Feedback & Reports

Delayed start due to over indulgent hosts the previous evening so only managed 2-3 hours on this delightful stream. Caught two very lively trout up to 9" on a pheasant tail gold head and missed a few others rising to a klinkhammer.

2 Trout

Nothing caught unfortunately, despite taking local advice. Very attractive river, but very difficult to fish. A lot of vegetation along the bank meant you couldn't get to most of the possible swims, even more tricky if you are fly casting. Banks so steep in the main, consequently impossible to wade in safely for most instances. A great shame. Wont be returning.

Drizzle to start with very slow going after a long time moved down stream a bit and had bites almost straight away first fish 5 lb 8 then the second one was 8 lb 1, haven't caught a barbel for many years so to catch two made a good day into a great day out will be back more than once more .

2 Barbel

I was disappointed with how overgrown and hard to get to the river it was. On the entire beat, I only found one spot you could reasonably fish without having a 20 foot landing net. The river looked great, with lots of sign of fish, but no realistic chance of catching them.
Would not recommend as it stands.

Raining very heavy all day but warm. Grayling to 1lb 4oz, brown trout all very small and didn't see any signs of bigger fish. Second day river faster due to rain. Water temperature cooler so put fish off the feed. Only 2 small Browns. All caught on brown nymph stone fly imitations.

11 Trout, 3 Grayling

This beat is incredible, after no action the previous day further up river today was the complete opposite. I decided to fish purely for chub and wasn't disappointed with so many fish caught that I lost count. Feeding pellets for 40 mins before casting a speci waggler across it was fast and furious action with 3 fish over 5lbs and probably 12 over 4lb. Thanks to Colin for looking after the beat and all at WUF.

30 Chub

Gosh, this is a magnificent beat...so much water and variety. When I booked the water was low. When I went it was nearly 2ft on the Llanstephan scale, but falling. I fully expected to see salmon everywhere, but didn't see a single fin. Another fisherman was there and he said he hadn't seen any either.
I only saw a few trout and the 4 that I caught I did not see and all took a nymph. They were all small.

4 Trout

Chech nymphing. Largest grayling: three and a half pounds. Trout between one and a half & one and quarter pounds.

6 Trout, 2 Grayling

There was some insect activity but very little rising.
All the fish came to weighted nymphs. The result of the previous nights torrential rain arrived at around 2pm bringing the river up about 6 inches in 30 minutes, fascinating to see but pretty well put an end to the fishing. As ever a stunning beat to fish with the early signs of autumn in the leaves. Will look forward to being up here in the spring.

3 Trout

Hideous day, alternating between drenching drizzle and full on downpours but river still quite low at first. Persevered and did get two solid takes (CDC / deerhair caddis) although in fairness the better fish (16 - 18?) didn't quite make it to hand. Small pale winged beasts coming of at times but couldn't get a take then and completely blanked on attempts with various nymphs and cdc emergers. Flies floating in box by end of day......next day was a wash-off. Character forming!

1 Trout