Feedback & Reports

A very good days fishing. Using worm on a pop-up and during the day lost four fish using too light a line (4lb). We did have issues with crayfish even with the pop-up. One crayfish was the largest I have ever seen. The crayfish issue does need resolving.

5 Trout

This was a new beat for us, parking was good with options at the middle and top of the beat. River looked to hold a little colour but was a little low. Fished almost every area of the beat although the bottom end is almost inaccessible in most places. Tried the float but only Fish came to standard hair rigged pellet on lead or feeder from top meadow and a swin in the woods. Little country pub at the top of the hill up the lane is the place to go for lunch. We'll be back to try again very soon thanks to wye and usk for access to our favourite river.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

Lovely stretch with fairly easy access. 6 to hand, lost a few more. Tight tree cover in places but manageable.

6 Trout

River a little high, a few fish seen but sadly none caught. Nathan the ghillie was extreamly helpful and welcoming. A great beat to which I intend to return.

Two 10lbers this morning, size 10 Bann shrimp. Lucky to get the second fish - line went under a mid river boulder and it removed the poly from my polyleader. Only had it for about five years as well.

2 Salmon

Many thanks to Richard for a lovely days fishing river level dropped over night but still cold 14 fish on french leader in the heads of the pools rest on olives fished blind in the shallower water

1 Trout, 17 Grayling

The river was is superb condition given the fairly decent amounts of rain, probably a foot higher than a month ago. Tried a fish imitator first up (it was a fly recommended to me, but I forget the name!). But not a touch, even down the long glide at the heart of the beat. Then I tried a damsel fly nymph - again, not a touch. In between times, I saw just one small fish gently rise. I then reverted to the tried and trusted PTN - and in the same main glide the original fly had had no success, I got a contact! Turned out to be a small trout that threw the hook! And then no more luck. I haven't really connected with the fish that are undoubtedly here despite several goes here now. But I love the solitude of this beat, so I will keep coming back. But I'm just not sure how differently I'm fishing this beat compared with other anglers here who very often seem to catch plenty!!!

1 Trout

Two of us fished, didn't see a fish all day let alone catch one. Location, magnificent.

Lovely day out, with changeable conditions. Lots of kayakers throughout the day so made things tricky with the lines out. But managed a few nice ones and a big chub. biggest was 7lb. large pellets on the hair with pva bags got all the action.
The owner came by and was a lovely bloke. Relaxed spot and had a great time. Small beat but lovely spot. Would recommend

7 Barbel, 1 Chub

fished from mid afternoon till 9pm ,overcast showery ,river up 6inches with some much needed colour nice bit of flow ,static approach feeder, just short of mid river . couple of micro barbs which is nice to see , others between 5 and 7 pound . ideal conditions, fish happy to feed , great fishing .

11 Barbel