Feedback & Reports

Fished from 9:30 to 14:00. Weather mostly overcast with the odd drizzly shower.
Very little surface movement but had success with a nymph setup, and had most fish on a beaded caddis including one belting fish of around 2lb, a PB for me. Missed just as many as I caught.
Fantastic best, stunning scenery.

6 Trout

A really wild beat. Loads of trees across the stream which look quite recent falls.
Water level was very low and fish easily spooked. Managed to Induce a few splashy takes but nothing that came to hand.

Lots of chub but we couldn't tempt any barbel, apart from a small one, from their usual haunts. Also worth noting that some chub were leaking milt from their vents so possibly still some spawning going on. Tried different sizes of pellet and caught on them all.

1 Barbel, 40 Chub

2 anglers first time fishing a brook. No fish caught or even seen. I blame the novice anglers not the brook. Beautiful area although very overgrown and quite a bit of rubbish.

Water gin clear and trout feeding from the surface. Great late afternoon and evening fishing.

3 Trout

2 x trout 6 and 15 inches, Monnow Gosling. A cloudy evening after rain. I came down to spend a couple of hours watching one pool in the hope that the better trout would show before dusk. Although a few mayfly spinners were around, there seemed to be no activity from fish except for parr and baby chub in the shallow margins. The Monnow still has that thick brown stain and needs a good dose of rain to flush it out. However, trotting a dry fly just a few inches off the alder roots in the darkness under the trees produced an almost imperceptible swirl as one good fish sucked it down.

2 Trout

Beautiful setting, despite the bad weather. Wind and rain made casting difficult. One trout was caught with #12 Solider Palmer very close in. The fish was in great condition and was the best part of 1lb; it was carefully returned to fight another day. We hope to head back to Dulyn soon.

1 Trout

7 Trout, 6 Grayling

Managed a couple of chub of average size in low water conditions and what appeared to be an algae bloom making the water a bit cloudy and possibly put the barbel off feeding. Packed up mid afternoon when about 15 canoes decided to
enjoy the lovely weather right where i was fishing but it was not unexpected. As always its still a nice day out on the Wye.

2 Chub

3 rainbows and 8 perch on spinner. Released

3 Trout, 8 Other