Feedback & Reports

Patiently waited for midday activity but the cold wind blowing down from the snow-covered Beacons never relented and what hatch there was only lasted for at best half an hour. One brownie caught on Hare's Ear Nymph fished deep but very little activity otherwise. Nevertheless, a lovely beat and will be aim to be back when spring finally arrives!

1 Trout

Back again! Water up 4"+ on last week but strangely less coloured? Hooked and lost 20-24" fish within the first ten minutes, it threw the flying C on the fourth aerial somersault. The following two hours resulted in two pike landed and several others avoided only by whipping the lure out before they could get a hold. They were such a problem I switched to the fly rod. Only the one WBT of 1.5lb(ish) to report. Many fish seen, lots jumping and seemed to be moving through at quite a pace. It's worth wading into the Carey Stream just to watch them go by!

1 Trout, 2 Pike

A warmer day, I believe double digits were reached. Overcast with intermittent drizzle. River looked good, reasonable visibility. Started to notice fish rising around 1230 a little way up the beat where the trees offered some shelter. A nice hatch of olives lasted from then until perhaps 1530, with it being at its heaviest around 1400. Little groups of trout were taking adults on the surface in each of the sections where fast, shallow water transitioned to deeper, slower water. Standing on the high bank, they seemed to be emerging from the depths rather than holding in the upper part of the water column.
Two beautiful brown trout caught, one on a CDC Olive dun, the other on a CDC BWO emerger, 14" and 8" respectively. First fish kept, second returned.
No interest on nymphs fished at all depths throughout the day.

2 Trout

1 trout caught on a PTN. river looked in good condition. rained all afternoon.

1 Trout

Poor weather condition. Nil caught.

Fly fishing for Salmon. No fish caught or seen. Lovely beat. Will be back. DR

15lb salmon caught mid afternoon from below Legg meadow crib. Water looking perfect no fish seen.

1 Salmon

Hooked one on very first cast (in neck of Smoke House Pool), at rod tip, which fell off almost immediately and that, sadly, was that.

Lovely fly water and Don really helpful. Felt I was in with a chance but nothing seen or touched.

The river looked great but did not see any salmon all day, except for the kelt I had from the lower end of the beat. Also had two WBT and on the 3rd cast of the day a seatrout of around 2.5 lbs. Good day all the same and nice that it was a bit warmer.

2 Trout, 2 Other