40 years of fishing with friends.
In the early 1980's, a small group of friends from Rhayader fishing club made the decision to spend a weekend at one of the most remote lakes in Mid-Wales. They spent the best part of two weeks planning the trip in the local pub where they worked out what they would need. Apparently the list was the same length as the bar they were sat at. Top priority for their trip was a Land Rover. The terrain leading up to the lake was so boggy and made up of large grass mounds that no other vehicle would make it up there. Second on the list was a trailer for all their supplies which consisted of canvas tents, camping chairs and cider. The essentials. L-R: Dai Evans, Alan Lewis, Barry Thomas, Reg Williams and Noel Hughes at the Elan Valley Hotel The group of friends would pile in the back of the Land Rover and make the long trip up to the top of the hills where they remained for a few nights and spent their time fly fishing for wild brown trout and sharing ...