Feedback & Reports

First time on this beat. Bright sunshine and great to be out in this beautiful area. Fished the lower half of the beat with a small goldhead ptn and partridge and hares ear spider on the dropper but to no avail. Decided the ptn not getting down quickly enough so put on a heavier grhe nymph which produced two small trout - 9” and 6”. About 11.30 a hatch of march browns started but only saw one rise from a small fish. Would have tried an emerger if I had not left them in the car.

2 Trout

Continuing my exploration of the wild stream beats I had alook at this one after fishing Edw Hergest in the morning. No signs of fish although a few flies coming off.

9 x trout 9-16 inches, dry flies - Deer Hair Emerger, spiders - Waterhen Bloa, Dark Moorgame, Woodcock and Hare's Lug. A cold start, but clear, bright sun so a big temperature swing. Short hatch of March browns around 12.30 and large dark olives were also about. Penpont as beautiful as ever, with lambs in the fields and kites overhead. As the ticket price has gone up, it might not be inappropriate to ask if something can be done about access through the broken gate at the end of the second field, left hand bank, below the bridge? Currently it is wired shut and a tangle of wire is no fun for anglers to get over while wearing expensive chest waders.

9 Trout

lovely to be back on the river at the Rectory beat, river at a perfect height but no fish touched or seen ,but a beautiful day anyway. Many thanks to the owner for the improvements, being able to park at the top of the Rocks makes such a difference, unfortunately did not get down the bottom to see the hut but picture looks great. ( plus the gate no more climbing over the fence )

1 Trout

All fish euro style nymphing, best went 1lb1/4. only hooked and lost one fish on dry,fishing blind on broken shallow run,a few rising but not great yet. Nice beat,plenty of easy wading. Unfortunately getting as expensive as the chalk streams down south.

8 Trout

Neil Ashman reported lots of olives and March Brown about, had few fish on olives and nymphs this was best fish all returned.

3 Trout

Bright and sunny with a cold wind. River a bit high to wade across so we parked near the canal to get access to the left bank.

3 Trout

Nothing seen apart from an otter in one of the lower pools , small hatch however nothing raising .

Productive lunch break at Brecon today. Good hatch of grannon & MB in progress when I arrived - heads literally everywhere. 5 small fish to hand in quick succession, lost a few, including a good fish.

5 Trout