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It’s strange how we go through different stages and circles in our lives, 5 years ago I wouldn’t have dreamed of fishing in anything but the salt, then suddenly along came fly fishing and a new found love for the wonderful rivers of Wales. Now I’ve gone full circle and find incredible satisfaction and contentment waving a fly rod in the salt. Safe to say I’ve rekindled my love for bass fishing!

This year’s sea trout fishing hasn’t been easy. It was a slow start to the season with tough conditions and few fish. It seems there is a decent numbers sewin in the rivers round wales now at last and last night things came together and managed two gorgeous Towy Sea Trout on the fly. You can’t beat fishing for these iconic welsh fish when it comes together! 🎣

What a pool to swing a fly in hope of a salmon 🎣 . Glanusk is beautiful water at the foot of sugar loaf mountain below Brecon. I’ll be back in August in search of the unquestionable Salmon that will hold in these gorgeous bedrock lined pools. It’s been a tough year for salmon fishing in Wales so far this year. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed polishing my spey casting, despite seeing one salmon stir on this water in the crimson evening light it’s been a sad reflection of declining salmon runs. Nevertheless, hopeful perseverance and commitment pays off...

Been absolutely loving this @jpsurfboards asymmetric (Y-SO) when the waves have been around last couple months. The ability to generate speed, and control you have on a rail with this set up is second to none. A board that really bought that magic back to surfing for me!

Crazy to think how much my life revolves around it and how different it would be without it...the ocean. #worldoceanday

Could get used to this saltwater fly fishing stuff 👀 2019’s aim ✅ #bassfishinguk #saltwaterflyfishing #bassflyfishing

So this year’s aim of a bass on the fly has been ticked off ✅ only a little one but lost a slightly better bass. Can’t tell you the top secret unrecognisable mark I was fishing, not that it matters when there’s schoolies on every beach in Wales right now 👀

If horse riding is the sport of kings fly fishing is the sport of gentlemen... (untill you ride a horse where I’m fishing)

Could I have had a better place to spend Easter bank holiday weekend ‘stuck in work’?

Gorgeous day salmon fishing on the Wye. It’s iconic spring salmon never took the fly but did see one break the surface on the beat below. Nevertheless, a day having 2 miles of unspoilt river to yourself is pretty magic! Spey casting was feeling good after some thought and practice over winter!

Small stream brown trout on the fly. Hard work and small, although extremely rewarding and pretty 🎣

Yes LBR!! Taking the home win. A great day to showcase surfing from across Wales.

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Hook•N•Surf was founded in 2016 by Nathaniel James as a way of sharing his passion of Fishing and Surfing through his enthusiasm for Writing.

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