Feedback & Reports

Anglers booking this beat should be aware that the upper stretch is opposite a busy day ticket fishery owned by a lady called Jean Bishop. There are two factors with this situation; one is that with up to 8 anglers on the opposite bank it could be impossible to fish effectively from Fownhope 5. The other is that the resident barbel are subject to intense angling pressure, unlike many W&UF beats where the fish are less pressured. The trek up and around the wooded area is tough but manageable but there is quite limited access to pegs on the two lower fields (virtually none on the second field and none in the wood). In our experience, the walk is not justified by the fishing available.
One 9.6lbs barbel caught from top stretch saved the day from being a real disappointment despite the coloured water suggesting good barbel conditions.

1 Barbel, 1 Chub

Only managed one hour of fishing with the kids. Very little flow and no signs of any fish.

3 Trout, 20 Grayling

8 Barbel, 2 Chub

River quite high but clear and conditions good. Took several small fish on heavy nymphs in a couple of locations but otherwise little sign of activity. Only one fish required the use of the net.

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

Carp and chub caught at Pant-y-Llyn. All fish taken with either luncheon meat or sweetcorn by float fishing.

8 Chub, 9 Other

Quite a challenge working out the best approach to get to the water without breaking your neck, but once this was sorted out, very wild fishing indeed, water was a little to low for it to fish well, and as a result no fish were caught, lovely quite day, would definitely go back.

Thought it worth a go as the river levels were dropping after rain; sound theory? Yes, river was fine, access however, no. You must take your hat off to the bank clearing staff for their intrepid exploits where they have worked and access into wader depth water was there but unfortunately, unless you can get 40m+ back upstream against waist depth flow, there's no way to get out again, and the rest of the bank was way too overgrown to cast from. So, two hours trying to cast a fly and I gave up and drove the 40 miles back home. If the WUF are going to continue to charge more for game fishing in summer months, perhaps they should do something for game anglers. Too often the summer season is geared only for the course angler. Yes, the choice is mine but if there is no fishing possible on a beat, don't offer it!

Fished mid-aternoon to dusk and the stretch continues to fish well although I'm definitely having to work a bit harder for the fish than earlier in the season. All chub came to rolling meat with the feeder being really quiet until the last hour when the barbel came on the feed. Best barbel weighed in at 7lb 4oz.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

Caught on a range of flies. Started with large light green olive and worked through a number of others before small nymph was the order of the day for a 5lb rainbow.

5 Trout