Feedback & Reports

Height 1'10", water clearing and falling,overcast, looked ideal. Fished 2.30pm till 7.30pm but not to be!
Mayfly hatching.

1 Trout

The water was lovely, with runs and pools as described in the Foundation's booklet, but the access to the water was difficult in most places due to trees and high banks. Not the easiest of beats for anglers in their seventies with stiff knees.
Having said that, the fishing was wonderful with plenty of rising fish in the deeper water at the bottom of the beat, which responded well to a Dog's Body. We could fish in comfort sitting on the bank. We kept the best two (a pound and a quarter and a pound) for supper and the 5 we put back were all about three=quarters of a pound.

8 Trout

Blank. Fishing till midnight after a committee meeting. It's early yet, and the Loughor is not an early river, but I couldn't resist the temptation of a moonlit night. Some don't like fishing in a moon, but a full moon means a high tide and this little river has enough kinks in it to shade some of the pools. I caught nothing but a brownie, nor did I see or hear anything, but a member took a 7 pounder spinning high water earlier in the week.

2 beautiful fish in excellent condition. 1 x 10inch, 1 x 11 inch, both caught on klinkhammer.

2 Trout

Fished Wed 14 & Thur 15th, river dropping and clearing all the time. Weather very hot and bright. River dropped around 1.5m over the two days. Access to most pools good with steps having fairly recently been cut into banks.
Sadly no fish seen or touched.

River level good. Warm day. Flies hatching and laying. Trout feeding, especially 4pm onwards.
2 x 9 inch trout, 2 x 12 inch trout. All on dry fly. Celebratory pint at the Bridge Inn. Great day!

4 Trout

Caught at 11am on the Boat Pool at Tyr Celyn on a barbless Flying C.

1 Salmon

Very fresh 8-9lb cock fish on a spinner in the Ox Hall pool, this evening. Another salmon lost just before in the same pool.

1 Salmon

Absolutely stunning stretch of river with abundant fly life, with the odd mayfly on the water, and fish rising throughout the length. Took me a while to get the tactics right; the only fly I caught on was a size 18 CDC f fly. They ignored any bigger offerings, and did not seem interest in the mayfly that where hatching, prefering the numerous tiny black flies which were trickling down the stream. Caught 3 trout 6-8 inches and then a pristine 14inch trout to cap the day off. Lost another that was at least as big as well....always one that gets away.

4 Trout

Awesome, easy fishable run of fly water, it felt fishy all afternoon with 2'3" on the gauge and slight colour with 2-3' visibility. Classic conditions.
We started fishing at 3pm and by 6pm I had a 31" (11lb) fresh hen, bright silver - safely returned to carry on her journey.
Fishing moving through after this point but no more takers. Get out fishing this weekend for sure! Water is perfect.

1 Salmon, 5 Trout