Feedback & Reports

Llyn Em has been kind to me this season. Two more today - 10lbs hen and 15lbs cock on size 12 Bann shrimp. Lost a third after 5 minutes without gaining any line and perhaps 50 yards backing gone. Leader was cut on gutter wall. Would like to have at least seen this one !

2 Salmon, 1 Trout

No sign of any salmon but a lovely day to try. Got the trout gear out in the afternoon and managed some trout/grayling to 12" which were happy to take dry fly

1 Trout, 1 Grayling

River falling and clear with peaty tinge. Easy to wade across but felt/studs essential. Plenty of fly life but only a very occasional rise. Two herons. I have seen the Irfon very low in recent years and suspect that fish quality has to reflect this. Some lovely fishy spots - friendly farmer, as I left, suggested the gutters.........Fished a variety of fly combinations but nothing today. Lovely sunny day and fee worth a quiet riverside walk.

Caught 4 rainbows on worm.

4 Trout

1 on fly three on worm.

4 Trout

Both barbel were about 6lb and the 3 chub were about 3lb all caught on pellet. It just a shame that only half the stretch you pay for is fish able due to the deeper section being totally over grown and not accessible without a strimmer to open up the swims. It was a bit of a let down really and it's not the cheapest day ticket on the Wye and you would expect for the money you pay, for all the swims to be cut back a bit and fishable!!!

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

3 Trout

Due to the bright sunny weather, cold nights and falling water temperature, I started fishing at 2pm. Between 3pm and 6-30pm caught 4 barbel up to 6lb on pellets. Sadly, 2 of these fish had badly broken dorsal fin spines, and also missing upper parts of the tail fin. I have not seen serious damage like this in the 4 previous years of fishing this stretch. It looks like the result of fish being retained in keepnets, or use of crude, inadequate landing nets. Top of the list of suspects are the club fishing the opposite bank, which has resulted in a big increase in fishing pressure this year.

4 Barbel

Fished at top end of the beat, first swim down from Boys Rocks which is the only swim suitable for doubling up with two anglers. Lost several fish amongst the weed and the rocks finally landing our first barbel. Water was gin clear with bright blue skies in sunshine. Salmon were regularly topping and jumping which makes this stretch very picturesque.
Fished groundbait and pellet swim feeder switching to maggot feder later when bites had dried up on the close in rod. Barbel came to bunch of maggots fished on the edge of the eddies.

1 Barbel

The conditions were not ideal as it was a very bright day and river was low. Only fished for a couple of hours and caught a grayling on a hare's ear beaded nymph. A very nice stretch of river.

1 Grayling