Gareth Dixon, Llyn Clywedog Cefn Gwlad

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-"If the town is a yearning

-"That drew people from the outset

-"There is in us all a wish

-"To live close to the countryside."

-Welcome to Cefn Gwlad.

-It's been going

-since the very beginning...

-..but it's improving.

-It's an hour long every week now.

-I'm also joined

-by a host of young faces.

-Their hearts are in the countryside

-to bring you the very best.

-Meleri Garn Fach milks every day...

-..but today,

-she's been lured by young fly tyers.

-It's difficult. Like that?

-Like me, the team's youngest member

-has been raised in the city...

-..but he wants to learn

-the rural ways.

-I won't take the sheath off

-in case I make a mess.

-Ioan Doyle is used

-to a shepherd's life...

-..but he wants to learn new tricks.

-With this hand, you show him love

-when he's a good boy.

-And how the scars of losing a home

-are never far from the surface.

-They call it progress.

-I don't believe it's progress,

-but that's what they call it.

-Yes, I'm focusing on the countryside

-as a playground...

-..in Montgomeryshire.

-The sun's shining, and I have

-an interesting subject tonight.

-His interests extend

-to everything to do with rural life.

-He spends most of his time

-with the fish...

-..but his interest is shooting.

-His name is Gareth Dixon.

-As I said,

-he's a very interesting chap.

-Clywedog reservoir near Llanidloes

-is quite a lake.

-It covers over 600 acres.

-Since the valley

-was drowned in 1967...

-..it now attracts anglers

-from far and wide.

-It's run by Llanidloes angling club.

-In charge of the lake, and of me,

-is Gareth Dixon from Penegoes.

-I'm the head ranger at Clywedog.

-I've been here three years now.

-I used to do it after work,

-but I'm full-time here now.

-I love it here.

-There are thousands of fish

-in the lake, aren't there?

-We stock it

-with almost 30,000 annually.

-Do you really?

-That clearly involves an outlay.

-Yes, a substantial outlay.

-The cost of fish food alone

-is over 1,000 a tonne.

-How many work here

-either full-time or part-time?

-I'm full-time,

-and five others work part-time.

-We have someone in the office

-and someone on the lake all day.

-Today, Gareth has organized

-an angling competition.

-Two anglers per boat...

-..and the first boat back

-with the heaviest 12 fish wins.

-Among the competitors is Llanidloes

-club treasurer Kevin Scourfield.

-This looks impressive, if I may say.

-How many competitors are there?

-I think there are 21 boats out,

-two in every boat.

-We have some from South,

-Mid and North Wales.

-We attract anglers

-from all over Wales, to be honest.

-We've met before,

-but the name escapes me.

-Up in Trawsfynydd?

-Yes, my name is Enid Edwards.

-And where are you from?

-And where are you from?

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-Penrhyndeudraeth.

-You're with the Welsh Ladies team.

-You're with the Welsh Ladies team.

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-I've been fishing for 21 years.

-Really?

-They tell me

-that this is a 600-acre lake.

-It's a huge place.

-It's about five miles long, I think.

-Is it?

-And it's pretty deep,

-deeper than other lakes.

-Don't say that.

-I'm going out on it now.

-OK then, everybody ready?

-There's a twelve-fish limit.

-Twelve fish in the boat,

-and back in here.

-The gun is fired, and off they go,

-fishing in the rain.

-They whip those rods, don't they?

-Everyone here's fly fishing,

-with lots of different flies.

-Some are going for big fish,

-some have big flies as bait too.

-That doesn't always work.

-They hire a boat for the day, get

-a ticket to fish and off they go.

-You can see the appeal

-of the tranquillity...

-..although there's a breeze today.

-I like the competitive element too.

-They come from near and far.

-Yes, everyone supports us.

-It's the best club in Wales...

-..and it has been voted

-the best lake in Wales.

-There used to be a famous flock

-of Welsh sheep in this area.

-A lot of land

-was lost to the reservoir.

-A lot of farms were lost.

-These small bays

-are all named after the farms.

-We're in Eblid here now,

-which is where that farm was.

-I remember buying sheep

-from Aber Biga.

-Aber Biga's up that way.

-We call it the Biga Arm.

-Fifty years ago, Clywedog

-was a community of farms...

-..and I remember them well.

-But to this day,

-some can't forget...

-..the pain caused

-by drowning the valley.

-Former FUW chairman Gareth Vaughan

-remembers every detail.

