Feedback & Reports

It was an enjoyable days fishing on the Wye today and the river was at perfect height, we started out fishing the lower part of the beat and the Wye and Usk Foundation are correct about needing felt soled waders as it is extremely slippy and I fell in and was almost swept away. All the fish were caught on a size 16 tungsten headed pheasant tailed nymph with a hint of green flash in the head and a pink Czech nymph. A spiral indicator was very useful to detect the subtle bites.

4 Grayling

River level 18" on the Llanstephan gauge. Most grayling about 10" but one at 14". The two trout were 10-12". My first visit to this beat and I agree with the WUF that there is lots of trout and grayling water to be fished with a nice variety of water. Fished a team of three flies with a weighted Red Tag on point and Hancock's Pet and Partridge & Orange as droppers. All caught fish as, after a change, did a Snipe & Purple. Managed to lose my landing net - should be floating down through Monmouth about now I reckon.

2 Trout, 9 Grayling, 9 Other

Perfect autumn day,14 grayling, 3 trout, 3 leaping salmon, 2 canoeist.10 on small wt nymph,7 on grey dry fly.Had a word with the canoeist, who just said its gone the 18th.
(WUF note: yes, canoeists can canoe at any height between 18th Oct and 15th March)

3 Trout, 14 Grayling

Lower Llangoed 11 lbs hen on Gold Willie Gunn for Charles Tweedie

1 Salmon

Fly fishing, wet fly and dry fly. Catch and release.

5 Trout, 3 Grayling

Lost two salmon in Orchard fishing a Cascade #8 all within 20 mins. Inspection showed one of the hooks was slightly bent, so a lesson learned. Gutted is an understatement, but a memorable day none the less. Fish both showed after taking and were very clean this late in the season. Water still a little coloured.

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

First time on this beat and only fished from the mill stream down a couple of pools. All trout came from the fast pacey water and most of the grayling from the heads of pools. 3 biggest grayling 14 16 and 17 inches, the others caught were salmon parr. What I fished was very nice water but cannot comment on what's below as didn't fish it. All took point fly on team of nymphs.

8 Trout, 12 Grayling, 12 Other

River in good order for trout fishing but very little fly. No daddy long legs! 4 grayling to 15" and 2 trout 11". Caught on dry flies.

2 Trout, 4 Grayling

6 brownies, 1 chub 4lb. Mixture of dry and wet flies. daddies doing well. No fish taken.

6 Trout, 1 Other

Hen fish about 9lb on Bann shrimp from the Orchard & a 15lb coloured cock fish on a sunray off the Croy

2 Salmon