Feedback & Reports

It was wonderful to have a chance to fish Gromain again after a gap of several years! The water had dropped a little quicker than hoped from a recent small spate but was ok at 1ft 2". Started 5.30am with size 10 red Ally's at the head of the Spring pool, spent too much time messing about in the gutters and eddies behind rocks at the top with currents and fly going in all directions! - the tail end fished nicely but annoyingly the sun was on the water by the time I got to the tail 50 yards or so, perhaps better to focus here first next time in these conditions. Fished on through the Cottage and waded out successfully to fish the big rock and all fished really well. Drove to Boughrood and bought a pastie and choc fudge cake in the shop - becoming an annual treat when fishing upper Wye! Went to Bachawy pool and fished through in very hot and bright conditions. Had a snooze for 2 hrs and did some casting practice, still with a size 10 Ally's towards the opposite boards and had the first shad. Went off to Builth and found the excellent Cosy Corner tea rooms - do go!! Returned for an evening session from 6pm. Fished Heirag and caught another Shad, moved up to Spring pool and another shad. Cottage and the big rock again for nothing and feeling the pressure of a blank had a final cast through the Heirag and two more shad and a decent trout took a size 8 Usk Grub. No luck with the Salmon caught or seen but wonderful day out. Many thanks WUF.

2 Trout, 5 Other

An excellent stretch of wonderful river. Would really
want to fish it again.

2 Trout

After 3 days of heavy rain, the water was coloured and pushing through, so difficult conditions. Nothing rising. 2 trout, both caught on the nymph.

2 Trout

River up a bit, beat a good hight and not too much colour after yesterdays rain. Fished down with the fly expecting a pull with every cast but no salmon seen or touched. One Shad from Bridge Pool, nice to know there in the river again.

1 Other

We were fishing with weighted nymph/wetflies. The trout we caught were small (largest 8ozs), we also a caught a couple of very small fish (still with parr markings) not included in total. Biggest grayling about 1lb. River condition was very good.

4 Trout, 4 Grayling

10 wbt to 1lb all caught on nymphs also one grayling at around 1lb. This was a very windy day I was nearly blown into the water off the rocks into a deep pool (scary!!).despite the strong downstream winds there were plenty of good fish to be had . The wading is tricky at times and we would recommend if your fishing this beat then leave your hip flask at home! We would all fish this stretch again it was fab!

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

Started damp & overcast, river rising slightly,hoped this might liven my chances but no. 3 WBT on my 15 year old cascades was the best I could do. Met Steven Marsh Smith who gave me a few pointers, didnt thank him for that or conservation apart helping to make all this fantastic fishing readily available to all, keep up the good work! ps,saw the Osprey. RAIN ANYONE?

3 Trout

Dry fly only , Royal Wulff , 1 x 9inch brown taken and 3 fish lost, had few rises that was missed. River looked low but clean and nice day.

1 Trout

Sporadic hatches of LDO and Grannom throughout the day. Fish not really switched to either but they did prefer a sedge pattern over a LDO pattern. Had about 10 on dries and the rest on nymphs fished with a French leader. River in good condition and quite low which is how I like it on the main Wye beats. I had forgotten how dicy the wading can be on Gromain and ended up with a double arm dunking in the water.

15 Trout, 5 Grayling