Feedback & Reports

A very long fishery and the party had to cover much of it to find barbel. They were not in a cooperative mood. Managed to bag 6 barbel between us (1 person had 3 of them) to 9-13. Chub were more cooperative, especially for the trotters. A few trout were caught but numbers were not recorded. As with White House, the best bet for barbel was single pellet with very light feeding. This beat offers a very wide range of fishing if you are prepared to walk a bit.

6 Barbel, 24 Chub

Bright conditions,summer levels, pellet and feeder tactics. Very enjoyable afternoons fishing!

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

12 and 14lb, both coloured. size 10 cascade and 1 inch willie gunn, floating line.

2 Salmon

This morning I had three fish before 10:00 am on a Bann especial size 8 tied by myself, a 12lb coloured fish from slaughter crib, 2nd fish it was a coloured 10lb from the upper camp and on my 2nd run a beautiful cock fish took the fly on the slaughter pool estimate weight 18lb. I had a great morning.

3 Salmon

I ghillied today for my friend, Rufus Ulyet. He hooked three, landed two, size 12 Bann Shrimp. 11lbs Llyn Em Pool, 10lbs Middle Caban.

2 Salmon, 3 Trout

Nice day, hard fishing but weather still good.

7 Trout

Superb day at Upper Bigsweir, quite a few fish showing and thankfully managed to hook one! A 6lb coloured hen fish. Fly was an Orange Tay Raider and caught in the Little Run.
Being a novice, the ghillie Nathan's knowledge and guidance was invaluable and I was very well looked after. Convert to salmon fishing and will definitely be back.

1 Salmon

what a lovely beat this is!! as I've never fished this before I did not venture out to deep as my waders are rubber soled and as the write up states felt soles are a must. Smallest grayling 10 inches and the largest which was the first of the day a brute of 20 inches all the rest between 13-18 inches. Half fell for duo tungsten beads fished very deep and the rest to size 16 olive cdc dry patterns. Some of these pools are extremely deep and will most definitely hold some very sizable fish. I hooked and lost one on the dry which was also very big. a stunning and very well kept fishery, a pleasure to fish.

15 Grayling

Wow! What a day! My (Karen's) first salmon after four long years of trying. A slightly coloured hen that Dave estimated to be 11 - 12lbs. I didn't know they could fight that hard! It was hooked in Armies Pool on a size 10 fly tied by Dave that was a based on a Tail Fire Shrimp. She was released in the water by Dave and she went away strongly. The river seemed steady from yesterday with the water at around a foot on the gauge.
Throughout the day we were tempted away from salmon fishing by some rising grayling and we had one each on dry flies weighing around 1lb each.
After thinking that salmon were mythical creatures that didn't really exist I am well and truly hooked and will be back next week for more!

1 Salmon, 3 Trout, 2 Grayling

5lbs caught by Nick James from Ferry and another lost. Party of canoeists caused disruption (no fish caught later) and claimed existing agreement null and void. Spoke to them at Boughrood and found that majority of canoeists had been misled by leader into undertaking trip.

1 Salmon