Country pursuits, outdoor activities & leisure in Wales

Angling: Icy chill fails to freeze Jones’ carp quest

THERE was an impressive finish to the Sirhowy AS match at Willow Pool, near Ledbury. Read

Angling: Solitary cod proves a winner for Lewis

MEMBERS who fished at Ranny Pool took the first two places in the Penarth SAC competition and they did it with single fish. Read

Angling: Bowkett tops bill at Woodstock

THE temperature may have dropped on Saturday night, but the F1 carp in Woodstock Pond provided red hot sport for the Sunday morning match line up. Read

Angling: Around the fisheries

SHIMANO fly fishing team member Jeff Allan won the Troutmaster qualifier with eight rainbows weighing 47.5lb and will represent the fishery at the national final at Grafham Water next month. Read

Lakeside anglers caught short by new Suez crisis

THE Fish4Wales Spring Series visited Suez Lake at Llanelli for the first round, but for all but two anglers it was a wasted trip. Read

Butcher proves he can meet fish challenge

WITH just a few days of the season left, the carp are feeding well at Lamby Lake. Read

Fox shows true cunning for carp

THE Fish4Wales Winter League came to an end at Celtic Lakes, where Nick Williams, of the Fox Match GotBaits team, was the winner with 60lb 6oz of carp to 10lb on pole and pellets from a peg on lake four. Read

Glamorgan AC imposes close season

MOST still water coarse fisheries now have no close season, but there are a few important local exceptions. Read

Brayley swings the lead to win

EVEN a blustery wind couldn’t stop ace Glamorgan caster Chris Brayley putting a 150gm lead out 253.65 metres to record the best effort of the day at the Surfcast Wales tournament. Read

Jarvis enjoys Champagne with salmon

THE trout season got off to a good start on the Merthyr Tydfil AA stretches of the River Taff with good fish caught all along the river. Read

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New horse raises paralympian’s hopes

DRESSAGE star Nicola Tustain may not have had the best of starts to her Beijing Paralympics preparation but her fortunes now seem to be on the up and she will be bidding to impress selectors this weekend at the Vale View Equestrian Centre in Leicestershire. Read

Angling: Coarse fishing season closes

THE coarse fishing season on rivers ends tomorrow and while lakes and canals can be fished all year round the close season on all rivers, streams, land drains and any other form of flowing water runs from March 15 until fishing starts again on Monday, June 16. Read

Angling: Rees claims top trophy

ALAN Rees proved the most consistent angler in Cardiff Reservoirs Fly Fishing Club’s competitions last season and was rewarded with the President’s Cup for the highest points aggregate at the annual presentation. Read

Angling: Pike falls for Payne’s spinning yarn

NEIL Payne has been finding his feet on the local angling scene since recently moving to Cwmbran, but he had instant success when he tried pike fishing for the first time at Woodstock Pond. Read

Angling: Beach boys impress at Bridlington

TWO junior members of Newport and District Sea Angling Club did well in the British Open Beach Competition at Bridlington. Read

Angling: No joy for Nomads as Woody’s win at home

THE six-man Cardiff Nomads team finished in joint third place when the Wye Team Series came to an end at Hereford. Read

Angling: Six of the best on River Wye

THE big weekend match fixture is the final round of the Wye Teams of Six series at Hereford where the draw is at 8am at the rowing club. Read

Angling: Roberts finds key to the chub

IT was a disappointing day for members of Birchgrove (Cardiff) AS when they visited the River Wye around Erwood for the Llanstephan Cup competition. Read