Feedback & Reports

River was up slightly and looked great but despite trying several spots could not find the fish with the exception of a welcome Chub later on. Hoped the recent rainfall would make for a good day but not to be. Had a lot of Chub knocks early on at the Beach area and returned there for evening and caught my fish and missed the only real rod bender of a bite and had a feeling my chance had gone then, fished till dusk was just not my day. Watched a baby Kingfisher across on the walls in the evening and he certainly had more success than me. Still enjoyed the day and it makes the good ones all the better when you struggle occasionally.
look forward to my next visit.

1 Chub

Having fished this small stretch twice before I fancied a few but now the river was low and this is a shallow beat with no depth, very windy and rainy so didn't float fish, I had a solitary Chub on pellet and CH blanked. Looking forward to a return in September.

1 Chub

Fished in the wood, the first swim produced 2 chub before a move slightly downstream to another swim. This produced 1 barbel (8lb 14oz)with another lost when it cut the line on the rocks and another 2 chub best 4lb 8oz. All in all a hard day in terrible weather with all the fish showing signs of being caught recently.

1 Barbel, 4 Chub

71 cm fish caught on black flying C, from Martins bar in first light. Fish returned. Overcast in heavy rain shower. Similar sized fish moving up. Stopped fishing soon after fish caught to conserve stocks. 1 1/2 hour effort.

1 Salmon

Arrived at midday to find a chocolate river very high - the grassy island at Aberbwtran Pool had almost completely disappeared. Seems all of the morning's rain must have fallen on the Irfon catchment, as the Wye webcam at Erwood was showing normal levels in the morning - that changed a lot by the afternoon. Headed to the Arrow in search of something fishable.

3 Trout

1 barbel lost early on opposite the Church by one rod. I then landed two chub to 4lb and lost a decent sized barbel. Other than this it was a quiet day perhaps not helped by the conditions of sideways rain... A nice beat though.

2 Chub

Wash off, sadly. We had couple hours of clear water then 2ft rise in space of minutes, difficult to wade and fish for. Called a day. Still managed to catch a pair of nice trouts.

2 Trout

After wash off on Usk we got afternoon session on Wye, rainy day with some sunshine, not much surface activity. Water raised quickly up to 2ft, still clear. We had few trouts and nice graylings on wet black spider from bottom beat's boards.

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

Fished late afternoon till dusk, 7 Barbel to 7lb 11oz and 3 Chub to 4lb 8oz. As usual a lovely evenings fishing in perfect surroundings.
Thank you to the Wye and Usk.

7 Barbel, 3 Chub, 1 Other