Feedback & Reports

A first for me on the Wye…A Hiker in my swim…A young and probably fortunately tall lady scrambled down the bank close to where I was fishing and informed me she was on the wrong side of the bank for her “Hike”…She kindly informed me she was going to make the crossing because the next bridge was too far away…I explained it was deeper and faster than it looked but she was not bothered by this and set off wading with her phone placed inside the top of her rucksack…Halfway across it was not looking too good but she calmly took her rucksack off ..held it above her head and calmly navigated her way to the opposite bank…Very impressive!! The fishing was too and although the Barbel were between 2 to 4lb they were young strong healthy fish…

8 Barbel, 7 Chub, 10 Other

2 Trout

2 Trout

Again, ridiculously hot..
Chub didn't seem to mind but nothing showing from the Barbel.

28 Chub

Slow day but two barbel either end of the day, both from the bottom end of the stretch. Only chin from the gravels but lovely to be back

2 Barbel, 15 Chub

3 Trout

1 Barbel, 10 Chub

Well, with the email from Allyson ( WUF ) WARNING of closure of the Arrow beats ... Again !!! More dam crayfish problems it seems .... who actually notices these dead crayfish ???? The times I've fished Kington, Whittern and Titley, there's never a sole to be seen anywhere??? Well, it scuppered my pending Arrow trip ....no matter ... The very top of the Hundred House beat .... time to sweat in the jungle!!
Was actually great fun, dries as always!! Muggy overcast with thf odd bit of drizzle....Lots of risers evident, and great fun working out how to get a cast away....then net them!!!......
Fab fun, went right up to the road bridge...half nine till half two ...Thirteen, maybe more to the net, hard earned too ... The usual stamp for here, with four crackers .... lovely stuff !!! And, the most aggressive of takes, bar the clywedog, gotta be the quickest in town.....lol !!!!
Still reading 26 when I got back to my wagon ...I was like a camel at a watering hole drinking a cold can of diet coke ...The absolute business after that session upstream... untouched water I'm guessing !! Bet the last time this was fished right up to the top, was the last time muggins here went up there lol !!!
A fab few hours, and two cracking dry fly sorties, Thursday and today, on an old favourite ..Back to the guiding tommorriw, looks like weathers about to break too tommoz .... be perfect for the wild stillwaters of The Elan Valley ....I hope !!!..........

13 Trout

2 Trout

2 Trout