Feedback & Reports

Fantastic day on Irfon for JD from Porthcawl and JE from Surrey. JD stubbornly persevered on dry to get 1xWBT 16" plus 2x10" and 2 grayling 14". JE mixed wet and dry to net a couple each of WBT and grayling. This beat has all types of water and is extensive although everything switched off mid-afternoon. JD waded up a blind alley which took a long time to reverse out of. Wading is quite difficult in places.

5 Trout, 4 Grayling

Started fishing around 1pm, caught 4 fish drifting ptn nymphs down stream. One nice fish around 14inches, the rest a respectable 10 inches.
Had a couple of pints of HPA in the bell hoping for an evening rise but no luck. Lovely beat.

4 Trout

River very low. Caught the fish in the fast flow on heavy feeder, groundbait/small pellets, with pellet on hair rig. Lots of effort but worth the hard work.

7 Barbel, 2 Chub

River had risen about 2 foot on Thursday, now fined down and looked good. K had 3 barbel, best 7lb and 1 Chub 4lb-8oz. G had 1 Barbel 8lb-12oz and 1 Chub 4lb-5oz. T had 1 Barbel 7lb and 1 Chub 4lb-3oz. All fish caught on halibut pellets.
Nice stretch. Don't know if us 3 old pensioners can afford £45 for a days coarse fishing next year!

5 Barbel, 3 Chub

I used feeder tactics in a swim near the upstream boundary. Difficult conditions again due to floating weed though the river had fined down considerably from Thursday. Only caught 2 small chub but also lost a fish which dived into a near bank snag. Also saw a large fish leaping in mid-river which due to it's size I can only assume was a salmon.
Thank you to the Wye and Usk Foundation for a very pleasant couple of days. I would heartily recommend you to any friends wanting to fish the Wye.

2 Chub

Great day out. Lots of wildlife, dippers, saw bills sps, a couple of cormorants. No fish. Missed one on a dry. A few rising on the far bank from the hut. Better luck next time.

12lb hen salmon on a cascade tube and sink tip
Water falling an clearing
Several fish seen
Lets get back in the boat and carry on!!

1 Salmon

Three fish caught on worm one on spinner. The otter was about in the morning - nice to see but a pain in the butt.

4 Trout

Cold, overcast day. S.Westerly breeze. Many offers to fly
early morning, mainly from the large number of small brown trout in the margins. A couple of Rainbows lost. Caught 3 rainbows after lunch on a spinner.

3 Trout

10lb Hen Beach Run Cascade. Second of the day!

1 Salmon