Game Fishing Bye-Laws

Senior Coarse competition Cyfarthfa Park – 12th August

Only 5 anglers turned up to fish Cyfarthfa Park.

1st was Dia Odd Socks with 18lbs 4oz of crucian carp and roach all the fish took sweetcorn

2nd was Dave Couzens with 14lb 7oz of bream, roach and perch

3rd was John Coombs with 10lb 12oz of roach, perch and 1 rudd

Coaches Competition- Sophie’s Pool Redhill Fishery 09/08/18

MTAA coaches had a day off and fished the first of 2 competitions on Sophie’s Pool at Redhill fishery near Monmouth.

All the coaches had a great day and fishing weights were fabulous.

1st was Rhys Evans with 225lbs 8oz

2nd Dave Couzons 136lbs 4oz

3rd Malcolm Williams 119lbs 4oz

4th Dai Davies 114lbs 8oz

5th D Jones 104lbs 1oz

6th Doug Hawkins 88lbs

7th Tony Rees 84lbs 8oz

8th John Coombs 72lbs

Rhys proved that his 100 of a couple of weeks ago was no fluke by netting 225lbs of carp the biggest of which was 12lbs a fantastic result by a fantastic young angler.   Malcolm is now making a habit of netting 100+ and Tony Rees thoroughly enjoyed himself using his old Richard Walker hollow fibre glass rod ( every time Tony hooked a carp on this rod the whole rod was slowly bending it has a lovely soft action with loads of power).

MTAA Jun/Jul Newsletter and Wild Trout Trust Newsletter

Senior Coarse Competition – Change

As it stated on the Senior Coarse Competitions page the matches were subject to change and the following dates have been added or changed

19th August Sophies Redhill – extra competition

14th October changed from the canal to Sophies Redhill

MTAA Coarse Competition on Sophies at Redhill Fishery Sun 22 Jul

Today MTAA Senior coarse anglers fished Sophie’s Pool at Redhill Fishery near Monmouth.  Right from the start most anglers were catching carp.   At the end of the competition out of the 10 anglers who fished 7 exceeded 100lbs.  A special mention must go to 76 year old Malcolm Williams who caught 108lbs of carp a big first for him.

The 7 anglers were: in 7th place “Gentleman Jim Howells with 100lbs 8oz

6th was David Couzens with 105lbs

5th was Malcolm Williams with 108lbs

4th was Justin Price 109lbs 12oz

3rd was Mark Sweeney 125lbs 14oz

2nd was Rhys Evans 144lbs 4oz

1st was David Davies 148lbs 8oz

A fantastic day at a fantastic fishery

Low Water Conditions and High Water Temperatures on Wye and Usk Rivers

The following is the body of an email sent out by the Wye and Usk Foundation regarding the very hot weather conditions and the effect it is having on these 2 rivers

You might already be aware that water temperatures in the middle and lower reaches of both the Wye & Usk have reached extremely high levels. For this reason, we have taken the decision to suspend salmon and trout bookings via the Fishing Passport temporarily until water temperatures drop (downstream of Glasbury and Abergavenny respectively).

This is for fish welfare reasons and because the chances of anyone catching a salmon are almost non-existent. We will contact any anglers who have booked in advance to fish over the period of suspension to offer them the chance to re-book later in the year or a refund.

The suspension will be reviewed daily, along with the situation for coarse fishing and other areas of both rivers.

Extreme low, warm water conditions are becoming more of an issue for the rivers. WUF are installing a network of remote monitoring linked to the webcams that will give WUF, owners and anglers real-time information on water temperatures. This will enable us make quick decisions on issues such as this in the future.

If any owners would like to discuss any of the above please do not hesitate to call us.

Kind regards,

The Wye & Usk Foundation

The 2018 Fishing Passport magazine is out now!

Ladies Competition Brecon Canal Sunday 8 Jul

Dawn Sayce Jones won the competition on the Brecon Canal on Sunday 8/7/18 with a winning weight of 8lb 6oz all caught on maggot.

Barbel Fishing

The Barbel Society has requested anglers to cease fishing for barbel on the River Wye whilst the current hot spell of weather continues.  This is because of the low water and oxygen levels in the water, which stresses fish and the added stress of being caught could cause the fish to expire.  The picture below was taken at Radyr weir on the River Taff yesterday morning (9/7/18) and shows that the weir is barely functioning and indicates how low the river levels are around the country.

Report on the Carp Leagues latest Competition

Report by Tom Jehu

After a very difficult few hours this morning, Shane McDonnell came 1st and I came 2nd on Cyfarthfa Lake for the 4th competition of the Thomas Phillips Memorial Carp league. We landed one fish each and no other fish were caught.

