Feedback & Reports

Oh my, oh my!... disaster! I made my way to this beat and was very impressed at what I saw: riffles, glides, gutters pools, one grayling to hand in first 10 minutes of 16 inches. Then I noticed the water colouring very fast and huge amount of debris. I walked the length of the beat and what looked like very fishy water was engulfed by a raging torrent and that was that. This is great grayling water, sadly far to dangerous to enter the water when you have never fished it before.

1 Grayling

River low and clear. Moved around a few swims and didn't catch until last couple of hours. Ended with 5 chub and 1 barbel. Will return!!!!

1 Barbel, 5 Chub

Another beautiful stretch of the Wye with great views from the bridge. The river was very clear and low again when I arrived and I couldn't see any fish at all, not even small fish, so I knew I had my work cut out. Tried lots of different baits but just couldn't get a single bite all day. The fishing has been hard on the Wye these last few days, lots of anglers having the same problem. This was my first ever blank on the Wye so I was quite shocked but that's fishing. I always enjoy being here, it's such a great place. Looking forward to next spring!

Had a great morning with 1 trout and 6 grayling czeck nymphing in the church pools and below the rapids. Afternoon was a washout as there was heavy rain and the river rise by 1.5 ft. Left at around 14.30 as unfishable

1 Trout, 6 Grayling

Fished Tal-y-bont reservoir on October 16th to end the Stillwater trout season. 5 brownies were landed in a late afternoon session of a few hours at the top end, all on floating line, 20 foot long leader and red-head tadpole fly. Best fish was a magnificent 17 ½ inch cock fish, with the rest being 12 -13 inches. All returned to grow bigger for next season!

5 Trout

Had a great day on Craig llyn thanks to Shaun and Richard. Fishing was amazing, lovely water. Fished with Paul Jenkins, Shaun and a few other fellow anglers. Dry fly and nymphing with French leader were the methods of the day with the pheasant tail emerger and silver headed size 14 red tag being the most successful fly. Most fish in the head of the pools in the morning and later on the the day the fish moved to the tails where the hatch began. Amazing beat and looking forward to the next visit. 19 out of season trout caught and released safely and 78 beautiful grayling ranging from 1lb to 2+lb mark.. well maintained beat, thanks again Shaun and Richard!

78 Grayling, 19 Other

12lb hen fish on a home tied Park Special from the Cafn.

1 Salmon

A coloured cock fish 63 cm from Culvert pool on a small Alexander this morning.

1 Salmon

7lb hen fish from the Turn Pool at 5pm witnessed by Paul Reddish. Another lost

1 Salmon

First visit to this beat, car access very good, able to park near the hut. Not surprisingly, a low and clear river combined with unseasonably bright, warm weather, made for a challenging day's fishing. Feeder/pellet and meat failed to produce the goods but float fished maggot provided some enjoyable sport, with several small chub and dace obliging.
BP led the way with more than twenty small dace and a perfectly-conditioned barbel of 6lb (his first on float!). However, RE was awarded ‘catch of the day’ for retrieving BP’s landing net, some 50m downstream from where it found it’s way into the river!

1 Barbel, 4 Chub, 20 Other