Feedback & Reports

Decided to celebrate the beginning of September with a trip to CLG, where the beat was its usual lovely late summer self and the water clear with the level ideal at a tad less than 0.5m. on the Cilmery guage. A perfect day weather-wise as well: some sun, some cloud, some breeze, some still conditions. Very little fly at any time - morning, afternoon and early evening - but there were a couple of significant rises around midday and mid-afternoon, with the odd fish showing in between. Tried spiders, nymphs and emergers and ended up with 27 grayling and five trout. None of the trout exceeded ten inches and most of the grayling were 8-10 inches but a few larger fish showed up as well - two 16" at about 1.5lb, one 15", two 14" and two 12" ladies obligingly took the emergers. Most fish were taken with a small hare's ear emerger, grayling steel blue or UB Duck's Dun, all flies tempting both rising and non-rising fish. The rest came to a skinny pink nymph and red tag spider. A lovely day marred only by a small ceremonial dip! At least the water wasn't too cold and the belt kept the nether regions dry - plans to fish the evening however were left for another day!

5 Trout, 27 Grayling

Hard work today, very little water moving through the stream, not much hatching and little sign of fish. Did manage to get 1 to the net though and lost another - both took a small DHE.

1 Trout

Muddy red Klink-hammer, elk hair sedge.

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

All fish returned.

2 Trout, 2 Grayling

Another good afternoon on the Wye. Set up at about 3pm after a bit of an explore and settled for the Boys Rocks swim. Fished simple pellet/feeder tactics and saw plenty of action, two barbel to just over 10lb and three decent chub.
River was in good condition, not loads of accessible swims on this beat but enough to have a go at.

2 Barbel, 3 Chub

1 Grayling

Water low, bright conditions.

1 Trout

Arrived midday. Lot of carp showing but easily spooked due in part to very shallow water and in part to my cumbersome attempts to stalk and cast to feeding fish. Eventually landed a 9lb common carp. Beautiful fish in perfect condition. Fought very hard in the shallow water. Lost one other.

1 Other

Smallest barbel 1lb, biggest 10.5lbs. All fish on meat or pellet.

7 Barbel, 13 Chub

Had a good day, weather perfect in the morning, rain and drizzle, hot and sunny in the afternoon but still managed to catch all day. 10 barbel, 3 over 9lb, all caught on pellet feeder. A really nice beat, my only complaint, not enough swims. More need to be available to anglers if 3 or 4 turned up. Anyway, a great day it was a joy to watch loads of salmon jumping.
Just a word on accommodation. We stopped at the Inn on the Wye at £65 a night for 2. Good value.

10 Barbel, 4 Chub, 1 Other