Feedback & Reports

1 Trout

10 Trout

Beautiful day to spend a couple of hours on bottom half this delightful stretch of wild stream. Hooked, but didn't land, a couple of free rising 'micro' grayling whose appetites were bigger than their mouths! Also moved a good size trout on the edge of a deep pool. Lots of fly life and large shoals of fry. Top half next week and I may just revisit that pool!

Best grayling caught to date but only fish of the day. Nothing rising, plenty of insect life all seemed right but couldnt find the fish.

1 Grayling

River conditions were great but very little in the way of rises and quite challenging wading at the lower end of the beat. Sadly nothing caught.

Such a wonderful day with fish seen along the beat but sadly not on the end of my line. Special thanks to the owners who I had the pleasure of meeting and for the loan of a pair of waders (getting up at 3am has its dangers like forgetting essential equipment!). I’m also very grateful for the time given to show me the lies, invaluable information that will one day soon achieve the success I seek. So to this beautiful beat I know I’ll return soon and trusting I don’t forget anything else...my first salmon will be caught. Hopefully.
Kindest regards,
Philip

Sun and some overcast. Much warmer than previous day but chilly upstream breeze still evident. Much less fly life . A few olives, false March brown and masses of black gnat. Found small pockets of fish at the tail end of the salmon pools. Very selective feeders which refused most of my patterns but were not spooked. At the end of a frustrating day I managed to hook up to two very large fish taken on a deer hair emerger. One came unstuck and the other decided to head over the weir and I was broken. Little to show for a great deal of effort.

River could have done with at least another foot of water.... Lost a salmon at bottom end of Bridge Gutter very early in the morning. Never mind... a lovely beat.

Low water and bright sunshine... not the best combination.

2 Trout

Glorious day in the stunning Wye Valley, warm and sunny with a gentle breeze. New parking arrangements are simple but what a shame to loose the terrace overlooking the top of the beat enjoying a sarnie and a glass of wine!
River as low as I can remember but still a challenge to cross lower down the beat. A mixture of flies trickled off most of the day but nothing to get the fish rising so spent the day changing tactics from nymphing to dry to clink and dinking. We caught and returned 10 fish between the 3 of us. 9 wbt and 1 oos grayling. All returned safely. One or two big 'uns including the grayling. Most fish taken on weighted nymphs but one angler persisted optimistically with a dry fly (probably an Adams knowing him) and was rewarded with 2 wbt.
The beat is comfortable for 3 rods but I personally would not fish it with more on a slow day like today where it paid to cover the water.

9 Trout, 1 Grayling