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season, ana were in sp~endid condition.
'1'he fly anglers never caught
any nsh over 5tbs., and they were
very dew in number.
Abaut the end of June ancF the j
beginning oY J uly, a goad spate. ~
came in the Aeron; and as this 1
river rises quickly, and before,
the TeiYy ana 1:)ovey, the early
four to rive pound S~ish took advantage anct sU of this weight
were caugnt during that weak-enci
(of spate) with worm. It is estimated that a total of 7U0-8(}0
sewin of an average weight of
alb. were cat}bht the past season..
Mrs, Richards of Albert-street,
secured six sewin of that average_
weight in one day. The three
above mentioned reside in Aber-;
ayron.
The four weir pools axe
really situated in the town a~ea>
,L and are all within 9:UU yards of the
~ bridge under ~ which the Aeron
~, runs, and known as the town:bridge, of the main road (Ab°rayron-Aberystwyth) and is to the
~j left of the town centre.
.The total water at high periods ',
~ reach within 40-50 yards of the ~.
lower weir pool, anct exceptional '~
tides reach within a matter of _i,
yards.
The distance between'
these four weirs is about equai—
approximately 4Q yards. The top
weir. was repaired at the Anglers' ',
expanse this summer and cost well:.;
Aver the £100 mark. This is the
fish's last "leap," and here -they_
take a breather before ascending
the river to
their spawning
grounds.
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More fly Anglers
f. 1t was pleasing to observe so~~
-, many more fly anglers on the ~
(1 Aeron these last two seasons and ~
~- these young men did wonderfully
~ well with sewin, and admitted . i
°~ they did not catch a fifth of the
numi~er their friends caught with
q' worm, etc. But in spite of all
~ that—they had much better sport.
~.It takes a long time to 'make a
F:ood worm angler or a minnow
i~.sher, ~,ut it t~~k~s ~.o~iger to become atop fly fisherman.
Same think that it only means
holding a rod wit6~ the bait in . `.
the water makes aworm-anger;
but don't be mistaken, it.takes.
some learning and very much
more practical ex~rerience to coo
the job thoroughly:
Fly fishing has akways begin considered the art. To catch sewin
with the fly ~iv~s an angler ~z
thrill. Some fly' men go as far as .
to'say that only. fly fishing should
be allowed. There is a good deal
in their belief, but they overlook
-the fact that fly fishing- is too
strenuous for a_,man over the 60
mark. He can sit down to woimf~shing and fish with hardly any
exertion at all.
~It has been said that the River
Aeron was known to the anglers
of 60-70 years ago as the little
"Fraser Rieer" since it teemed
witih salmon.
6i%here have they
alt gone to.
Some think that trawling outsicEe tkze estuaries has something to
do with it, others think that
illegal netting of salmon is ;going
on. But the most likely explanation is that the Aeron was known
to flow every hundred yards like
a letter "S" where big pools
formed, and which the salmons
loved. But it is said a squire broke.
up these fine pools by cutting;'
a straight channel for the Aeron
to flow guieker and not for the ;
water to accumulate and flcroci._ his
meadows. In this he succeeded
and the salmon disappeared. The
average weight of salmon in these
days was 16 lbs, and many were
'up to 30 lbs.
The river now runs very swiftly
and nearly all the pools have van=
fished in the Association ...water
above the weirs, hence the croavd=ing of anglers at tha weir pools..
Anglers wonder if there is any
hope at, all of the River Board in
replacing some six more pools
without endangering fertile lands,
The anglers view is of couxse that
this should be considered by :this'
authority which is a Rivers Board!
Good angling is enjoyed not
only by residents, but attracts
good class .visitors to the district.
for the sake of this sport alone.
Let's hope that the appeal dies
not. fail on deaf ears and - that
aris~Iin; in Aberayron and district,
will be given consideration by the.
River Board and by the town:
Anbling Club.
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