Country pursuits, outdoor activities & leisure in Wales

Maesgwyn High Jack enjoys championship sunshine

A VERY good attendance, including visitors from Australia and Holland, basked in glorious sunshine at the Hill Ponies of Wales Open Day at Cyfarthfa Park, Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday, May 11. Read

Carian is selected for squad

FOLLOWING the viewing trial held at the Wales & West Showground recently, Cardigan based show jumper Carian Scudamore has been selected to join the 2008 John Whitaker International Pony Squad. Read

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FISHING has been difficult although buzzer hatches have brought bursts of activity. Read

Lakes provide a Sunday selection

MATCH anglers have a choice of Sunday fixtures. Read

Delight for White with double docks triumph

MARTIN White made it two wins in a row with Rhymney AS when the club visited Port Talbot Docks. Read

Anglers need to act quickly

ANGLERS who want to compete in the Welsh National Team Championship should act quickly as the format of this long running event has changed. Read

Morgan White hot on Springs

IT was Blackwood angler Matthew Morgan’s turn to win in the midweek match at White Springs. Read

Beach boy is a chip off the old block

THE big talking point at the end of the Newport Sea Anglers Open competition at St Brides was the performance of Lewis Tapper, the seven-year-old son of Marshfield beach ace Roy Tapper. Read

Carp-bait ingredients were like something from a Delia recipe

I HEARD recently of a sporting quiz being run in a pub and the question that caused the greatest laughter and debate was the one to name the most popular fish. Read

Fishing: Great catches at Raglan

THE warmer weather is going down well with the fish at Lower Pen y clawdd Farm, Raglan. Read

Points race on at city open

THE Seamaster points race is on again on Sunday at the Newport Sea Anglers Open Championship along the beach from the garden in front of the Old Lighthouse at St Brides. Read

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Trout are being caught all along the wall and are feeding close to the surface. Read

White on full bream to shed light on the deep

THE first Rhymney AS match of the year at Butetown Pond was fished with a strong wind sweeping the water so Martin White overcame the problem by using a groundbait feeder to reach the deeper water well out from his peg on the natural bank. Read

Sign for Wye and Usk online

MANY of the River Usk and River Wye beats available through the Wye and Usk Foundation can now be booked on-line. Read

Book your place at Woodstock weekend

THE big weekend fixture is the penultimate match in the Newport AA Spring Series at Woodstock Pond. Read

Andy bags a hat-trick for going the distance

ANDY Copping turned in a fine performance to finish overall winner of the Surfcast Wales tournament at Crack Hill, Cowbridge. Read

Shooters take aim for competition

THE annual British Association of Shooting and Conservation .410 World Championship takes place on Saturday, September 6 at the Mid Wales Shooting Centre in Trefeglwys, near Caersws in Powys. Read

White Springs into Bank Holiday action

THE big fixture this weekend is the two day Bank Holiday Festival at White Springs on Sunday and Monday. Read

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THE 9.25lb rainbow landed by Treherbert fly fisherman Mike Davies was the best fish of the week. Read

Caerphilly angler is the big cheese at Festival

NEIL Morgan, from Caerphilly, turned in a great performance to win the three-day Spring Festival at Holgan Farm against a field of anglers from various parts of Britain, who travel each year for this popular fixture. Read