�Landscape with Solitary Figure� - could this be you?

The Beacons National Park area is dotted with upland reservoirs and lakes of all kinds. These include waters stocked with rainbows such as wild and beautiful Grwyne Fawr, nearly 1,900 feet above sea level in the Black Mountains and where float tubing is possible, and Cantref and Llyn On in the Brecon Beacons, managed by Welsh Water. Also there are a number of wild brown trout preserves: the dramatic Talybont reservoir overlooked by forest, Upper Neuadd reservoir under the frowning slopes of Pen y Fan mountain, which is the source of the river Taf running down the valley to Cardiff and where the trout are a mixture of gold and green, and remote Llyn Bugeilyn on the high moors of central Wales, which has its own breed of black-finned trout. These wild trout are usually not large and the fishing can be challenging at times, but very rewarding when conditions are right.

Finally, remember the maxim: high land - hard rain. The fishing in upland lakes is very dependent on the weather and wind, and whatever the weather is doing in the valley, you will find it will be multiplied ten times when you get up onto the hill. The weather also changes quickly, so we take safety precautions and dress accordingly.