Feedback & Reports

Words just can't describe this place. Deafening silence is the first thing that hits you when you get out of the car, and as you are forced to use every other sense trying to understand how you got here and what's around you, it's a good while before you even start to think about the fishing! We saw the odd rise until about 11am when there was a good hatch of olives and some breeze blown food from the marginal grasses. They are not easy fish, but with patience you will catch a few. We had 6, all on dries, and left at lunchtime for some food etc - once we left we were reluctant to go 'back in' and attempt to relive those first minutes again, and so we turned our back on Llanidloes and said thank you for another year or so. I think I've said it before, Bugeilyn should be a compulsory experience for a fisherman.

6 Trout

Absolutely stunning lake, and had a great days fishing. Caught four trout, biggest about 10oz, most acrobatic brownie i have had the pleasure of catching. All caught about half way round the lake, where it seems to shallow off a bit, on a grhe nymph. All caught within half hour of each other, then it went quiet again. Will definitely be coming back though.

4 Trout

One trout caught.

From past experience we knew this beautiful lake could fish very well on its day. We had also been told that when it is dour, it is pretty dour. This was a something-in-between day with a chilly and variable wind, intermittent showers, and occasional short spells of sunshine. The day showed early promise when one of us took a fish on the third cast and another followed quite quickly. But then there would be long quiet spells with nothing showing at all. In the end we took 10 fish between us, the best two around the 12oz mark. The wind made the eastern shore pretty much impossible all day, so it wasn't always easy to keep moving to undisturbed water - it was certainly a good job there weren't five rods trying to fish it! All the fish came to traditional wet flies: black pennell; green peter; connemara black; and daddy long legs. A great day all in all and well worth the long drive.

Nil catch. Very windy which made fishing difficult. No sign of any fish activity.

9 x brown trout, two to about 3/4lb. Beautifully conditioned, fishing was challenging but highly enjoyable, most of the fish took Copper johns fished about 4ft down, but also large white adams dry flies. The larger fish came from the mouth of the river.

Windy with intermittent rain. We each caught a fish each approximately 6" in length from the left bank looking from the boat house. A great place to fish.

A fierce day with strong wind and lashing rain. A good start was made with blue Zulu, black Pennel and olive bumbles tempting trout up to 3/4 of a pound on the left bank as you view the lake from the boathouse. Two hours of roving produced a dozen trout each for boths rods, all safely returned. The wind and rain ruined afternoon sport and the fish had had enough by 2pm. So had we! Must return when a fair day is in prospect, a fantastic place to stalk trout.

Arrived 8am, a fresh breeze with a hint of autumn in the air. In previous visits the fishing has been just great, plenty of action, rising fish to target. Not today, it was very dour. The wind dropped and the odd fish rose here and there. I managed to pick up a few trout in the quieter spells, all around 5-6 ozs. Not a great day by Bugeilyn standards but a fabulous wee spot, I will be back next season.

2 brown trout caught and returned. Invicta fished close to surface on floating line. Very windy conditions.