Feedback & Reports

Two nieces and a nephew fished for late season rainbows. Pleasant day but no fish, although hooked and lost one after brief tussle.

A day catching many more leaves than fish and being showered by acorns from the magnificent oaks that line the banks.This is a beautiful stretch of the Irfon, tricky wading and some large deep pools. Smallest grayling 10" and largest 15" all fighting fit ! All fish on size 16 dry flies ...Grey Duster, Para Adams, Griffiths Gnat and Greenwells. Great day!

1 Trout, 7 Grayling

Warm for late October but the rising fish were not as abundant as hoped although a few were evident either side of lunchtime. Some success with olive patterns during a sparse hatch but most came to the nymph with the french leader leading the way. Grayling pink nymphs were not as successful as drab beaded nymphs in the very clear water. Best fish was 17" (measured with a tape) with many in the 12" to 15" range as well.

1 Trout, 12 Grayling

River low and clear. Tried several pegs but only one produced.

3 Barbel, 3 Chub

One big chub at 4½lbs.

1 Chub

Water crystal clear and cold wind. Excellent pools but fish reluctant to feed.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

As usual a lovely day fishing on the Wye, not the most productive day we've ever had but enjoyable none the less. Anyone staying down the night before would be wise to try "the Old Mill" at Hoarwithy coupled with a scoff in the New Harp makes for a good night.

3 Barbel, 8 Chub

Lovely to be back on this most scenic and accessible beat - lots of small fish rising with which I consistently failed to connect. Had a good out of season trout later on a hares ear nymph. River fairly low today.

1 Trout

Was greeted on arrival by an otter fishing in the first pool by the car. Fished the lower half of the stretch and found the fish by Czech nymping in the fast water (they seem to be in the faster water this year, given the same flow). They were beatuies over a pound and were in fine condition. Later on I caught an out of season trout around 2 pounds in the gutter on the same method.

2 Grayling

A lovely autumn day but a strong breeze made casting difficult at times. Started out fishing duo style with dry and nymph on the dropper, but getting no takes at all on the nymph, so switched to dries only. Although few fish were rising, the did come up to the dry fished over likely lies, and finished the day with 11 grayling, mostly in the 12-15 inch size range. A satisfying days fishing in beautuful surroundings.

2 Trout, 11 Grayling