Feedback & Reports

River running high and clearing after the weekend.
Terry elected to trot and caught 5 grayling up to around the pound mark and 4 o/s brown trout. Fred ledgered a swimfeeder all day had numerous dace and small chub up to a pound or so plus 7 o/s brown trout. It was a fish every cast for Fred. (After a terrible weekend's fishing, with only one fish caught, a Barbel of 10lb 12oz to Fred at the Warren (opposite Sheephouse)) It was a relief to finally get amongst some fish. Thanks for the suggestion from Allyson & Wendy that we try the lower Llangoed stretch. Worked a treat, must fish this stretch again when the water is lower so the we can wade as well. Just a note for WUF although the water was below the red line, a canoeist decided it was o.k. for him to come down through the area we were fishing!!! He was polite and stayed the far side of the river and passed by reasonably quickly and quitely.
WUF Note: We apologise for this unacceptable breach of the canoeing arrangements by people who should know better.

Fished all day to sunset, 2 small trout 1 grayling.

2 x fingerling brown trout caught by Pumping Station on hairs ear nymph.

On Sunday we only had a half day available as we had a long journey back to Oxfordshire. Unfortunately we were unable to fish the water because moving upstream from Llangoed Pool there is only slow water which can only be reach by boat. After aproximately 1 mile the water gets interesting. Unfortuneately, there were 4 course fishing rods already occupying the rest of this water. Subsequent enquiries by Alyson from the booking office traced the elderly landowner down and he confirmed that he also lets the water to a course fishing club. Alyson very kindly reimbursed our monies.
We did however have a good day on the Saturday on the lower beat. I caught 9 trout, 3 of which were 12" and 1 fish at 10.5" with the rest around 8-9" all taken on a dry fly with a 10" greyling also. My fishing partner also had 6 fish to a Copper John nymph.

Water at a nice height colour and pace. First time at Llangeod. Upper beat has classic glides, easy to cast wading although slippery, depth is very good. Lower beat, again a lot of great water perfect for fly fishemen,
NOTE,to get best from the beat you need to be able to spey cast profitiently with wind up or down river.
We saw 2 salmon show and felt the fish were there, sadly no takers, but 9 brown trout all over 1.5 lbs and several parr taken on both stoats tail size 14 and Watkins Fancy size 12.
Beat maps give good details and are accurate. Generally we had a great day. The barometer wasnt in our favour but we would fish there again.

Lower am - 5 Brown Trout, all males, best 1.4lbs approx 12 inches o/a. Remaining 4, 6" to 8". Taken on Willow Fly Dry and PT Nymph. Good sport.

Upper pm - I raised a lot of decent Browns but could not connect with them however I hooked a very nice Brown approx 3lbs on a Willow Fly Dry around the 5pm. Hatching Willow Fly seemed at that point to disappear so changed over to Caddis Nymph and had 4 small Browns and at one point was snapped cleanly by a very strong pull, we will never know by what and with 3lb tippet No chance of stopping whatever it was.
No fish were taken, I like to think they will be there when I come back again.

3 small trout 8" or less, 1 grayling 8" on a nymph. Nothing rose all afternoon. River looked perfect.

No fish caught other than 2 small brown trout, 1 salmon seen in evening - river in good condition other than slightly coloured but 2ft height - would be interested in seeing records of catches on this beat ??

Nothing seen or caught.

Water clarity getting better after the recent rise in water. However no salmon caught or seen, just suicidal shad and brownies.