by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Feb 25, 2026 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
February 2026 Night fishing for sewin can be an unnerving business, even to the most resolute angler. Standing in a river as darkness falls, senses become heightened. Small, innocent sounds – the rustle of a small rodent, the breath of a cow, the distant barking...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 30, 2025 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
Setpember 2025 Encouraged by cooling autumnal water temperatures and stronger river flows, a remarkable species of fish will shortly begin its annual migration upstream to spawn in rivers across Wales. To give their offspring the best chance of survival, the fish will...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 21, 2025 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
August 2025 In 1888, the shattered remains of a once thriving village in mid-Wales were enveloped by the rising waters of a new lake. Formed by the damming of the river Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy), the reservoir had been built to supply the needs of a rapidly expanding...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Nov 28, 2024 | River of the Month, Uncategorized
November 2024 Very few rivers have escaped physical modification by humans at some point in their history. In Britain, less than 1% are free of artificial barriers. Many have also had sections straightened, culverted or their banks re-enforced with artificial...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Sep 25, 2024 | River of the Month
September 2024 In six glacial llyns high on the western side of the Cambrian Mountains begins what has often been described as the longest river entirely in Wales. From Llyn Teifi, the Afon Teifi flows in a westerly direction, past the remains of the Cistercian Abbey...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Aug 29, 2024 | River of the Month
August 2024 On 11 December 1282 near Cilmeri in mid Wales, a soldier serving Edward I ran a Welsh combatant through with his lance. At the time Stephen de Frankton was unaware that the person he had just fatally injured was Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the commander of the...
