Feedback & Reports

Despite the rain of the weekend, fishing with dry fly was possible. I fished the beat from 9am-4pm. Fly of the day was a little hairwing sedge size 16. The biggest trout (7) were about 14 inches or so. Thank you Wye & Usk Foundation, specially thanks to Allyson for her help.

23 Trout

Fished above the orchard to avoid cows in the lower beat, was disappointed with number of swims available, approximately 4 plus the cattle drink swim. Could not believe the amount of rubbish left everywhere. Cleaned up a fair amount, including cutlery for pot noodles as I walked the bank. Some staked swims are completely inaccessible and for £22 per day we should be at least have more options. Could definitely do with a "working party" to make the fishery a better place. Enough of the whinging, back to the fishing. Between us we had 1 barbel 7lb and 8 chub, all on lamprey pellet either feeder fished or straight legered with pva bags. Fished better in the evening from around 5 o'clock onwards. Lovely surroundings to enjoy a day on the Wye and will hopefully be back to do it all again.

WUF note - This beat is booked to have access improvement work and swims opened up this week.

1 Barbel, 8 Chub

Fished for two hours and had two barbel in the 5-6 pound bracket. Lots of canoeists and families picnicing on the beach - but they were all very pleasant.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

4 Barbel

First visit to this beat after a meeting in Cwmbran. The water was reasonably clear and the river flowing well after the weekend storms. I thought it was going to be difficult when the first fish seen rejected my ptn and then a fingerling attached itself to my hook. However, a fine 10" wbt took a deeply sunk spider and made my day. I then managed to miss two more fish before a heavy rain storm drove me back to the car. I shall return.

1 Trout

First ever visit to this stretch and was very impressed with not only the fishing but how well kept the stretch is! Fished the bottom end and caught all my fish on trotted hemp and corn and will certainly be back again!

4 Barbel, 54 Chub

River clearing and in good condition. Float fishing today - trotting corn and small pellets for a few hours morning and evening. Tremendous fun. Unlike yesterday (when I hunkered down under a brolly at the end of the beat) today it was on with the chest waders and I was able to fish down from the top of the beat to the bottom. Caught all along the beat.

2 Barbel, 14 Chub

Two Brown trout caught on Red Diawl Bach.

2 Trout

Water very clear after previous days heavy rain. Only one chub caught on luncheon meat.

1 Chub

1 small fish on spinner. Difficult fishing over last month. Lots of rubbish on the bank with people leaving everything from beer cans to numerous tins of sweetcorn and luncheon meat.