MTAA May 31st, 2009
The Association, after rigorous checks made in conjunction with the Environment Agency, are happy to lift the ban on the use of keep nets following the issue at Penywern Ponds.
If you have any questions regarding this, or would like to know more, please feel free to contact the Association via the Contact Us page.
MTAA May 27th, 2009
- by Julian Burns
Pontsticill and Dolygaer Reservoirs
Martin Evans fished Dolygaer last week, after an early start he landed around 50lbs of skimmer bream and roach on a groundbait feeder and worm hook bait he also landed a 26lb common carp.
Cyfarthfa Lake
John Hodgeson and Ian Legge fished the lake last Friday and landed 25 carp between them on boilees. After a long discussion on the features of the lake bed Ian decided to take a good look and slipped off the wall and entered the lake head first doing a somersault which an olympic diver would have been proud of, the only thing was he could not climb back out as the club have not yet installed steps for this purpose and as John was doubled up with laughter it was left to two kind members of the public to pull him out.
Top Pond Penywern
John Hodgeson fished this pond on Saturday on a method feeder and boilee and landed three carp the largest weighing 14lb 3ozs.
Middle pond Penywern
Paul Thomas fished middle pond on Friday 15th of May and landed a 6lb mirror carp on tuna boilee, the photograph is on the website if anyone would like to view it.
Upper Neuadd
Simon Williams fished the neuadd on Monday and landed four brown trout and two rainbow trout on hares ears nymph and a damsel type lure.
Competitions
Merthyr Angling fished a match on Cyfarthfa Lake on Sunday 24th May, 1st place was Bernard Farr with 3lb 2oz, 2nd was Ian Cathrew with 2lb 2oz, 3rd place was Philip Thomas with 14oz. The next competition is the 14th June at Cyfarthfa Lake.
The first of the summer league matches takes place on Cyfarthfa Lake on the 2nd of June draw 5.30pm fish from 6pm until 9pm
Anyone with any catch reports please telephone Julian Burns on 07850 901 356, or email the Association via the Contact Us page.
MTAA May 19th, 2009
- by Julian Burns
Cyfarthfa Lake
Chris Charleston fished Cyfarthfa Lake last week using float and maggot hook bait with ground bait as a loose feed. After an early start he put together a good mixed bag of fish consisting of crucian carp, mirror carp, tench, and chub. John Taylor fished the lake on Monday and landed two carp weighing 13lb 10oz and 11lbs 4oz on fishmeal boillies.
Pontsticill and Dolygaer Reservoirs
Matthew Rees fished Dolygaer Reservoir last week on a ground bait feeder and worms and landed around 40lbs of skimmer bream and perch.
Upper Neuadd Reservoir
David Lee and [Julian Burns] fished the Neuadd last Friday, with David landing two brown trout on a damsel pattern and an intermediate line. [Julian] landed three fish on a hare’s ear nymph.
Competitions
Merthyr Angling held a competition on Cyfarthfa Lake for the junior section on Saturday 16th May.
The next competition will be held at Cyfarthfa Lake on Friday 29th May. Draw will be 5.30pm, fish 6pm until 8pm. See Events Calendar for more details.
MTAA May 17th, 2009
Since the problem at middle pond a watching brief has been maintained, to date there has been no further fish deaths. We are still awaiting a report from the Environment Agency on possible cause of the initial fish deaths; until the report is made available caution would be the best avenue to take. Please, if you fish at middle pond refrain from using keep nets and look to cleaning your tackle.
Top Pond is giving serious concerns with the wildlife and fish i.e. carp, we have experienced numerous carp deaths, the agency have been on site and they are putting some of the deaths to natural causes.
Many of the carp have been found to have airgun pellet wounds also the family of mallard ducks have been shot, the adult birds are dead but a couple of the ducklings are still on the pond. Any information on the identity of the perpetrators please relay either to the police or to a committee man and we will pass on the information. We suspect that one of the villains is approximately 16 – 17 years old the other is late 20s to early 30s both would appear to come from possibly Caerracca – Tair Twynau area.
Last year two middle aged men were seen on the pond wearing chest waders carrying powerful air rifles and we experienced the same events as this year.