The fish that Shane landed was trailing around 60-65 yards of line. This caused a considerable amount of damage to the inside of the fishes mouth due to the rig going through one of the gill plates and snagging the fish in the lower jaw. The cut in its mouth was not bleeding but it was an open wound which required huge amount of carp care (almost a full bottle)

Senior Competition held above Brynach Locks Brecon Canal

On Sunday 7 Senior Anglers fished the Brecon Canal above Brynach Locks and the results are

1st (Gentleman) Jim Howell 3lb 5oz

2nd John Coombs 3lb 2oz

3rd Dave Couzens 2lb 8oz

The next match is at Redhill Fishery on 22 July draw 9.30 fish 11am until 5pm

Junior Competition at Redhill Fishery 30/6/18

The junior match anglers were given the opportunity to fish Redhill Fishery on Molly’s Pond on Saturday 30th June.

all the juniors taking part had a fantastic day, the weather was brilliant, the fish were feeding well and as usual the fishery was immaculate.

The winner was Jayden with 36lbs 10ozs

2nd was Josh with 25lbs 12oz

3rd was April with 25lbs 1oz.

the picture on the left is Jayden with his winning catch

Senior Coarse Competition Held at Redhill Fishery – Mickeys Pool

1st Mark Sweeney 65lb 12oz

2nd Rhys Evans 10lb

3rd Dave Couzens 8lb 5oz

4th Doug Hawkins 4lbs 4oz

Next Match on the Brecon Canal

Results of Senior Competition Brecon Canal

The match was fished below the Aquaduct at Brynach Locks on an extremely hot June Day 9

1st David Davies (Odd Socks) 2lb 3oz

2nd John Coombs 1lb 14oz

3rd Paul Phillips 1lb 9oz

The next match will NOT be on the Becon Canal, its been changed to Redhill Fishery Mickeys Pool. Draw 8.30am

Draw for next competition on Brecon Canal 10/6/18

The time of the draw for the next competition on Brecon Canal is 6.30am fish from 7.30 until 1.30.  The draw will take place downstream of Brynach Locks the other side of the Aqueduct. All senior members welcome to fish

Senior Competition 27 May

This competition was held at Redhill fishery on Mollys pond.

1st was David Davies with 104lb

2nd was David Couzens with 97lb

3rd was Mark Sweeney with 93lb

4th John Combs 84lb

The next competition is on the Brecon Canal downstream of Brynach Locks the otherside of the aquaduct

Release of Water from Usk Reservoir for 10 days from 31 May 2018

For information and dissemination

Removal of Merthyr Vale Weir

On the 29th May 2018, NRW, will begin the removal of Merthyr Vale Weir.   This will reduce the flood risk to the area and will provide greater development opportunities. NRW will also ensure that flood risk is not increased elsewhere by the work.

The weir at Merthyr Vale is a barrier to fish that migrate up the River Taff to spawn and produce juvenile fish, which helps boost stocks.

NRW will demolish the weir and remove the obstruction which will also improve angling opportunities by enhancing the quality and availability of fish in the river.

Over the last 15 years, NRW and their partners have invested millions of pounds to improve river habitats so they can support greater populations of native fish such as salmon, trout, eels and bullheads and improve the Ecological Status of the Taff under the Water Frame Work Directive.

The weir is the last remaining significant barrier and last impediment to realising the benefits of the work completed to date.

The work will begin on 29th May 2018 and take about 12 weeks to complete

Thomas Phillips Carp League Change of Rules

After some careful consideration, and a number of conversations Tony Rees (MTAA Treasurer) and I have decided that we are opening up the Thomas Philips Carp league to anyone who wants to enter the league. Members and Non Members.

I can appreciate that some people may not be happy with this, but as far as I am concerned we are not receiving the support that we should from our members so I am changing the rules. This is something that has never been done before in the club and it is something that I feel is necessary to get the support that this league needs.

Senior Coarse and Carp Competition Results – Carp Away Trip

The senior coarse anglers fished Cyfarthfa Park lake on Sunday 13 May, it was a very tough day with mainly bream being caught.

1st with 4 bream Steve Hall with 14lbs 2oz

2nd with 4 bream Clive Saunders with 7lbs 10 oz

3rd was Dave Couzens with 7lb 10oz

4th John Coombs with 3lbs

Senior Carp League Report and Results

We had the second competition of the Thomas Phillips memorial carp league today. A very disappointing turn out again with only three competitors including myself.

Thanks to Shane Mac and Kirk Roberts for turning up. A very difficult day with the fish starting to spawn and also the weather didn’t help either.

Kirk was the winner today with 1 fish weighing 9lb 10oz. Shane came second with 1 fish weighing 8lb 13oz.