Feedback & Reports

A cold wind took the edge of the day and only 3 rises we seen. Very little fly life on the water. Nothing was interested in a variety of nymphs either, very frustrating fishing. The wildlife was spectacular. Dippers, Kingfishers feeding a nest, sparrow hawk chasing a wagtail and i even managed to lure a mink into swimming across the river to a squeal!
Downsides!
2 families with wet suits swimming, splashing and generally having a good time made the middle section of the beat un-fishable (i believe from the campsite on the far side of the river). The steps down to the river need to be trimmed back. I don't mind wild fishing but this is a bit much, waders and nets are at serious risk!
Overall a beautiful beat but very expensive given the lack of access and disturbance.

NO FISH AGAIN! third time of fishing here in 3 weeks, not a bite, very poor, obviously not being stocked regularly. I used to fish this reservoir back in 2001 regularly and had some great trout, started up again and nothing.

River quite fast and coloured from overnight rain. Only slight wind. Dry.
Very few fish rising.
All fish caught on Klinkhammer and nymph

5 Trout

4 Trout

Lovely place. I am quite inexerienced and was probably using the wrong flies - used GRHE, cruncher and Diawhl Bach nymphs,but no bites.

River looked good but another slow day with the barbel. Just one bite and a fish of c.6lbs+ in mid-afternoon. Moving swims and changing bait brought no change. Chub were more obliging - plenty of bites; many missed. Catch was mostly small fish but a couple of three-pounders among them.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Angler 1 Angler 2
Garden Worms Garden Worms
2 Trout 2 Trout
Conditions were good Conditions were good

4 Trout

only two fished on the day, wood stretch very low and dropping throughout day. feeder fished, shorter hook links more productive. crab or krill based bait most effective. Most fish came from pipe swim 3/4+ out. Weather humid and mostly overcast. barbel from 4lb to 8lb.

5 Barbel, 8 Chub

Looked perfect, overcast and a good level. After this year's floods the fish were not in their usual haunts.
1 chub landed, 1 lost and a first for me ever here ~no barbel.
Had a fabulous chat with a trout angler returning to the place for the first time in fifty years where it a started for him.

1 Chub

River carrying some colour still and overhead conditions excellent. Saw one fish in the Vanstones but despite some confidence not a touch. My search for a Wye Salmon continues!

5 Chub