Feedback & Reports

Despite the exceptionally hot conditions, low water levels, blazing sun etc, the fish were still feeding. Barbel to 9lb 2oz and chub to 2lb. Feeder method.

4 Barbel, 8 Chub

We have fished this beat several times and its one of our favorites. Very hot and bright sunny conditions. Couldn't stay until dusk

3 Barbel, 2 Chub

Hard day, too hot, low water conditions, made our own swim below the wood.
Challenging ! 2 Chub caught as the cloud cover began, late on. Only saw 3 Canoes all day.

2 Chub

too hot to fish

Still blisteringly hot so decided to wait until later in the day. Fished from 5.00pm to 9.00pm in the river at the far end of the reservoir. A good moderate breeze blowing from the dam end today. Several fish rising when I arrived although the temperature still in the high 20's. Four cracking trout in wonderful condition between 1 and 1.5lbs all carefully returned. Oddly, the fish went off the feed at about 8pm. Not a lot of fly on the water and was surprised to see very few sedge hatching but again very pleased to see the feeder stream black with trout fry. There were so many I had to wait for them all to get out of the way before I waded through the shallow flowing water. All fish fell to a weighted size 12 stick fly. A wonderful evenings fishing.

4 Trout

2 Trout

Very tough river to access - solely due to geography. Weather made it extremely hard. Never caught chub before - on emerger. Trout were rising at top of beat and came to BWO 16.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling, 3 Chub

Very hot day,combined with low water levels, fished early morning and evening. 3 small trout caught on greenwells.

3 Trout

Another swelteringly hot June day, but this was the only free time I had, so I had to fish. Yet again this was another beautiful and picturesque Honddu beat. There is no doubt that it was hot (around 28 degrees I would imagine, but luckily there was occasionally a slight cooling breeze) but the majority of this stretch is shaded by trees, so it is fishable. Considering the weather we have been having there was a healthy flow, with a bit of colour, but of course it could do with a bit more depth.

It was the usual varied Honddu terrain, a mixture of small pools and runs, some fast water and some slow, good small stream variety. I’m not sure what the deal here is with camping, but in the second half of the beat (past the old bridge) there were people camping, and unfortunately rubbish (beer boxes, clothing, general rubbish and there was even a blow-up dinghy in the middle of the stream!). Up to the bridge is great, but if there are people camping I would be tempted to maybe stop there, or a few hundred further metres up.

Fished with Klinkhammer and nymph, most taken on the nymph but two on the Klinkhammer. Missed a few, but caught 3 WBT in the morning, then a couple before a late lunch. Had snooze in the hot afternoon, then fished from around 5-8pm. Caught another 9, mainly between 5.30 and 7.30, after that it went very quiet. All returned. Sizes from around 6-12”, and all looking very healthy.

14 Trout