Fellow guide and CADAC member Peter Scholes of Lancashire based Bowland FlyFishing contacted me to say he was coming down to fish the Dee.
He has a team entered in the Hanak Grayling international scheduled for December and as much of it will be fished on Corwen waters, he wanted to explore a new beat.
In return, he has promised show me some of the Bradford Anglers waters next time I’m up in his territory.
We had to contend with howling winds and a driving rain that caused the river to rise slightly but it stayed clear. We managed 40+ fish in the session so it was a nice warm up for the competition.
Another day like that will do nicely. Good luck Peter!