-This is Pen-y-rhynau, where my

-mother and grandmother were born.

-I don't know how many generations

-my family was here.

-It's a strange feeling,

-coming back here...

-..and seeing the destruction

-that has taken place.

-I remember my grandmother kept it

-as if it was the garden of Eden...

-..even though she walked

-with a limp all her life.

-She had a fine orchard.

-As children, we'd help ourselves

-to apples, pears and cherries.

-Across the valley

-was a farm called Eblid.

-Up that way

-was Gronwen and Aber Biga.

-They were Welsh-speaking families.

-There were seven children

-at Aber Biga...

-..four girls at Gronwen

-and one son at Eblid.

-And now, what do we have?

-A playground for townspeople.

-That hurts me.

-The main reason

-for creating the reservoir...

-..was the major floods

-that affected the River Severn...

-..in the late 1950s

-and the early 1960s.

-It was funded

-by the Birmingham Corporation.

-When the drowning

-was first mentioned...

-..people were split.

-Some felt that we were too willing

-to compromise and give in...

-Others saw it pointless to fight...

-..the might

-of the Birmingham Corporation.

-It even happened within our family.

-Mam was opposed to the drowning,

-and Dad felt we hadn't much choice.

-Birmingham had come in

-and shown their might very early on.

-They ignored the feelings

-of local people, in my opinion.

-I remember once, my father and I

-were bringing in the harvest.

-My father was on the load,

-me loading with the pitchfork.

-One of the Birmingham men

-came into the field.

-He said that they'd be erecting

-a fence in the coming days...

-..to shut out our animals...

-..from their land, as he put it.

-I saw red and walked towards him,

-pitchfork in hand.

-I told him that it'd be no bad thing

-if we were to see some money first.

-He realized what he had done

-and took a step back.

-"I'll see what I can do,

-I'll see what I can do."

-But that was the prevalent attitude,

-and that did anger a lot of people.

-I don't think it has done much good

-for the local area.

-Maybe it alleviated

-the floods a little.

-But you must realize,

-it tore the community apart.

-It even came between my own parents.

-The feelings are mixed,

-even 50 years later.

-They call it progress.

-I don't believe it's progress,

-but that's what they call it.

-An old story

-that's still fresh today.

-Back to today, and the angling

-competition on Clywedog.

-It's now one of the best

-fishing lakes in Wales.

-How's it going, ladies?

-We haven't caught anything yet.

-We haven't caught anything yet.

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-Nothing yet?

-You look very sedate

-with your chairs.

-They're very convenient.

-But not after eight hours.

-Where's the nearest toilet? Newtown?

-It runs so smoothly on the lake.

-It runs so smoothly on the lake.

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-Yes, this is some boat.

-It's wheelchair accessible.

-They're wheeled on

-via a hydraulic platform...

-..then the floor drops

-to keep the wheelchair stable.

-That allows anyone

-to come fishing here.

-We're lucky to have it.

-How's it going, Kev?

-Not bad. It's not easy,

-but there are fish about.

-The problem is finding out

-what bait they want!

-That's why they call it angling,

-not catching.

-Some competitors

-get better luck than others.

-Less than two hours after starting,

-the first boat is back...

-..having caught their twelve fish.

-The first pair are back.

-That wasn't long.

-That wasn't long.

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-An hour and a half for twelve fish.

-Well done, boys.

-They're a good size too.

-I hope they counted correctly.

-Is there any particular weight?

-I'm looking for the biggest one now.

-This is three pounds, four ounces.

-Do they take them home?

-Yes, to do as they like with them.

-They'll be having chips

-for a fortnight.

-That looks like a lot of fish to me.

-A total of 25 pounds, seven ounces.

-Soon, the crews

-have either filled their bags...

-..or had enough of the rain.

-Ffion, Gareth's wife,

-and his children...

-..have fired up the barbecue!

-Hallelujah!

-Well, it's busy here,

-and it smells good.

-You're busy, Ffion.

-A barbecue

-after the fun on the water.

-They'll need hot food,

-given the nasty weather.

-You have two daughters.

-Hanna is nine and Lisa is six.

-The children love coming up here.

-You have much more fun

-in an area you know well.

-Well, Kevin,

-the level of the lake has gone down.

-You must have caught all the fish.

-I don't think I changed it a lot.

-How many have you got?

-How many have you got?

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-Only four, Dai. Only four.

