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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A last trip of the trout season up to the local with Tony. We’ve been fishing together for 25+ years. We’ve seen our children grow up, our careers ebb & flow - Tony’s always flowing, mine sometimes ebbing - and all the other stuff life throws at you. Threading its way through it all is the stream.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pretty much a perfect day’s fishing with Pete. Full Welsh breakfast to kick things off and then a day exploring the wilderness in search of wild brown trout. Despite a fierce downstream breeze we found a few. Pete even managed the best of the day in a dry.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

First opportunity to cast a fly since June. Stole a few hours on the Fal in Cornwall, just above the tide. Very rusty, lucky to fool just a leash of brownies. Very please to shake hands with them after so long.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Delighted to have this come through the letterbox this morning. Super proud of my mate @danosmond.bsky.social for getting this over the line. What an achievement. Also a ruddy good read.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Rock hard weekend camping/fishing at Teifi Pools after phenomenal heatwave. 4 fish over 3 days for 4 of us. Still, worse places to hang out. Kites, kestrel, meadow pipit, stonechat, wheatear, sand pipers & skylarks provided the soundtrack. #flyfishing #wales #trout #teifipools

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Walking the Saint’s Way with Mrs O. Cornwall isn’t over blessed with an abundance of trout rivers, but some of the tiny streams we’ve crossed are stuffed with them. #cornwall #saintsway #flyfishing

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Nice day guiding WTT auction winner on my local. He was new to small stream fishing and did really well to land half a dozen fish… a kingfisher and water vole showed up to add to the proceedings.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Always had a soft spot for an unfussy vintage #divewatch since staying in a diving centre on holiday as a kid. Still can’t choose between #citizen and #seiko though…

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Took my mate Luke up to mid Wales today. Despite it being the hottest day of the year, the water was still cool and he found a fish willing to rise to his dry… #flyfishing

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

A few days up north with my long time fishing compadre Pete. Cold downstream wind made fishing hard but we found a few. Rekindle my love for camping on fishing trips despite the frosts…

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Quickie up on the local today. River in peak condition with legion of medium olives and a few mayfly starting to pop. Half a dozen juniors to 10” all on a cdc emerger save one that took a mayfly pattern.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

20 minutes of heaven on one of my favourite pools. 150m up from the top of the tide and a Cornish saltwater creek and the only fishable spot on this overgrown stream. The trout are like small gemstones but fight like pounders on my 2wt glass McCarthy. #flyfishing

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Last minute pivot to the Taw to spend a perfect afternoon with Pete casting to spring risers and finishing off birthday cake. All the while Monty, even at 70 (in human years), was spring loaded for the action. We ended up with 2 each, Pete landing the daddy of the bunch obvs.#flyfishing

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Tough weekend on the Usk and up in the Cambrians with Tony. 3 fish between us and only one on a dry. Still an enjoyable getaway peaking with a pint by the wood burning stove in the Towy Bridge Inn. #flyfishing #wales

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Still a lovely day out in the sticks in great company.#flyfishing.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

First trip of two planned to Dinas on the Usk. Stiff downstream wind but otherwise nice conditions. Plenty of March browns around lunchtime but not many looking up. @danosmond.bsky.social caught a handful on nymphs. I stuck with a dry and caught nowt.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

First trip of the season. Breconshire Fishery on the Usk, just below Brecon. Steady hatch of LDOs & MBs between 1-2pm. One fish each on dries. Headed home at 3:30pm when the temp dropped.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Great turn out for Pete’s T&S do at Farlows. Plenty of fly fishing royalty lending their support. #flyfishing #troutandsalmonmagazine @farlows.bsky.social

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Great day afloat with @danosmond.bsky.social on Wimbleball. Always a pleasure to hang out with Dan and we had plenty of action on a very low lake with some top quality trout to take home to be cold smoked.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Final foray of the season to Ystradfellte with Ben J. Wets won out but hooked and lost one on a daddy.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Last trip to Wales of the season. The 6 months ahead seems to stretch out eternally.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Final trip of the season (probably), into the Welsh desert looking for leopards…

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Fantastic day up in Mid Wales. Pete found the fish I’d dropped back in April, sat in the same spot opposite the white triangular rock. Quite a moment to see it inhale Pete’s sedgehog. I got the privilege of netting duties.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Roag was dour but came good on the last drift.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Schoolhouse & Castle. Action packed morning dour after lunch. Farmer playing bagpipe music in his tractor cab.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Wednesday. The machair and Bay loch

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Heading to South Uist via Inverness and Uig.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

First couple of days on Skye and South Uist. Dolphins and Minkie on crossing. Whitetail eagle, short eared owls, curlews on Uist. Only a couple of trout so far but on Fada tomorrow…

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Taking the long route to the Towy Bridge Inn

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Inspiring (albeit also slightly depressing) hearing @feargalsharkey.bsky.social‘s perspective on how to fix the current river crisis. Time to double down and keep fighting! Thanks to @wildfishcons.bsky.social for a great day in fine company.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

First play for The Cindys on 6 Music. 🙂

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

More mid Wales. Found a shed to sleep in.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Mid Wales solo overnighter. Bliss. Loved sharing the river with an Osprey.

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Jon Ogborne @jonogborne.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Great session up the local with @danosmond.bsky.social who was en route to a stag do. Glad to baptise him in the holy waters of LRA before the debauchery began.

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