Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

Fly fishing for brown trout on the stretch below Towey Bridge Inn. Saw no rises and no fly hatch of any kind. I used various nymphs including PTN, GRHE and goldheads. River was a little low, but perfectly fishable. Weather was warm and overcast at times. Stayed at the Royal Oak.

lovely and varied stretch. hot and sunny day. a few fish out on olives and brooks duns. some mayflies around too.
10 wbt caught on dry and nymphs. biggest 17 inchs (4 anglers)

12 Trout

... and many more lost A glorious spring day for a glorious beat

6 Trout

Lovely bright day with a breeze. several fish rising but difficult to catch eventually catching 3 fish all small.

3 Trout

Mostly sunny breezy. A couple of fish caught in the morning on small dries of a pound. P.M. a good trout caught blow the rapids of 2lbs and one of a pound on tiny dries. Evening a good fish took on midge size 20 at Little Stream, just as Harry Legge Bourke , the estate owner appeared on a ride-on mower. After some very dubious commentary from the bank, a fine heavily spotted fish of 2. 1/2lbs came to the net. Harry declared it was definitely a sewin. 8 fish for 2 rods

7 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Ben Carter's first Wye salmon 10lb, caught on small cascade in Agen. Amazingly strong fish landed 100 metres downstream.

1 Salmon

Decided to give the lovely Pilleth beat a bash this morning , turned up perhaps a tad too early for any trout to be looking up , as it was only half ten when I walked down to the start of the beat , having parked my truck in the field , with some very inquisitive sheep and lambs !!!!!

Initially no action on the dries , so opted for a eighteen tungsten nymph , and had my first Lugg brownie of the day , about nine inches , lovely colour s, and slipped in the deep pool from where he came . . . .

I did see a rise at eleven , so seeing as I prefer dry fly sport , I put on a CDC and elk , also noticed the first mayfly of the day about then too , excellent !!!! Second fish on the CDC and elk , cracking , great take too , third ditto , about ten inches , again on the CDC and elk , I did change the fly to Parachute Adams as plenty of upwings about by midday !!!!

Last two fish of the morning where on the ever reliable Adams , did the business , nice splashy take s , one of eight inches , another of eleven inches maybe , so fish honing in on the flying insects by then ! spot on . Was a really fun four hours , five gorgeous Lugg fish caught and released , and plenty of wildlife down in this secretive valley , a weasel put in an appearance , as did the resident kingfisher and two lovely dippers following me upstream , a fun few hours in Pilleth , back soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Trout

Odd day with a cold wind which might explain the lack of surface activity. Located and hooked a good trout with a ptn right under the bank but after charging upstream and then down stream it threw the hook.