Feedback & Reports

I’d fished Ty Newydd on Monday. Twenty four hours of showers made quite a difference. The river was flowing more swiftly and carrying some colour but perfectly fishable. Started mid afternoon with almost nothing showing on the surface . Went through the normal repertoire of nymphs, duo and spiders with no success. Whilst taking a break by the hut I saw one fish feeding close to the boards. Tied on a tiny Griffiths Gnat which was immediately taken. The same fly consistently brought trout to the surface in the wide flats at the bottom of the beat. Seven came to the net, all excellent fish up to a pound and a half. Numerous refusals and one or two “self released”. The sort of evening I dream of but rarely happens.

7 Sea Trout

The Sussex gang arrived 5 strong.One was a wye virgin so we organized Jonathan Morris to guide him.what a teriffic job he did, enabling our newbie to catch the biggest brownie of the day at 15ins.The rest of us just catching tiddlers.
It was also very encouraging to see such a great mixture of fly life.
Very different to some of our southern rivers where the hatches can be sparse.
The number of salmon parr was also very encouraging,roll on 3years time.

5 Trout, 3 Grayling

River in good condition, overcast with an upstream breeze. Fished the afternoon. Mayfly were hatching throughout but largely ignored by the fish. Enough evidence of feeding just below the surface to keep me interested. Six fish caught with several lost. Fishing duo style at one stage I managed to connect with two Grayling simultaneously, one to the elk hair dry and one to a black magic nymph. Quite an achievement bringing both to the net successfully!

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

Again a lovely couple of hours, river still low, overcast and light winds. Everything taken on a Klink and lots missed. Grayling from bottom of the Bathing Pool and a nice size Trout from the bottom of Bachawy.

1 Trout, 3 Grayling

A good few hours showing my friend some techniques as he's new to fly fishing.
River was carrying a little colour early in the morning but by the afternoon was clear and fishing very well again. Pheasant tail nymph was fantastic as always!
Landed some nice fish and hooked into a really decent trout, but in the end he wriggled his way free (sigh). My friend brought his drone too for a quick snap of the river.
All in all a lovely day.

5 Trout, 7 Grayling

2 Trout

Today was about how many fish i missed! Oh, for some more talent! I had takes from about 30 fish but most got off or I didn't hook properly in the first place. Talking of those that got away, I caught a 2KG trout... and guess what happened....

6 Trout

A stiff downstream wind made the day feel much cooler than it was with intermittent rain in the morning and early afternoon.
Reasonable numbers of upwings hatching but no interest from the fish. We had a couple of grayling (12" & 14") from the bottom end of the beat on PTN and a large black nymph followed by a couple of decent pulls in the Cillau falls, but nothing else at all after midday.

2 Grayling

A salmon splashed once in Erwood Pool mid-morning. It wasn't tempted by any of my offerings, unlike the trout. There was a steady drift of mayfly on the cool breeze and this intensified for the evening rise. A frustrating session where the trout seemed to play with the fly - too wise for an artificial pattern it seemed. A very enjoyable day on this lovely beat.

Note - the boards are treacherous in places (rotten). They ought to be replaced. Come on landowner(s)! - a little bit of investment this summer will prevent avoidable accidents.

WUF note we are on the case.....

2 Trout