Feedback & Reports

Was nice to park up at the lovely Aberedw beat ..... i was in two minds wether to try Cregrina, but that bedrock is pretty hazardous and the river was pushing through in fairness ......
Only a couple of hours, with other more pressing things the week previous, hence nog getting out on opening day ... gggrrrrrr !!!! Was nice to bring five crackers to the net, nothing huge, still a bit silvery sizes between eight and eleven inches .... two on tungsten hares ear nymphs and three on a small sculpin pattern stripped back erratically!!! And that was fun !!! They hammered it !!! Great fun .... hungry early season Edw fish after a decent meal !! I know here holds stacks of bullheads and Stone loach, so this little pattern did the business , big time .... one fish was only about ten inches but he literally smashed ot two tweets back after landing!!! Bloody great start !!! Still a fair height up and lots of in and out of thr River this morning..... back to wild streams ..... ooohhhhhh how I've missed you !!! Those lively feisty edw fush, great fun !!! Got back to my truck, tucked in to my Aldi chicken and mushroom slice and a classic jive bar !!!!! Lol !!!! A nice mug from my flask.... a grand start to my season ..... lovely job !!! A wild llyn mid week .... then into next month thr first clients are out in the Elan Valley ...... love it !!!!

5 Trout

Had booked Aberedw in case Abernant was unfishable. In the event we fished it for a couple of hours and it had a bit of water in it too. Very beautiful but challenging fishing - I would add a wading stick to the felt and studs advice about essential equipment. Three trout on a parachute Adams.

3 Trout

Nice day on the river. Water clarity increased over night. Trout caught on the nymph.

4 Trout

Nice day on the river. Water slightly colored. Trout caught on the dry fly and nymph.

6 Trout

Unfortunately I chose to visit mid Wales in a heat wave so no sign of fish apart from a couple of half hearted rises in the morning. Water levels good. Saw otter prints and a tawny owl roosting in a crevice above the river. Lovely river, needs a haircut!

Decided on another favourite beat of mine ..... not ideal dry fly weather at half nine when I started, but at least it was dry weather !!! First few pools not a sniff , then they perked up from tenish !!@ lovely splashy takes to my dry ... i fished a size twenty f fly and an eighteen greenwells , great sport further up the beat !!! Maybe an otter on the lower half, very quiet , oh well, cest la vie I guess !!!
Some sedge and olives on the go, when the sun made an appearance at half ten, although it was only for an hour or so .... at least the fish were looking up !! Seven to the net, usual stamp of fish, eight to eleven inches, with a cracker of maybe 13 inches, stunning fish !!! Just great fun and a steady fight on my six foot, two weight rod, lovely job .....
Did my usual stone lifting..... funny really I was doing this at the ripe old age of seven, and I'm still doing it ... nice to see lots of invertebrates ohhh and two stone loach also, that's very promising with regards to water quality... doubt there's any in the middle Wye !!!
Anyway, another cracking few hours on a secretive beat, called it a day opposite the plush house that's been built tight to the river .... always wonder if they sweat when we have days and days of rain ..... seems an odd place to plonk a house, still, there we go.....lol !!!! May try one literally minutes from my home in the next few days, other than that, it's been a real blast on the wild streams the last four days .... May as well carry on the motion, weather permitting.... Right, time for a large Baileys coffee ... cheers !!!!!!

7 Trout

River in nice nick, not a lot rising and managed to fluff up most of my chances. A lovely, strong 10incher on small dry saved the day.

2 Trout

A lovely day to be out with a rod. Cloudy, little wind. Water low, despite recent rain, but clear. Wading is not difficult with gravel and slate, but need studs as the latter if sloping can be interesting. Sadly all was so quiet. Little fly life; only two rises seen, and nothing could be tempted to my flies. Despite this an enjoyable session in as much as a blank day can be!

1 Trout

Bimbled off to the lovely Edw at Aberedw .. First job there was a thermometer dip before tackling up , so headed down to the Bridge and ran across the field with thermometer and dipped it in three locations .... 12 degrees happy days .... although she was low and very over grown .... twas going to be a tricky session .......
Fished between ten and half twelve....i cut out just before the house on the river bank on the right !!@ makes me wonder if they worry about flood conditions, as its literally on the banks !!! Cest la vie !! Plush place ... I'm sure getting flooded out wouldn't have crossed their minds !! Anyway, onto the fishing , lots of pools ruined with summer growth now .... a work party much needed here ... three of four hours would be just the ticket !! As I've mentioned before we need to blitz these lovely wild streams ... they've had a few years" free for all "and it's a bit like Jack and the Beanstalk on some of them !! Where I could get a cast away , some good takes this morning on my Para Greenwells ..... five made it to the net, a few also slipped the hook .... good fun , just a quick session as had a weather warning for torrential storms covering Builth and Rhayader area ...fish in the seven to nine inch bracket .... low and slow wading needed ... seems confined big time after my fab three days up at Claerwen locally during the Cochybonddu fall... was sublime and three morning sessions tallied over sixty gorgeous brownies up there.....
The walk back through the fields on the Edw is very pleasant and was only when I got back to my truck that the sun was poking through and some rain drops too!!! A fun session, will try a more open beat in a few days ...... let's hope for more rain not this half hearted stuff we're getting ..... home time and a large diet coke I think, lovely job !!!

5 Trout