Feedback & Reports

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

Arrived mid morning, a few olives hatching but nothing rising. After walking the length of the beat fishing olive patterns I decided to try a weighted fly as the water was quite fast. I chose a Claret seals fur nymph, ribbed with copper wire and a gold head. I had two small trout in two casts then decided to return to the start of the beat.
I had a few pulls then attached to a trout approx. 1 1/2 lb which took the fly in deep water. It immediately came to the surface, jumped twice, shook his head and got off. (My version of "catch and release" !!!)
I enjoyed the river and will make an effort to return to get my own back on that fish.

2 Trout

11lb hen on a cascade - 3rd Fish from the beat for the day! All very well conditioned hens all safely returned.

1 Salmon

In two minds about the Dolgau beat. Perfect scenery as good as you will see anywhere. River looks good, but I found it hard to find places where you could stand in the river to fish upstream. I guess most other fisherman would stick to the bankside as it really is tricky to wade out with lots of deep boulder strewn pools, but nevertheless an enjoyale day in a great spot. Do not attempt to walk to the lower end of this beat by trying to walk down the left side path marked in green dots on the wuf map starting from Llanwrthwl bridge unless you have had sas jungle training. I am serious, it's a jungle with no noticeable path to be seen. its much much easier to walk along the footpath on the main road to a gate which takes you back down to the river where there is an open path.
WUF note: the map and instructions ask anglers to use the path adjacent to the road as there is no path from the bridge to the lower section along the river's edge. Our apologies to S P & anyone else who has tried to access the lower section this way. We will try to make the instructions clearer.

1 Trout

One about 8-10 pounds that I thought was mine before a distance release. Then contact with another fish taking line bringing the clutch to life before everything went slack again!

2 Trout