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A couple of WBT on beaded nymphs. A couple missed on dries!

2 Trout

Another opening day disappointment. Unfortunately the river was not in good condition following the rain storms in Wales over the last couple of days. River was very brown and once fishing we also discovered there was a lot of debris coming down the river making presentation hard. The river was also rising through the day. We reckon it rose around a foot through the course of the day. We tried 4 swims starting at the top end in the wyebank run ending up in the bottom pool. Unfortunately the bottom pool where we really wanted to concentrate our efforts was the hardest to fish. The water was fast down there and coupled with the debris coming down, it was impossible to present a bait correctly even in the inside crease. We also lost several leads/feeders to snags. We ended up going back to top end and spent a couple of hours trotting then the last couple of hours back on the lead/feeder.
Alas the pair of us never had a bite all day let alone a fish. We reckon we fished it as best as we could with varying methods and baits.
On the upside I would like to thank Don, the owner for his help both via email and at the fishery this morning. His advice was highly appreciated and he is a really nice guy to talk to. Although today I don't think any amount of advice would have reaped reward given the river condition. Roll on next week for our next session and the hope of a better condition river.

Great to be back on this jewel. The road has not improved and definately needs the 4X4 to get down that long track. Arrived around 10 am and was straight into action with 3 fish on 3 casts! Fish were rising everywhere and took the black gnat with confidence. Soon the rise petered out but there were occasional risers all day. Hampered by extremely heavy rain storms during the day but as always, a great day of fun in amazing country. Retired content to the pub at 6pm. Thank you WUF.

24 Trout

The sharp showers of the previous few days meant that I arrived to find the the river well above normal summer levels and chocolate brown in colour. I was not able to fish my favoured far bank run due to the flow and settled for a more comfortable mid river. Fortunately the fish still managed to find my bait and I was pleased with a Barbel of 7lb 8ozs which was followed by some good Chub to 4lb 6ozs then a small Barbel of about 2lb. I had decided on an early start so that I could finish around mid-day and return home to catch the football. At 11:30 I made that final last cast before packing up and within a few minutes the rod sprang to life from a characteristic Barbel bite. After a few powerful runs I knew I had a special fish attached. At a fraction over 10lbs it turned out to be only my second ever Wye double. What a start to the season!

3 Barbel, 6 Chub

Eddie Jefferson caught 2 salmon, 9 & 12 lbs, Steven Bott caught one of 12 lbs. All caught on a Mepp.

3 Salmon

Tough conditions today, a rising river and a lot of debris washing through, forced me to fish under the rod tip in Legg Meadow. The result was a single bite and a single barbel landed. However, the barbel weighed 10lb 2oz! My first Wye double! I've fished this beat for eight years and caught somewhere between 300 and 350 barbel in this time, so to finally get a 10lb+ fish is just great. And on June 16th too! A day I wont soon forget. Great beat, fantastic fishing. Back in a few weeks.

1 Barbel

Nil return. River high and coloured after several days of heavy rain.

Sport was slower than expected with most of the action towards the end of the day.
We have fished here on opening day for the last 3 years. The first year we came, swims had been well cleared already. Last year and this year, no clearance had taken place so it was difficult to actually get to the river. I don't expect (or desire) manicured pegs but I make the point because the banks were overgrown to the point of being dangerous. I almost fell in the river clearing a well known swim. If we didn't know exactly where the swims were already it would have been a nightmare. The loss of Boys Rocks and Wires swims is a real blow to the fishability of the beat.
Honest feedback would be that we feel the beat now represents poor value for money. A new visitor unfamiliar with the beat would likely have a very hard time if they were first to fish it, and not have the pleasure we had 3 years ago now.
We do enjoy being able to have a beat to ourselves - and have been prepared to pay for it - but we will likely look to a different beat next season.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

I thought I would have a look at Talybont Res after being washed off Fenni-Fach due to very coloured water that made it very dangerous to wade.The odd fish showed itself but they were frolicking not feeding with some good sized fish leaping clear of the water.There was very little insect life due to a rather chilly wind so after a few hours I gave in. A beautiful spot which I will try again. Thanks WUF for your good service.

RAIN THUNDER LIGHTNING. Funny, because I thought it was supposed to be the GLOURIOUS 16th! Not a great start but it is a privilege to be here for the 1st day of the season.
Thanks to WUF.

1 Barbel