-Were they scarce?

-No, just one of those days.

-Seven pounds, one ounce.

-Only four fish.

-There's no need to rub it in!

-You did beat the Almighty.

-He had five loaves and two fish,

-and you've got four fish.

-We're ahead on the fish,

-but I'm not sure about the bread.

-We'll try the barbecue

-to find bread.

-Five fish. Eight pounds, 13 ounces.

-Where's the partner? Is she back?

-Yes, she's packing the car.

-We're both so wet!

-That's fishing for you.

-It beats housework!

-An awful day.

-I broke a rod, first of all.

-In your temper?

-No, it broke while casting.

-It was nice to see you again.

-You're smiling despite everything.

-You're smiling despite everything.

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-That's what we enjoy. Fishing.

-A wet day but a good one,

-especially for the champions.

-In first place, the first boat in,

-Carl Williams and Llion Francis.

-Here you are, boys.

-Many congratulations.

-I could have gone home and had a nap

-since you came back in.

-Congratulations.

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-Still to come, Meleri Garn Fach

-leaves the milking...

-..and is lured by the fly tyers.

-The tongue comes out

-when I concentrate.

-Running a fishery such as the one

-at Clywedog isn't an easy task.

-Every year,

-it's stocked with 35,000 trout...

-..and it takes 40 tonnes

-of fish food to feed them.

-It's a big responsibility

-for Gareth Dixon.

-Thousands of young fish

-come here by tanker every year...

-..and are transferred

-to the rearing cages.

-Everything comes here first,

-to cage number one.

-As they grow,

-they're moved up according to size.

-There's no danger

-that they'll get out into the lake?

-No, there are two nets.

-How big are they when they arrive?

-How big are they when they arrive?

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-They're small, six months old.

-They're very small.

-There we are, we're here.

-This is the start of the journey.

-All the fish are in here now,

-58,000 of them.

-They're with us on the site here

-for about 18 months.

-And you tip food into the water?

-We feed by hand.

-They all get more that way.

-As with any farmer,

-you must stop the big ones...

-..from eating the food

-of the small ones.

-The big ones are continuously moved

-to bring on the smaller ones.

-We use a tonne a week at the moment,

-and it's over 1,000 a tonne.

-A thousand fish a week

-go into the lake...

-..so we need the same amount

-growing in the cages.

-Where does the money come from

-to sustain this place?

-Do you get grants

-or is it down to the club?

-The club does it all.

-The club pays for everything.

-We sell tickets to fish here.

-The more who fish,

-the more fish go in next year.

-One of the major tasks

-facing Gareth and Russell Owen...

-..is sorting the trout

-according to size.

-This conveyor belt widens

-as it goes forward.

-It measures the backs of the fish.

-They drop out at different points.

-The biggest ones go to the end.

-The biggest ones go to the end.

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-Like sorting potatoes!

-The medium ones are here,

-and the small ones are back there.

-How tough are they?

-How tough are they?

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-They go through this almost monthly.

-You can't be too rough with them.

-You can't be too rough with them.

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-No.

-A wide back like you and me

-and they go right to the end.

-I did think at one point

-that we'd need a bigger hole.

-It's just the same as farming.

-The best fish are taken out,

-the smaller ones are left to grow.

-The best fish always leave the cage.

-Now then, Dai.

-Now then, Dai.

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-What have you got there?

-These fish are examples

-from each different cage.

-Do you see the blue type?

-The blue type?

-The blue type?

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-That's the blue type.

-This is a brown trout.

-You're glad to see them in rivers.

-What do the different colours mean?

-Does the taste vary?

-They say that the blue ones

-put up a better fight.

-We've tried them this year,

-and all the anglers like them.

-We'll have more next year.

-Over 40,000

-will go into the lake next year.

-We mix up the different fish,

-so they don't all go in together.

-They'll go through the system

-all year long.

-When you see the anglers

-sitting and fishing quietly...

-..all this made that possible.

-It all happened a year before that.

-We're a year ahead on the farm

-of what goes into the lake.

-The business has to work ahead...

-..because the anglers

-are gearing up for a new season.

-As Meleri Garn Fach discovered...

-..anglers start early

-at a leading fly tying club.

-They're colourful,

-and there are hundreds of types.

-Where better than Bala

-to learn about fly tying?

-A group of youngsters

-meet here every Wednesday.

-Do you enjoy it?

-Do you enjoy it?

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-Yes.

