What with the recent bad back and getting ready for Christmas it seems I have not been fishing nearly as much as I would like, but then that is always the case.

Having just arranged access to a bit of the River Taff through some friends that fish the stretch I was keen to give it a go. when I got there there was a couple of people that I have met before and my friends that introduced me to this beat already fishing.

Still its a big river and there is plenty of room. All the water that I looked at was perfect for fishing nymphs with a short line or Czech Nymphing. The river was flowing a little fast so when I tied up my leader I bunched the flies as tight together as I could to help concentrate their weight and get them down a quick as possible.

My Choice of flies was as follows, heaviest on the point was a light green hydropsyche larvae with a tungsten bead GRHE on the middle dropper and what I call a Scruff Bug. Which is a tungsten bead on a small grub hook (Tiemco TMC 2487 size 16), wrapped scruffily with some pink seal sub and a rib of clear mono.

I fished for a couple of hours with this set up quite sucessfuly with a plenty of tiddlers but enough fish round the 1- 11/2 Lb mark to keep me happy before heading off home.

I Have been to busy keeping my hands warm while fishing to take a photos.

Tight lines for the New Year

Frank