will be run in April dates to be confirmed and if you want to know more please drop me an email at info@hywelmorgan.co.ukHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-11212885754825706292011-02-16T10:19:00.000-08:002011-02-16T10:50:46.417-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRAR_yL4cU8t7MD5xOYi1CMnj2TACMwl1Cc7Fz3aKAdKQpLqeLwatfQSAXseaS-QUz_H_7SWD7hNitSlDBVDvxF7NABH9vWddwoUhrqfzNAYWC8ixyvazpq7DJV4KjYaIG5SO6byU14k/s1600/181766_10150145501343296_521668295_7936364_6873815_s.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRAR_yL4cU8t7MD5xOYi1CMnj2TACMwl1Cc7Fz3aKAdKQpLqeLwatfQSAXseaS-QUz_H_7SWD7hNitSlDBVDvxF7NABH9vWddwoUhrqfzNAYWC8ixyvazpq7DJV4KjYaIG5SO6byU14k/s320/181766_10150145501343296_521668295_7936364_6873815_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574353851221914546" border="0" /></a><br />Hi all, well at the moment I have not been doing much fishing so not a lot to write about, however last weekend I was over in Dublin doing the show Angling Ireland with Mara Media. Now as a show, it was a great success with loads of people, and in these troubled times it was nice to see them spending much to relief of the staff and stall holders. It was great to meet up with old friends and make new ones. There were a few highlights for me and the first was to see 2 youngsters from the Irish Youth fly fishing team doing their first casting demonstration. They were Shaun and Shane who were a credit to themselves and to Irish youth fishing "well done lads, keep up the good work".<br />The second and for me the best moment of the weekend was when I met up with what I believe is one of my youngest fans Liam ( pictured above with Martin his dad). Martin told me that he does not like watching cartoons on the TV but will sit quietly through my programme . As he is so young he can not say my name but calls me tickles!!! Priceless!!!. <br />The funniest moment of the weekend was when I saw Hugh Bonner ( the organizer) and Stevy Mun running across the hall to the office to get water having just sampled the sushi prepared by Chris Sandford unfortunately he forgot to tell them about the wasabi paste that was on them!!!! Nice one Chris!!!Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-18796489684864525582011-02-07T05:50:00.000-08:002011-02-07T06:05:32.485-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRat-mY2lzakwzWj1SelNY6RJYgjkCCjbJRxksPt9Fixxoy9_BPjQ-onU4iAgAx1U8IMTks1KZpCVxNivhCeA8bv9xiCfu4wiVUAp-vrPSsE20uFAgZJpumHOgKVX36zCFTF993b1vPZo/s1600/ospreys_167.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRat-mY2lzakwzWj1SelNY6RJYgjkCCjbJRxksPt9Fixxoy9_BPjQ-onU4iAgAx1U8IMTks1KZpCVxNivhCeA8bv9xiCfu4wiVUAp-vrPSsE20uFAgZJpumHOgKVX36zCFTF993b1vPZo/s320/ospreys_167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570944914110965506" border="0" /></a>Well all the rivers are flooded at the moment just as we were going to start filming a new DVD so I thought I would share what I did last week. First it was off to Bankhouse fishery near Lancaster and boy was it cold. Best method over the two days were the infamous apps bloodworm fished slow and deep on an intermediate line. It was the Ospreys team get together well that was not the real reason as it was Paul's 50th a week before so we decided to celebrate it or commiserate with him. We had a good day's fishing on Saturday and then had the night from hell no food at the pub no heating so all in all not a great weekend.<br />After this Paul and I spent 2 days fishing on the rivers up North. First we went to the Eden and what a bad day's fishing I had one half-hearted take and Paul managed to catch 2 fish. Personally I believe that due to the very hard freeze that the rivers have been hit hard by cormorants and as there were no anglers around they have had a field day!!!.<br />Next it was onto the Tweed above Peebles and what a great looking stretch of water- we spent the day searching all the likely looking spots only to find some grayling late on in the day and again Paul was Lucky and managed to get one fish out- a nice one around 2lb.<br />These two rivers should have produced far more fish in what were ideal conditions but hey that's fishing. Lets hope the rain now stops so we can start filming the new DVD and I'm off to Dublin this weekend for the fishing show, hope to see you there.Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-50134655143491364252011-01-24T11:40:00.000-08:002011-01-24T13:11:39.761-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5bmlW_kHRyAoayoDGnd-W7wiQPQT0gWyBhh5MXIdgulBmkt6w-Dmi6zLBN30g1W8d14QHm6j0pVnoP2CdONfqNWRwD7n_QjVtOI5bA5MOcLFpfDiDKEwQlbWGCX790oG1Fp6tLJh-8M/s1600/IMGP0082.