-What's the best part?

-Talking to Guto and tying flies.

-Why do you come here?

-I want to improve my fly tying

-to catch more fish in summer.

-It's a competition between friends.

-Who can tie the best flies.

-The best fly

-catches the biggest fish.

-And who ties the best flies usually?

-And who ties the best flies usually?

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-Me!

-How are you, Ilan?

-What's happening?

-We're teaching the youngsters

-how to tie flies.

-We create small flies out of natural

-and synthetic material...

-..to catch different fish.

-We tie a different fly every week.

-Then in summer,

-we teach them how to catch fish.

-I take it that fly fishing

-isn't like other forms of fishing.

-What are the main differences?

-The actual fly itself.

-With sea fishing, say,

-they use quite big lures.

-The flies imitate small insects,

-and are much smaller.

-It's the same with the rod.

-The rod is much more flexible

-and light than a sea fishing rod.

-How long have you been

-on the Wales team?

-This is my first year.

-I've been lucky to make the team.

-How many have you done?

-Guto is the winner with ten.

-And they're tidy.

-It amazes me to see so many here

-and not at home in front of the TV.

-I'd like a go myself.

-I'd like a go myself.

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-I'll gladly give you a lesson.

-The first step

-is to put the hook in the vice.

-Then wrap that around it.

-It's difficult. Like that?

-Pinch it once or twice.

-The tongue comes out

-when I concentrate.

-Tie that in as well.

-This takes a bit of time.

-How long would it usually take?

-A single fly can vary

-from three minutes...

-..up to eight or nine hours

-for the ones you frame.

-Are these nine-hour jobs?

-Are these nine-hour jobs?

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-I hope not.

-Wire to hold everything together.

-Cut the thread off at the end.

-That's very good.

-Fishing then!

-Watch out, fish!

-Back on the lake,

-there's no end to the work.

-After sorting the trout,

-Gareth Dixon and the team...

-..transfer the biggest ones from

-the rearing cage to the stock tank.

-We'll stock the lake now, Dai.

-As you can see, the fish

-are being drawn towards us.

-We'll move 500 now

-from here to the tank.

-There are 8,000 fish in there.

-They'll be on someone's plate

-by tomorrow night!

-They go from the cage

-into this tub, then into the lake.

-This is just like

-an old sheep dip tub.

-That's what it is.

-That's what it is.

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-Is it?

-Off we go on the purpose-built boat

-to take the trout to their new home.

-They're in the lake now,

-ready to be caught.

-It's a process from start to finish.

-It's a process from start to finish.

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-Yes, a very long process.

-It's the end of the road

-for these fish.

-I heard from the boys last night...

-..that it was your grandmother

-who got you interested in fishing.

-Yes, Nain started all this.

-It passed down through Dad...

-..and I hope our children

-will start as well.

-Excellent, I hope they do.

-You show a lot of love

-for your work here.

-The door's open and they're all out.

-The water has gone.

-I'm holding tight in case I go in!

-The hole's not big enough

-for you, Dai!

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-Still to come, Ioan Doyle

-falls for man's best friends...

-..and learns some new tricks.

-You need brakes and steering.

-I'll show you

-how we get them to work.

-In his day job, Gareth Dixon

-looks after the fishery at Clywedog.

-But when the fishing season closes,

-he turns to a less placid activity.

-The pheasant shooting season

-opens in November.

-Every other weekend,

-Gareth organizes hunts...

-..on the banks of the River Dyfi.

-You go down and take Glen with you,

-to go one spot down.

-They do it every week and they

-still go to the bloody wrong places.

-How many shoots

-will you do in a year?

-I pick up from the other shoot.

-We'll do eight or nine here

-every other Saturday.

-Shoots have become popular now.

-Yes, they have.

-But we're a very small shoot

-compared to some of them.

-It's a lot of fun,

-and these are all local lads.

-I hope that the children

-and the beaters will do a good job.

-Here they come now.

-That one was a bit low.

-What's the dog called again?

-Tinkerbell.

-That's the problem

-with having children!

-I don't like it,

-so I call her Tink.

-Once again, when Gareth's at work,

-the family's there supporting him.

-Ffion, Lisa and Hanna

-stir the pheasants into flight.

-There's a following wind,

-and the wind can turn them.

-And make them fly too quickly!

-The wind's behind them now.

-If I was up there,

-I'd go quickly too!

-It'd need a fair wind!

-Here we are.

