Feedback & Reports

Water visibility about 6" after rain and with hindsight this was not a good beat choice given the deluge the night before. Other streams would have benefited from more water but I guess agri-field run-off made for muddy water here. Fished with a dry fly for 2 hours only and moved further up the system for the afternoon.

2 Trout

After a tough morning lower down the system fished about half of Hergest for the afternoon. Water still quiet low but a decent enough flow through. All fish caught to variety of dry.

10 Trout

The river was low and clear, there was a good mix of fly coming off by no real specific hatch or rise, Black knat was probably the most prolific fly. Picked up 3 fish, not easy fishing but a very rewarding day in a beautiful part of the world.

3 Trout

Arrived about 3pm to find the Escley bereft of water and the little there was just muddy stagnant soup from overnight rain. Gave it an hour, no sign of any fish so called it a day.

6 Trout

No salmon caught or seen. Seem to be plenty of trout throughout the length of the beat though. Stayed until the heavens opened at lunchtime - much needed rain!

4 Trout

Slight tinge to the water which remains very low. Around midday a small stream on the boundary ran in very dirty and put a 30 meter wide band of chocolate down the right hand bank. Didn't see any rises but had 2 on nymphs. VERY slippery. I had felts and a wading stick and nearly went a few times! There's a covering of brown algae on the bedrock which is lethal. Lovely water and the broom, violets and bluebells are all out in bloom. I love the Upper Wye. Walked right down to the very bottom and worked back up, fished 1100hrs 'til 1530. The stained water made the wading even more tricky as you couldn't see the bottom, so called an early bath! Beautiful place and worth another visit.

2 Trout

River level low but quite clear. Abundance of different fly life inc. mayfly and some browns but only some rises seen. Fish taken on nymphs-beaded pheasant and red tag all about 0.5lbs near the bridge section on the flats.

3 Trout