Feedback & Reports

A cold overcast day but thankfully very little wind to chill the bones. The river was at a normal winter height. We fished 3 swims in the lower field and tried our full portfolio of baits and methods but the chub and barbel were simply not there or not interested. But a deadbeat fished 5 feet from the edge under some fallen branches tempted a beautiful 12 lb pike to leave her lair. A second pull later on to the same tactic resulted in nothing more than a few choice words.
The easy vehicle access to the bank is a huge plus for this beat and with lower water and drier banks there will many swims to try out. But overall probably fewer features than most Wye beats.
Thanks WUF for all your work.

1 Pike

1 Trout

2 Grayling

First outing this year. River at exactly two feet on the Llanstephan gauge and running perfectly clear. From noon to about 4pm no fish were contacted but then DD had a a couple of light takes followed by a small grayling to hand. JD then had a few positive bites before landing a 12” grayling. Fish were more active for the next hour and both anglers contacted and lost larger fish including one that looked about 18” as it broke the surface (and leader). Both anglers were fishing weighted nymphs on point with an unweighted fly on a dropper and it was the droppers that seemed to attract the fishes attention (with JD’s grayling coming to a Hancock’s Pet).

2 Grayling

2 Trout

Water very clear so trotting maybe not the best idea. After 2 hours switched to nymphs for another hour before a bad back got the better of me.

1 Grayling

Hard going on a bright and breezy day . Thought perhaps the water had warmed enough for the fish to feed but only 2 brown trout were interested in the maggots . With the big freeze about to start that might be it for this season .

2 Trout

The river was down to around a metre on the Ross gauge and the weather was mild so I decided to give the fishing a try. After over three hours in two swims without a touch I caught a smallish chub late in the afternoon, followed by two more. Then on the last cast, as darkness fell, I had a barbel. Only around the 5lb mark, but a good end to a hard day. All the fish on halibut pellet.

1 Barbel, 3 Chub

2 x grayling 11 inches and 19 inches, leaded Red Tag and Tungsten Hare's Ear. River clear and still pretty high at 0.65, but I was able to drop into a couple of pools. No shoal of any size contacted and just a couple of fish found, but one was a real specimen. By lunchtime leaking waders forced an early retreat

2 Grayling

The river looked perfect 0.6 and almost clear. Despite our efforts searching with a variety of nymphs and the five of us just could not find fish, covering all but the last bend at very top of the beat. We saw a few early olives hatching but no rises. One grayling of 13" caught and one trout 10" pricked and lost both on pink shrimps. A very enjoyable day out on the water nonetheless.

1 Grayling