Feedback & Reports

1 Brown Trout on dry Adams. Sole on boot came loose and then lost balance on edge of deep pool and went swimming, Barry called me when I was sitting in pub after change of clothes, kindly offered another set of waders, I ordered another pint !!!

1 Trout

Lovely evening on the Usk, just an evening ticket. Half a dozen to the net from 1/2 - 1.1/2 lb in size, the same lost IDF the hook. Not much doing in the earlier half of the evening with the Sun still up and glare on the water. They switched on to a solid hatch around 8:30-9:30 then came off the feed as the hatch diminished. Big upright mayfly dry used. Bigger fish found in the downstream half of the beat tucked into the willows sipping at the hatch. Beautiful water, thank you!

6 Trout

Four Browns, two bows. Both bows taken.
Caught on wets on a floater and the bows on an intermediate and black minkie and hot head leech patterns. Fishing from the boat more productive than the bank

6 Trout

lovely short pm session, no evening rise tonight. Must be due a trickle stock soon.

3 Trout

4 Perch.

4 Other

Well, a lovely way to round off a fantastic May, on the streams, with both clients and on my own wanderings !!!
Muggy and 16 degrees this morning, looked like imminent rain, seems like lots tommorrow and Tuesday maybe .....Really insecty weather, twas fab dry fly sport too.... A few mayflies seen, but top of pools, fish were lining up for my dry ..... lol !!!!
Sixteen made it to my net, lots about five of six inches, with seven or eight half decent tubby little fish, maybe eight or nine inches !! .....
Fresh otter prints seen .... its one thing i've learnt here, you can catch it wrong, if Tarka has been on a walkabout, and lots of pools, it can be dead, and can be put down for some time !!! I seemed to have caught it right today ....Eleven till two I fished.... Only up to the Elan Pipes, so a fairly brief sortie, but fun from the off in fairness... Was nice being out on my own, after a few busy client days ....
Ohhhhh, nearly forgot, the most important part of the sortie, and my first course of action in the river ..THERMOMETER DIPPING !!!! She was reading a healthy cool, 12 degrees, which i did in three locations up stream. Happy days !!!
A nice chilled session, home, gear away, and im thinking a cold cider may just be in order, with a casual walk into Rhayader .....Sorted !!!!!!

16 Trout

3 Trout

Wry quiet

4 lovely trout on dry fly

4 Trout

Mainly sunny day with occasional cloud and brief rain. River water level low. Trout all good size and caught on nymphs

4 Trout