Feedback & Reports

The weather was overcast and fairly cold, with a downstream breeze. The river was showing 12inches on the Brecon cam, but was falling from an earlier flood and so was still a little coloured. There was very little fly activity, just a few sporadic hatches and the fish were reluctant to show. Both trout fell to a small dry elk hair sedge.

2 Trout

Used worm, caught and took 1 rainbow trout.

1 Trout

1 Trout

nil return, water falling and gradually starting to clear throughout the day. Several fish showing at both Mill stream and Rectory pool late afternoon but not interested in my fly fishing effort so tried a s/h fc for the last run through but to no avail.

River height perfect but absolutely freezing No fish rising at all. Caught one brownie around 12” long on nymph at the end of the pool. Take care on this beat especially after the pool as it is mainly bedrock and very slippery as I found out today with a little water up my sleeves after slipping over
Still my favourite beat even though it’s a bit of a hike

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Silver 10 lb fish to John West on a conehead monkey fly.

1 Salmon

Well before venturing off to Beacons Resrevoir had to call into the garage just outside Leaominster , to stock up on some grub for the day. . . . Some serious man food was bought ( Ginsters pastie and a Yorkie bar ) classic easy fishing grub !!!!!

Was half ten when I tackled up , conditions looked good and there was a nice ripple and plenty of fish topping from all Over the lake . But looks can be deceiving they were a devil to tempt today . . . .

Tried various tactics , traditional wets just sub surface , nymphs , going as small as I could muster up and eventually had a confident take on a size eighteen suspender buzzer in black !!! A well marked angry brownie , to the net , and quickly released . . . . .

When the wind got up slightly the fish went down, and this happened all morning. For ten minutes when there was a dip in the breeze up they'd come taking what looked like very small emergers in the surface film .

I had another fish on and off very quickly on the same emerger , then another that felt like a decent fish . I chilled out for a bit at the top wooded end of the reservoir then worked my way back along the roadside shore.

Eventually I took my second fish to the net, a nice ten inch pristine conditioned Beacons brownie , wished him well and he was off like a shot !!!!!!

Again another fun few hours at this nice little water , always a shame about the litter but it's close to the main A470 and obviously using the bins provided is a real chore for people !!!!! Gggggrrrrrrr!!!!!

Having been in waders three days out of a five day break can't be bad at all , and Mrs A doesn't seem to mind either , as long as I do the mowing when Im back , , , ha ha ha !!!!!!! Had some fun on the Arrow and Stretford Brook , shall head up to the hills next week to good old Llyn Bugeilyn . . . . .

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