-Good job.

-Good job.

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-Sit.

-The black dog's fetching it.

-Oddly enough,

-guns don't interest me at all.

-But I like eating pheasants.

-Shoot it!

-It's a good job I had two shots.

-That's for your supper.

-We'll watch you pluck it.

-I've plucked a few in my time.

-That's the first drive over.

-The owner of the farm, Mark Hughes,

-also prepares the pheasants.

-It went well this morning.

-Not bad.

-When they're down here, the birds

-see too much of what's going on...

-..before we're ready.

-The wind wasn't favourable.

-It caught them

-as they came out of the trees.

-A little wind usually helps,

-just to pick them up.

-When it's too quiet,

-it's not as good.

-Between the fish and the pheasants,

-you're a busy man.

-And there are ducks too.

-Yes, ducks, which is nice.

-The fishing ends

-and the shooting starts.

-Any work on the house

-has to be done in February!

-At lunchtime,

-there's a chance for a chat.

-Alright, Dai? Have some sloe gin.

-I like something to warm me up.

-Yes, socializing is an important

-element of a day's shooting.

-Amid all the hubbub

-is Gareth's mother, Mrs Beryl Dixon.

-Well, Mrs Dixon, your son

-has a very interesting job.

-Was he like this as a boy?

-He didn't like school, Dai.

-The girls are like him.

-They enjoy being outdoors.

-They enjoy being outdoors.

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-They do indeed.

-My husband's mother loved fishing

-They went to her from school,

-then straight down to the river.

-Did they? That's interesting.

-She caught a few big salmon

-on the Dyfi.

-These things are in the blood,

-as is the art of breeding gun dogs.

-Experienced shepherd Ioan Doyle...

-..went to learn more about the art

-of preparing dogs for the task.

-As a shepherd, I know the importance

-of having a good dog.

-Behind every good dog is a trainer.

-I've come to meet Alan Rees

-from Dre-fach, near Llanelli.

-He's a world champion

-and Welsh team captain.

-Lincoln, come here.

-No playing. Good boy.

-How are you, Alan?

-How are you, Alan?

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-Hello. Welcome.

-You're a world champion

-with gun dogs.

-I've been lucky enough

-to hold the title three times.

-I have Labradors,

-non-slip retrievers.

-Gun dogs can be spaniels

-or hunt point retrievers.

-But I've always loved this breed.

-What makes a good gun dog?

-I like to keep a dog

-with a similar bloodline.

-The success we've had...

-..has come down the generations

-and through the pedigree.

-Is it in the dog's nature

-or is it the trainer?

-For me, the nature of the dog

-is more important than the trainer.

-In Wales, you can't train a dog

-just on game, you need dummies.

-Every time you train them,

-you must keep their minds sharp...

-..so that they want to work for you.

-I like being in a dog's socks.

-That means I have a relationship

-with the dog.

-We're a team, and whatever we face,

-we face it together.

-My grandfather worked sheepdogs.

-He always said

-not to mollycoddle dogs...

-..or they won't work for you.

-Is that true for you?

-Is that true for you?

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-No, not for me.

-The dogs are like my children,

-to be honest, and that's important.

-Good lad.

-This is a way of life for you.

-It's like farming.

-At seven in the morning, we're out,

-and the same every evening.

-You've been lucky today.

-We did all the kennels

-before you got here.

-It all builds towards

-what we want out of the dog.

-To compete at the level I do...

-..takes a lot of work.

-It would be nice to see him work.

-He's a young dog, 20 months old.

-Let's see how he goes.

-What's the first thing

-you teach a dog?

-He has to walk to heel

-and be steady to shot.

-Step one

-is for him to walk like this...

-..and I want him

-to react to me immediately.

-If someone's taking a shot

-to the left, I'll say mark...

-..or over to the right,

-I'll say mark.

-Here's another important point

-while handling a young dog.

-Use this hand to show him love

-when he's a good boy.

-Lincoln, sit.

-But use this hand

-when you want him to listen.

-Being firm...

-Being firm...

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-Being firm with one hand.

-He knows this hand

-and accepts the retrieve every time.

-It's the basis for all that follows.

-It's the basis for all that follows.

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-Yes, before we start to move on.

-Right, Ioan, what next?

-We'll send them out, as if

-a pheasant has been shot in there.

-Which one will you send?

-This is the experienced dog

-I run in open stakes.

-So, he's the boy?

