Feedback & Reports

I had not tried this beat before and I found the river running well and clear. A warm, cloudy, still afternoon and all looked good. Walked the bank in the first field and found a few accessible swims (and a few more that I might have scrambled to a few years ago, but not anymore!). Settled down in my chosen spot and had a good barbel on my second cast. A quiet hour followed and I was then into another fish which I lost in a snag. another longish wait, then a third bite and a second barbel. That was the end of the meaningful action with just a few chub rattles and the evening was entirely unproductive. However two decent fish were sufficient reward for a first visit on this attractive beat.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

3 Trout

5 small brown trout, caught on a variety of flies, all returned.

5 Trout

A lovely day practising my spey casting and improving my snap T, and I think my D loop is now a thing of beauty! Alas, no salmon put it to the test, which was surprising, especially as I was using Geoff Franks' flies. A few fish showed, but their splashy presence didn't appear to indicate taking fish - well they didn't take my flies anyway. Not even MIck, the Goodrich Guru, could put me onto a fish. It's still a lovely beat though. Next time!

I used worm and a variation of spinners weather was very warm bright and calm didn't get a bite all day, could see plenty of fish swimming bye but they weren't going for anything :(

Another visit to the Creel, always a pleasure to be sat in such peaceful surroundings. River could do with some rain as its the lowest I have seen the Wye. Managed most the fish on float fished meat. Nice day

1 Barbel, 12 Chub

No joy with the dry fly in the bright weather, 3 wbt, one at 8", caught on a small gold bead hares ear under a nz wool indicator. Water lower than I expected, requiring almost unlimited patience in amongst the roots and branches! It is what small stream fishing is all about however and it is located in a beautiful valley.

3 Trout

Started early only fished till 10.00 ,family commitment .2 barbel 4.7 9.4.Very nice part of the river ,shame we didn't get chance to go back later, certain we would have caught more.

2 Barbel

Some midge and sedge and little wind in the morning but no rising fish. A few risies in lulls in the wind in the afternoon. Fished bugs and found trout and grayling in faster, shallower water towards the heads of pools. Trout and grayling to 15", ~1.75lb, on bugs and later on HE emerger. Lost a big trout when the point bug hooked up on a rock and the dropper broke - totally gutted but I know where it lives!

3 Trout, 4 Grayling

6 Trout