Feedback & Reports

I fished from middle parking area up to the end below the reservoir. If you are not agile and fit don’t even think of fishing here. However if you are, this is a lovely gorge with pocket water and riffles. Trout between between 5 inch and 10 inch are prolific. Day was warm, 24deg and humid.
EHC and PTN worked all day.
Grand day on a lovely wild mountain section although only minutes from Merthyr Tydfil.
Thank you Wye and Usk Passport.

17 Trout

Water level was a bit too low so nothing caught but it's a lovely stretch of water and will definitely be back in better conditions.

A proper wild beat. found myself rock climbing almost as much as i was fishing, and had a great time!

3 beautiful wild brownies all jumping 4 feet in the air while fighting, all from the waterfall plunge pool.

all released.

not a beat for the faint hearted or people used to the stocked, manicured chalkstreams :)

3 Trout

Walked a good part, of the bottom half of the section but didn't see anything to cast a fly at, therefore, no fish to report. I was a little disappointed by the amount of rubbish & broken bottles.

Fished an evening with LW, new sec. of MTAA. The Fechan is essentially a tailwater - water temps are always cold even in a heatwave. We fished the upper area just under the dam. Plenty of fish about between 6 and 11 inches on nymphs and dry flies.

13 Trout

Sadly very very polluted (litter) from members of the public BBQing, drinking and swimming in the river over hot weather. Didn't fish, too depressing.

No trout taken to net but many were missed on the strike or slipped off quickly. Lots of invertebrate life hatching to chose from and a stunning fiddly beat to work.

Walked from Vaynor Church up the beat since kids were swimming in the Blue Pool Bridge (can't blame them it was a hot day!)

I could only start fishing at 5pm and only managed to get halfway up to the beat's end due to tricky terrain and lots a fishing rising.

There were at least 12 small trout rising. It was very tricky casting with overhanging vegetation but I enjoyed the challenge to get a good angle and how it felt properly wild. I caught a brownie of around 4 inches but he slipped off the hook before I could take a photo.

Really enjoyed it and will go again but the access (in this small section of the beat) would make it uncomfortable for some.

1 Trout

Lovely to be out on the river after lockdown. Chilly day and river quite low. First time fishing this beat with plenty of water to explore. Nothing moving, will return later in the season after a downpoor.

Nice conditions, with a few clouds. Everything caught on nymphs.

6 Trout