Hello from South Wales

**garethl** · 10-28-2009, 01:57 PM

To say I'm glad Small Streams is back up and running is an understatement! Well done on getting things back online guys! I'm well happy :)

Sorry for the amount of images, but below are a few special memories leading up to the end of the season her in South Wales. Hope you enjoy.

I love small streams!

**greendrake** · 10-28-2009, 02:31 PM

Nice pics,especially liked to see others fishing bamboo.We have a fellow over at Grassart that is from Wales.Goes by the cyber space moniker of fleaflicker(first name is Matt).At any rate I enjoyed seeing the pics of the places you fish.Thanks for sharing them.
Will

**garethl** · 10-28-2009, 04:35 PM

Will, small world. If it's the same fleaflicker you know, I may have spoken to him in the past. Regarding the bamboo, it's my first, and I'm already in love! :D

**terry** · 10-28-2009, 07:09 PM

Great pics. I like the looks of your streams and your trout. I could see myself hunched over while sneeking around on those streams. I especially like the last pic. Thanks

**Mostyn** · 10-30-2009, 07:08 PM

Hi GL,

It all looks so familiar to me! Great photos! Reminds me of home!

See you soon!

M

**Flea** · 12-23-2009, 03:35 PM

Ha ha ha... Yes Gareth, we spoke in the past, tread the same rocks time to time no doubt ;)
Hopefully meet some day, I hear youve fished with the Grizz a few times, I bet he slated your cane & called you halford

Great pics , your tying some neat fies too,

Thanks for sharing
Matt

jdm5047 · 12-23-2009, 04:19 PM

Great pics, especially the one of the trouts fin! So much detail...

Are those creeks spring creeks or freestone? A few look really "springy" and others look more like freestones?

Just curious from across the pond.

**garethl** · 12-24-2009, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by Flea

I bet he slated your cane & called you halford

Flea! Small world eh! Good to see you on here man! And re: the above, yup, you know Grizz! :D Although that said, last time I spoke to him he was drooling over the Hardy Glass range...he'll try a cane one day! haha

jdm5047, the images are a mix of the freestone streams in South Wales, and I threw in one or two pics of the southern chalk streams (Salisbury area). The freestoners here in Wales are pretty much all fed from wild mountain springs, or from the odd reservoir. Our reservoirs are more for water storage for human consumption though...I think yours are more for water control? Is that right? As such, our reservoirs Don't feed the sort of 'tailwaters' that you guys have, although I'd love to be able to fish one.

Thanks for the thumbs up again guys :) Hope you all have a very merry Christmas!!

**Satoshi** · 12-24-2009, 09:54 AM

garethl,
Beautiful pics as before :D .
I love those very flat streams, which we dnon't have here. I guess, in those streams, you probably have many "match the hatch" fishing opportunities.

**palewatery** · 12-24-2009, 06:15 PM

Wow... cool... How'd I miss this earlier?

Our fishing for next year has still to be decided, depending on jobs and free time and stuff but we're hoping to hit Wales. These pics just make me want to visit even more.

Excellent as always Gareth. :clap: