Feedback & Reports

It was always likely to be hard work today. River low and clear, weather cool and sunny, and drifting weed a bit of a problem. One barbel of around 7lb in the morning from halfway down Legg Meadow on a small pellet. Only an eel and a lost fish (probably a good chub) from further up in the evening. Enjoyable nevertheless. Will be back when we get some worthwhile rain.

8 Brown trout 6" to 10"

Fished a couple of hours each day from 28th August to 2nd September. Water very low. Total of 8 brown trout caught - largest 12" but mainly around 8 to 9". All caught on self tied gold headed olive nymphs fished New Zealand fashion under yellow foam headed elk hair caddis.

Fishing spoiled to some degree by children and dogs swimming in deepest pools on two of the days. No sign of salmon moving because water far too low.

None but saw lots of small fish.

Fished from 2pm until dusk. River level as expected - very low with a bright sun & hot conditions. We both fished the pellet, JB managed 4 chub and 2 barbel while I managed 2 barbel and 5 chub. All canoeists were very good.

Thank you all at the Wye & Usk for your booking services & for the great stretches & scenery of the Wye on which we fish.

Tried hard to get there in good time but got stuck in traffic everywhere!! Fished from 5pm till 8-30 and had 4 nice barbel from slower deeper section in first meadow.

Only 3 fish from 2 rods, a nice small chub & 2 juvenile chub. The conditions seemed perfect and we caught the first fish within an hour using a feeder & sweetcorn on the hook. It is an attractive piece of river & I'm sure has good fish in it. Wished we brought waders as the majority of the swim is inaccessible. Weeds are also a problem so take ledgers & feeders that are less likely to snag. We will be back, but with different tackle.

Well I’m glad this hasn’t been my first season as I might have put the rods on ebay by now. Nursing a sore head from over indulgence at the Welsh beer festival I arrived to what looked like a promising start, some rain to freshen up the river, bright ish day but with plenty of cloud, the odd gust of wind but nothing to worry about.

Waded across to the left bank and started fishing the Gravelly Pool then worked my way up the lh bank of the Gravelly Run. Then switched to some pocket water on the rh bank of the Gravelly Run. Not a sniff of a fish, none seen rising, despite some flies coming off the water. Fished the Cillau Run, got one snatch from a small fish, didn’t connect. Finally got an 8 inch WBT on a hare’s ear emerger in some pocket water above the cillau rocks.

Returned to the beer festival, my recollection of the rest of the weekend is a bit hazy I must admit. Excellent service as ever from the W&UF team, a pleasure to deal with.

Bit of a struggle to begin with. Hooked and landed a barbel within half hour of arriving then the swim went dead. I gave it another couple of hours but could not tempt any more fish so I moved up towards the shallower water. Found a likely looking spot, but only managed to tempt 4 chub. Very interesting wading around in the water, baited up a shallow clear spot and found a barbel feeding there an hour later, left it to it. Moved back down river and there was some fish in the first swim finished with 6 chub and 8 barbel.
I should perhaps mention that the swim I fished looked like somebody else had fished it recently but I don't think this stretch has had many bookings lately, poachers perhaps?

Beautiful conditions at Wyesham with silver bars showing everywhere, some big beasties too. Fished from very early morning with little action until early afternoon, took a 5.5lb cock grilse on silver stoats tail size 12 (dbl) just below the iron bridge. In excellent condition.
My first ever salmon and has only served to feed the addiction!
Thanks as always to the WUF but also to the ghillie Ray Morris who was incredibly helpful with tips and guidance.