Feedback & Reports

River looked OK but may have been a bit low and clear for the Barbel as we struggled to find them. Fished from dawn until dark in a number of swims along the full length of the beat and managed a total of four Barbel and three big Chubb between us. Pellet fished with Feeder or lead was our method, feeding with hemp and pellet. Beautiful scenery but some of the banks are steep and dangerous in the wet. Good access if you have a 4 wheel drive, you need to be fit if you don't and take a torch for the walk back. Stan was very helpful and bless him for putting in the stone for parking on in the field. Many Thanks to W&U for access to our favorite river.

7lb Cock Salmon caught by Mrs Mary Bradbury(43)on a Copperhead Bug (size 14), 4 weight fly rod and 5lb tippet.
Mary caught one last year too in similar circumstances but it was out of season!
Other fish were showing, one of which looked quite fresh.
River a nice height, 12 inches off the top of the Rock.

1 Salmon, 5 Trout, 3 Grayling

Cock salmon 11lb on size 12 Cascade variant in the Wall Pool about 11am this morning-river still dropping and clear - about 1'4" on our gauge.

1 Salmon

9 1/2lb cock fish on cascade size 12 to Warren Heath, 1st salmon on the Wye!

1 Salmon

2 more Salmon from the Wall Pool to make it 3 for the day
All fish on size 12 doubles - Cascade variant

2 Salmon

1'4" on the Wyesham Gauge
Overcast 13-15 degrees
Lost a fish on the 4th Cast in Colemans when it snagged me!
Had a pluck in Station Stream that came to nothing. 18lb slightly coloured, very well conditioned, hen from Colemans on 1/2" Cascade Copper Tube. Returned safely and went away strongly. One further offer from below Colemans Crib before lunch! What a great mornings fishing
Keep up the good work WUF
Two double figure fish in as many weeks!
Looking forward to next season already.

1 Salmon

Inspired by success of MP yesterday I freed up some time and was able to grab 4hrs on the beat in the afternoon. River about 1ft and looking spot on. The residents were splashing in the Vanstone but not playing ball and I saw saw a running fish above the stone just as I started fishing the Maddox. Went upstream and just off the spine in the tail of the Dog Hole the #8 Bann special shrimp was taken solidly by a 11-12lb hen fish that had been in the river a month or so....pewter specked with rose. She gave a good scrap in the fast water. Island felt good and the 2 fish that showed as I was fishing it served to heighten the anticipation, but no further action, and I packed up as the light faded and the rain set in.

1 Salmon

Spent a couple of hours fishing deeper water downstream of the sawmill before locating grayling in shallower streamy water. Caught four between 12 and 16 inches in an hour. Unable to locate any more after that. Caught on beaded PTN and GRHE.

4 Grayling

On arrival the weather looked as if it was going to be perfect for a good days fishing, however the fish had other plans and we struggled for bites all day managing only to catch 7 chub. A number of different baits and swims tried but the barbel were not having any of it.
Great beat though,which looks very fishy and would produce on the right day.

7 Chub

After a few disappointing trips to the Irfon this autumn I decided to give the main Wye a go. It is some years since I visited this beat and it is as lovely as I remembered it. Starting in the Ciliau Run, I fished a duo with a gold bead GRHE and Klinkhammer with the nymph taking the fish initially. As the day wore on they showed a preference for the dry fly and I caught six grayling up to a pound in weight plus one fit 10” brownie. I finished up at the mouth of the Clettwr and picked up a couple there. I broke on the strike a couple of times and missed many others. All in all a very good day’s sport with the river in good form.

1 Trout, 6 Grayling