If any person is seen carrying a weapon in this area alerts the authorities immediately but do not approach.
MTAA May 12th, 2009
- by Julian Burns
Pontsticill and Dolygaer Reservoirs
Simon Jones fished Dolygaer reservoir last Tuesday with ground bait feeder and maggot hook bait and landed around 30lb of skimmer bream and perch.
Justin Thomas and Stephen Healy have fished Dolygaer recently and caught bags of 80lb plus. The highlight for Justin was a perch of three and a half pounds.
Upper Neuadd
Brian Powles tackled this reservoir on Monday in very difficult fishing conditions with strong swirling winds making it very difficult to cast. However, after forgetting his sinking line, he persisted on a 6weight floating line to catch one rainbow trout and fourteen brown trout on a Pussy Galore, one of Brian’s secret patterns. Good catch Brian.
Cyfarthfa Lake
Andrew Coombs fished the grass bank last Sunday and caught rudd, tench, and carp. He commented that the lake was fishing well. S.F.Williams has been catching bream, roach, carp, tench, and chub. Some of the fish are quite large and he commented on how well the Crucian Carp were coming on. Stephen Healy had landed three carp to 4lb in less than an hour and was looking forward to a good days fishing. Justin Thomas was also catching tench, carp, roach.
Cory O’Connell had three tench one of 1.5lbs, and Paul Thomas had a carp of 4lb.
Penywern Ponds
Last week Paul Thomas had eleven carp from the top pond.
The Committee are also very concerned about the number of dead carp being found on the top pond. The matter has been reported to the Authorities that there are people deliberately targeting the fish with air rifles. It is important that any members witnessing this type of event contact the association immediately. Please contact any committee member available on the Committee Contacts page and do not put yourself in any personal danger.
To date we have only had a verbal result of the fish mortality, when only roach were found on middle pond. So far the results show that it was not a water quality problem as the PH and dissolved oxygen were found to be at acceptable levels.
Competitions
The Association at Dolygaer reservoir on Sunday 10th of May. In first place was Bernard Farr with 8lb 1oz of perch and skimmer bream caught on a ground bait feeder and maggot. In second place was Dai Thomas with 4lb 4oz, and in third place was Sam Whiting with 3lb 12oz. The next match will be held at Penywern’s middle pond on Sunday 24th may.
Trout Fishing
The Association fished the river Taff Sunday 10th May for the Ernie Thompson Memorial Cup Seniors trophy. In First place was Mark Williams with three fish for 1lb 7oz. In second place 2nd place was Mark Thomas with one fish for 1lb 7oz. Junior winner of the Steve Kelly Cup was Jamie O’Sullivan with 11oz. In second place was Luke Donavan with 9oz.
The trout fishing competition away trip, will now be held on Sunday 31st of May at Llyn Clywedog. If anyone requires any further information please contact Gavin Jehu on 01685 722 261, see the Events Calendar, or contact the Association via the Contact Us page.
MTAA May 5th, 2009
- by Julian Burns
Pontsticill and Dolygaer Reservoirs
Steven Price fished Dolygaer on Saturday and landed a mixed bag of fish using a ground bait feeder and maggot hook bait.
Cyfarthfa Lake
Ian Legge fished Cyfarthfa Lake recently on peg #9 for carp. He landed four fish, the largest being an 11lb common carp taken on a boillie and he also landed a good chub on sweet corn.
Upper Neuadd
Ceri Thomas and Eldon Powles fished the Neuadd last Wednesday, Ceri landed six brown trout up to a pound in weight, all on wet flies. Eldon landed a nice rainbow on an Electric Leech.
Fred Thomas and Vincent Everet fished the reservoir on Monday in very gusty conditions. Vincent landed two fish and Fred landed five on a hares ear nymph.
River Taff
The river is starting to pick up after a slow start to the season. John Taylor managed three fish on Monday using a gold 0mepp spinner.
Gavin Price fished the Taff on Saturday 25th April and landed two salmon parr and four brown trout. Two of the fish measured were 19” and 22” and were all taken on a klinkhamer with a 3lb leader on a 7.5ft fly rod.
Catch Returns/Reports
Anyone with any catch reports please telephone Julian Burns on 07850 901 356 contact the Association via the Contact Us page.