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5bmlW_kHRyAoayoDGnd-W7wiQPQT0gWyBhh5MXIdgulBmkt6w-Dmi6zLBN30g1W8d14QHm6j0pVnoP2CdONfqNWRwD7n_QjVtOI5bA5MOcLFpfDiDKEwQlbWGCX790oG1Fp6tLJh-8M/s320/IMGP0082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565840098581720418" border="0" /></a><br />Hi all, well I just thought I would share with you the trials and tribulations of my trip to Belfast for the show at the Kings Hall last weekend.<br />Firstly, on the left is a picture of my good friend Stevie Munn trying my indoor casting rod. (But I must tell you mate that on Saturday I met your mum and two sisters, sorry Munny you are second division compared to them.)<br />So lets tell you about my trip, it was challenging from the start. In Manchester airport I tried to get on the wrong plane!!! ( Not my fault!!!! 2 different airlines both going to the same destination from the same place at the same time) confused well I was!!!!!!!. They politely told me that my gate was the otherside of the airport so it was a mad dash and thank god I made it to the other gate( Oxygen!!!!)<br />Well made it and on arrival met up with Rick from Wickford Angling and what a night !!!!<br />The show proved to be a bit slow on Friday but the weekend improved with a very good crowd. We all went to one of the oldest bars in Belfast the Crown Bar and what a great place to have a relaxing beer but its also<br />across the road from the most bombed hotel in Europe.<br />It was great to see all the stalwarts of the Irish Fly tying scene giving demonstrations and tuition to all interested anglers.<br />A great weekend and having met loads of old and new friends I look forward to getting back there next year. I have to go now and tie 10 cats whiskers and 10 Damsel nymphs for a customer.<br />Tightlines and see you all in Dublin in a few weeksHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-61769319589890218002011-01-10T05:26:00.000-08:002011-01-10T06:23:27.332-08:00New YearWell its now 2011 stating the obvious!!!<br />Things to do in this year - well my first wish for this year is for Yasmin to get better and if that happens well I'll be a happy bunny.<br />On the fishing front firstly I am going to try and catch a 20lb plus pike and its either off to Esthwait or Pitsford as I did get a big lady follow me on both of them!!<br />Next is to get my teeth into some good Saltwater fishing down in Pembrokeshire both from the shore and from a Kayak check out our website http://www.fishpembrokeshire.com/<br />I also have a few new courses set up for the coming year :<br />Small stillwater courses at Avon Springs - covering casting-fishing and small water tactics<br />River fishing on the Dee in North Wales- Winter Grayling fishing- Summer Trout Course<br />As well as the above I will be available for guiding on the Wye, Severn, Dee as well as reservoirs.<br /><br />I will also be filming 2 new DVD's through the year covering both river and stillwaters which will be available at the end of the year.<br />I cant wait for the large reservoirs to open and I will be off to Rutland as soon as it opens- I have a few guided trips organized already.<br />On the competition front I will be fishing with the Ospreys who have secured a new Club sponsor ! Great New kit!!!!! Cant tell who it is just yet!!<br />On the show front bookings are coming in thick and fast I have a few new shows. The first of the year is in Belfast 21st-23rd January and if you are there come and say Hi. The second is in Dublin 12-13th February. I am also off to Finland for the first time in March it will be a bit cold with no fishing but hey it should be fun!<br /><br />Can I take this opportunity to thank everybody for their support in 2010 and wish everybody all the best for the coming year.<br />Tight LinesHywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407837629188915619.post-30365785324269515382010-12-08T01:56:00.000-08:002010-12-08T02:27:13.222-08:00Its been a few weeks since I last wrote and its been a hell of a few weeks. I have been in and out of Hospital with my eldest daughter with chest pains. The doctors don't know what is going on and when she wrote a letter to Santa she asked for one present and asked to be better before Christmas Shit how low did we feel as parents " Hun we all hope you will be better soon"<br /><br />Did go and fish the Hanak Grayling Festival at Llangollen a few weeks ago and what a competition 18 teams of 3 caught 321 fish in Baltic conditions and the best fish was caught by Robbie Winram a 49.2 cm fish. There were 98 fish between 40-50cm. Team winners were 1st Wales Adams 2nd England Black Gnats 3rd England Dunkelds.<br />I controlled the last session on Sunday and I have never been so cold on a river bank- everything was freezing even my lucozada froze.<br />Lets hope the weather improves soon and Yasmin gets her wish!!Hywel Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16049417483767441824noreply@blogger.com1