Feedback & Reports

First time I've fished this beat and first time I've fished the Wye for many years. Had a lovely day although the river had dropped quicker than i had expected and was only about 1ft on the gauge, so a bit low I was informed;although running very clear. It's a big beat with many pools and ideal for the fly, which is what I fish. The river was very quiet, I didn't hear or see a fish all day, not sure if that is normal for this beat but experience of other rivers is that you normally see and hear fish, even if they aren't taking! Sadly then, no fish to show for a full day's toil, nevertheless it was most enjoyable and good to get the tackle out and the line wet. I shall definitely return.

Enjoyable day but no sign of any fish on the stretch.

Caught on fly and one spinning

5 Trout

one on the bottom and two on the float about a two foot dropper

3 Trout

Weather hot and sunny. Fished the whole length of the beat. No fish seen. Several walkers with dogs, in the river, below the suspension bridge.

one brownie caught. 2 rises seen. plenty of aquatic insect life and good fly hatch. Water mostly clear

Wild Stream Open Day Day one 15 May 2016.
A pleasant surprise was meeting Rob from Llandewi at the meeting so paired up and fished with him. Our 'local knowledge' was Richard.
Lugg Pilleth is quite wooded. The water was clear but a good level with good flow, and you could see plenty of fish. Mostly spooked! No rising fish seen until about 4pm.
A few mayfly, some olives, plenty of black knats seen
A 15C air temp but feeling much warmer in full bright sunshine. The breeze was negligable.
We tried dries and duo..no joy. Swapped to single GH PTN or GH HE single sz 14. This was not too large. A look under a submerged rock showed up to a dozen big stone clinger nymphs, shrimp and caddis. This is a rich river for invertebrates.
The fish responded to the deep nymph, all 2 of them and the best at 8",came from shaded pools with plenty of plucks and follows to the nymph to keep you concentrating. Pools in full sun gave nothing.
Swapped to dry, a 14 red humpy, much later having seen a single fish rise, 3 offers but none brought to hand.
Rob was left to fish on so it will be good to see his update on the end of the day.
Richards top tip was to be really gentle with a snagged fly. A gentle pull and a jiggle would often see the fly drop from bush to stream in a good spot. Thanks Richard. This was very useful the next day.

2 Trout

Bright day and only one fish landed with other wriggling off the hook beforehand. On a dry fly, fish took short.
Not as many trout rising as I would have expected for a spring afternoon.

1 Trout

Didn't start fishing til 9.30 am could only fish beat 5 which was ideal as we only had a few hours fishing as drove up from Cornwall & then driving back. Seen 3 salmon show. Spoke to 1 angler who just finished fishing the beat who had a nice 15lber on the fly. A very enjoyable few hours fishing was had. A very nice beat to fish with easy access.

WUF / LAFA Wild Streams Day - Feedback
Two small trout (6" and less!) on a deep nymph.
Despite the general lack of fish, I enjoyed the day very much and would like to thank the organisers and our 'enthusiastic amateur' guides for their help and generosity in sharing skills, knowledge, and top tips. I learnt a lot and will now 'attack' the wild streams with renewed confidence.
Some discussion at the de-brief concerned the difficulty of allocating beats for such events. My suggestion to aid the process would be to perhaps provide an opportunity when booking the day to express interest in the type of beat / difficulty where experience was desired. In my case, I was looking specifically for advice on how to tackle the smaller streams with very limited size 'pools' and awkward access. Some form of provisional allocation could possibly be then made prior to the day.
As a further hopeful suggestion; any chance of a repeat performance aimed at Small Stream Grayling?? Put my name at the top of the list please!

2 Trout