Feedback & Reports

A blessedly overcast but warm day, with the water warmish at 16 degrees, and holding 6 inches on the local guage. As per OB's report from just downstream at P-y-F, the grayling were in obliging mood with 25 fish taken before 5pm. Not much fly all day - just a few yellow mays, some sedges and a few small olives. Some fish rose off and on but were mainly oncers, and most fish that were caught were non-risers, including the small trout and parr. All fish taken on a small dark olive emerger. Thought of trying spiders and nymphs, but given recent experiences at Abernant and Doldowlod, it seemed unnecessary to change, on the principle that if it works for now, don't fix it! Grayling of 10, 12 and 14" well represented so, as usual, better year-class succession in prospect here compared with further up at Doldowlod.

3 Trout, 25 Grayling, 5 Other

Unless you count chucking out a feeder for Barbel, my first day's fishing on the Wye. Crikey, it's a bit different to the Lugg. Fishing a team of spiders, I picked up the odd Grayling in most of the runs/glides I fished before latching onto a pod of fish in a non-descript looking piece of water just upstream of the Bachawy. Some quality fish. Somewhat surprisingly, no Trout - but a handful of Salmon Parr. Tres bonne.

15 Grayling

River in good condition and fished well. All brown trout were fairly small but grayling were a good size - best around 2lb. Caught on nymphs and dry flies (goldhead PTN, GRHE and CDC olives). All fish returned in good condition.

10 Trout, 5 Grayling

We didn't start until well into the afternoon but soon found some grayling on deep nymphs. However there was soon an excellent rise and we caught lots of fish klink and dinking with the dry fly doing most of the catching. At times it was as many as six takes to get one hook up. Immensely enjoyable until the rain came at about 6pm and put the fish down and us off. Of course we both had excellent wading jackets - in the car. A great afternoon.

4 Trout, 20 Grayling

Good conditions being overcast and warm. We saw a few fish rising, a lovely beat, more water than we could fish in the day. We caught 9 small wbt, the largest being around 9 inches. All fish returned.

9 Trout

Washed-off

We had an amazing time, caught 8 overall, tiny apart from a pound trout on the last stretch of the beat, we fished until dusk, amazing moon and tractor tyre sky. Coming back in September!

8 Trout

River running clear and really good height for trouting. Nymphed most of the session resulting in 10 wbt and 1 pretty grayling. All fish 6" to 10" in great condition and all returned. Tried to tempt the odd rising fish to a dry for the last hour but nothing doing. Great default beat when water levels patchy.

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

Cool downstream wind wasn't what we hoped for, kept the fish down all day. Didn't stop us catching though! TG started the day off with a nice grayling of about 12", then as the day went on, he lost count of the numbers of trout and salmon parr, as did I. My best was a grayling of about 10", and also lost count of the further fish caught. In all, I reckon on about 60 - 70 fish for the day. Successful flies were weighted GRHE's and weighted Connemara Black. Once again, Ty Newydd did not disappoint!

20 Trout, 20 Grayling, 20 Other

Blanked again. The river came very much alive, with many rises, just as it was getting dark.