-Go back.

-Tests like this crop up

-in internationals and the worlds.

-His outrun is perfect.

-He's seen it.

-He'll pick it up in one cast.

-Has he got it?

-We'll see.

-I can't help him in there.

-He's coming.

-They go out a lot faster

-than I expected.

-To win at the top, you need a dog

-with drive, pace and style.

-He's been out there now...

-Good boy.

-As I said,

-good boy with the right hand.

-He knows he's done well.

-It's incredible to see, and that's

-why these dogs get up early.

-You see them in the morning,

-when I enter the kennel...

-..or when the gear goes on

-before a competition...

-..they're on their front feet

-and ready to go.

-It's also why you get up early.

-How did you start?

-Good luck came out of bad luck.

-I was a rugby referee

-at a high level.

-I remember refereeing Pontypridd

-and Newbridge on a Saturday.

-I had a serious accident

-on the following Tuesday.

-I broke my back in four places,

-my shoulder, lots of other bones.

-It was pretty serious.

-I had a dog at the time.

-When you're laying in bed,

-not knowing if you'll walk again...

-..that dog was a big help to me.

-Yes, I was unlucky...

-..because my career

-as a rugby referee was over.

-But it led to something else...

-..that has gone

-from strength to strength.

-That shows in the way the dogs

-just stand by you here.

-They owe you everything,

-and vice versa, in a way.

-The day I can't do it any more

-will be a very sad day for me.

-It's been incredible

-to watch the dogs working...

-..and to meet such a character.

-I hope you enjoyed yourself.

-I hope you enjoyed yourself.

-

-It was fantastic.

-Ioan had a great day with the dogs.

-Back in the Dyfi valley...

-..the hunters now have

-their sights set on ducks.

-Three ducks each, OK, boys?

-Glen, you take this field.

-Everyone's going round the lake,

-and the ducks are all down there.

-There are people

-going out everywhere.

-There'll be a lot of shooting now.

-Are they more stupid than pheasants?

-Are they more stupid than pheasants?

-

-A little, yes.

-We hope they'll come around

-and around and around.

-They know that it isn't safe here.

-I don't feel safe myself.

-I don't feel safe myself.

-

-The cartridges aren't that big!

-Three ducks each.

-Three ducks each.

-

-Three, yes.

-It's a good way to control them.

-That way,

-they'll last through the season.

-Are these raised in the shed?

-Are these raised in the shed?

-

-No, we buy them in.

-They go straight onto the lake.

-The girls love it.

-They've grown up with it.

-Lisa was two weeks old

-when she first came.

-They eat pheasant, duck, anything.

-It's nice for them to know

-where their food comes from.

-Exactly.

-They like to pluck them

-and prepare them.

-You're very smart today.

-Have you had new clothes?

-Have you had new clothes?

-

-I did some modelling last week.

-Did you?

-They wanted someone with a belly

-to try on some shirts.

-I did think about you.

-But they wanted looks as well!

-I used to have them.

-That's been checked.

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-Still to come, the city boy

-who yearns for country life.

-Nain's giving first aid to Elis!

-I got a cut.

-Back on the lake, I know

-that shooting's not my thing.

-I couldn't leave Clywedog

-without holding a fishing rod.

-And who better to hold my hand

-than the head ranger, Gareth Dixon?

-You need to draw it in more.

-Do I?

-Do I?

-

-Draw this line in more.

-That's better.

-Put the rod down now.

-What the hell was that now?

-Not a fish?

-Not a fish?

-

-No, not a fish.

-Draw it in, carry on pulling.

-Is that enough?

-Now cast.

-Slowly.

-There's a tangle, Dai.

-How did I tangle it?

-I don't know!

-Don't worry, I won't hit you.

-There we are.

-Draw it in slowly.

-You'll only catch a fish

-if the fly's in the water.

-Don't rattle my brain!

-What little I've got is out there.

-Cast again now.

-That's it.

-Better.

-It's nice to hear it whistle.

-I don't need to leave it long.

-I don't need to leave it long.

-

-No, just draw it in slowly.

-Hopefully, we'll see a fish.

-How long did you have lessons?

-I started fly fishing

-when I was four.

-Four years old?

-You were younger than the fish!

-I qualified for the Welsh team

-when I was nine.

-Did you?

-We'll go up to try somewhere else.

-Could you do this

-for eight hours, Dai?

-Eight hours?

-Eight hours?

-

-In a competition.

-Here it comes.

-It feels like a good fish too.

-It's pulling from a long way.

-It's pulling well.

-It's pulling well.

-

-Yes, it is.

-It's under me now.

-Don't steal it.

-Make sure it doesn't go

-under the boat and tip us over.

-Here we go.

-You've got two.

-Two on the same hook!

-This inlet has a bit of history.

-It's a nice spot,

-especially with the sun on it.

-Moc Morgan came here to fish

-with President Carter.

-From America?

-He caught a fish in this bay.

-Since then, we call it Carter's Bay.

-Carter's Bay!

-If I caught two,

-would you rename it Jones's Bay?

-More like Miracle Bay!

-Miracle Bay!

-I certainly needed a miracle.

-Elis Morris has a much better chance

-of realizing his dream.

-Elis Morris is a city boy...

-Elis Morris is a city boy...

-

-Milking!

-But his heart's set

-on being a farmer.

-I'm Elis and I live out of Cardiff.

-I'm Elis and I live out of Cardiff.

-

-Out of Cardiff?

-As you can see,

-I've got a lot of stock on my farm.

-I've been saving to buy a farm

-for as long as I can remember.

-Until then, I help my relatives

-in North Wales...

-..and learn a few tricks

-about farming.

-Sorry.

-We're at Bron Haul today.

-We're going to fetch

-the orphan lambs...

-..from up in...

-..from up in...

-

-Cae Cefn.

-Cae Cefn.

-We'll try to lure them inside

-with this to check them.

-The lambs like cakes.

-You go down a bit.

-I'll send them that way

-and you go up there.

-It's a shame we don't have a dog.

-In they go.

-There you are, Fly.

-Have you noticed

-that three sheep have escaped?

-Number four, don't you dare!

-Close the gate.

-We'll give you a demo

-of how to shear a sheep...

-..with these.

-..with these.

-

-Taid's old shears.

-You shouldn't play with them.

-It may be an old way of shearing...

-..but it's still very sharp.

-Take hold of the sheep.

-Here's the sheep.

-Can I have the shears?

-I won't take the sheath off

-in case I make a mess.

-You cut down here...

-..then across like this...

-..and around the back.

-This is a shearing machine.

-This rope switches it on.

-This is the power lead.

-It makes a revving noise.

-You go like this...

-Shear down the belly first.

-Up here...

-Up here...

-

-Then put your leg here.

-Over this way...

-Over this way...

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-Up the head.

-There's something wrong

-with this hurdle.

-Nain's giving first aid to Elis!

-Just wrap his finger with Sellotape!

-And his mouth while you're at it.

-I got a cut.

-Then you should have finished...

-It'll come, Elis, it'll come.

-Patience is the name of the game,

-and that's also true of fishing.

-Here we go, Dai.

-Here we go, Dai.

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-Again?

-It's a big fish, Dai.

-It's a big fish, Dai.

-

-It is as well.

-That's been here a while.

-Do these come down to eat your feed?

-Do these come down to eat your feed?

-

-No, these won't come near.

-These are out in the lake,

-ones we stocked during the year.

-Here it is.

-Here it is.

-Look at the size of it!

-That's a good one.

-That's a good one.

-

-It's about five pounds, Dai.

-Yes, and fresh, nice and red.

-Just out of the water.

-You can't get fresher!

-Very good.

-It's fine and quiet here.

-It's wonderful here.

-The poet's paradise.

-I like the tranquillity here.

-It is lovely and quiet here.

-You can forget everything.

-All the world's woes,

-when you're here...

-..in Carter's Bay.

-This one's different.

-This one's different.

-

-What's wrong now?

-This is heavy.

-This is heavy.

-

-Lift the rod up, Dai.

-Lift it up.

-That's better.

-Draw the line in slowly.

-This is my first fish.

-This is my first fish.

-

-There's a fish on the line.

-It won't pull me

-out of the boat, will it?

-There's enough weight

-to keep us here.

-I'm in such a flap,

-I don't know what I'm pulling!

-Slowly now.

-There it is!

-Lift the rod up!

-Here we are.

-Did you get it?

-Well, not bad! Not bad!

-Miracle Island!

-That's the new name!

-We'll put it back.

-Yes?

-Yes?

-

-Did you want to keep it?

-No, not really.

-The biggest miracle now

-would be to have some supper.

-If you want me before next time,

-I might be out on Clywedog.

-I love it here.

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