Feedback & Reports

Well......a rare absolutely rubbish day! Have fished this beat many times and only once before have I known it as dead as this and that was on a cold day in April! It was warm there was a constant trickle of mayfly, plenty of sedge and some olives but no fish. I tried every method known to mankind and finally winkled out a small brown trout late in the afternoon on a sparkle hares ear nymph. Frankly the river looked 'dead' all day, it was quite low and it was bright and sunny but in saying that there are plenty of shady, deeper sections of water for fish to hold in but I didn't see a single fish rise all day. It was a bit worrying!

1 Trout

Fished 3-6pm, may flies coming off all afternoon. One 6 inch fish and all the rest were 10-15 inch beauties. Biggest fish weighed at 1lb14oz. Lost a better fish 50 yards above weir. All on dry may fly patterns. Fantastic.

13 Trout

Very windy, water crystal clear and bright sunshine so no chance, but, to my surprise I took a most perfect brownie about a pound, (returned) and lost a couple more on a gold head fished down and across in fast water.

1 Trout

Ed Brown and Paul Cook hooked 6 salmon and landed 3 this morning at Bigsweir, before having to leave the river early kicking and screaming to go to Ed's daughters 21st birthday. Ed was determined to catch a salmon on Emily's birthday, job done! What a great morning fishing, the river was full of fish.
All the fish were between 8lb-12lb and all taken on the fly.

3 Salmon

The river has dropped quite quickly after yesterday but was still fast flowing with some colour. Only fished to 1pm before heading home. No fly life in evidence and not a single trout rising. 3 trout caught on a nymph. 2 around 8 inches, the other about 11 inches.

3 Trout

After yesterday, what a change with the river down and water clearing. Saw a salmon move next to me and a pull from another. Thanks wuf for your advice and help again.

My the vegetation has grown since I was last there. I managed 4 fish to dry fly in an evening session.

4 Trout

William Woods's first salmon 12lb, on spinner in the oxhall pool. Newbridge club water.

1 Salmon

Water improving well after recent floods. Quite a few insects about but few fish rising. 4 fish caught on small nymphs the rest on dries. If a rising fish was targeted it would often take. Successful patterns mayfly duns or hares ear parachute Adams size 14. Very pleasant day.

11 Trout

River at 1.15m dropping steadily but too coloured. Enjoyable day out. Saw just one fish show on Rock. 1 trout around 1.5 lb on 15fter safely returned. River should be perfect tomorrow.

1 Trout