Feedback & Reports

The river levels were good and on arrival for an evening ticket the trout were rising to a mayfly hatch. Walked to the bottom of the beat to commence fishing. Three trout on a dry mayfly pattern. The rain then came and a cold wind seemed to slow thing down. Changed to a PT nymph and when fished in the faster waters with a quick retrieve brought bite after bite. A further three before the heavy rains came. Best fish around 8 inches but others around 4 inches.
Beautiful stretch and good access to the water. Value for money and will be going back.

6 Trout

Favourable conditions although lower level than expected, fish taken on meat with feeder and bread on the float from the wooded section and the field below the woods, unfortunately the Barbel failed to show. Have fond memories of Fownhope but at 74 I think that is my last "Up and over".

44 Chub

39 chub no barbel

39 Chub

4 Trout

Three anglers for the afternoon travelling light. Cardiac hill seems to be getting easier. We were going to fish the Croy but good swims cut in the first field so didn't venture any further. Swims well cut out but recommend taking a rope as steep bank down to decent swims. Fishing was hard though.

2 Barbel, 5 Chub

12 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Arrived at beat at 4pm to see water colour a lot better than 2 weeks ago, could actually see some streamer weed
Barbel 4 to 6.5lbs. Chub 2 to 4lbs. Fish caught at top and bottom of beat

10 Barbel, 14 Chub

6 Trout

4 Trout

Well, I waited out till half eleven , on the starting blocks, the heavy rain didn't really transpire into anything huge !! An hour of drizzle at most ....so, kit in the truck, packed my mobile Sunday lunch in a cool bag, A tuna and onion sarnie and a banana, and got going .... pulled in at the bottom Llanddewi Parkng area , twas no one there... yaaaaaayyyyy.... tackled up, still overcast and cool, reading twelve degrees in my trucks dash ......
Initially slow, got to the river at midday,but actually surface sport soon picked up by quarter to one ...some sun too !!! Sedge and some BWOs about ... saw one mayfly too !!! Fab fun for the full, slow wade of four and a half hours .... water clear this year ... I wonder if the chicken farm higher up the system, has had a warning about the chicken pooooooo !!!
There's just not the usual dead algae, thick and stinking on the rocks .... tis nice to see ... I've had some recces without the rod this week, just a walk, watching fish feed, kick samples etc etc ... I've masterd this river.... All the wild streams are stuffed with trout , my suggestion to a newbie on the streams , pluck any one out of the air, go and give it a bash, ..... Everyday is a school day .... but I think, alas I've cracked the Ithon !!!! Especially this beat, when fish feed, honey holes, favourite runs etc etc ..... you gotta keep plugging away on a river to learn from it !! Anyway fifteen made it to the net today, all on tiny Para dries and f flies..... Usual stamp for here, but fat like fish ... between six and ten inches ... great fun on the dries , and a few feisty salmon parr too.... Didn't see Mr.Mink..... I still have to thin him out for the farmer !!! Anyway homeward bound and maybe a scoop of Inchs Cider in The Crown ....lol !!!

15 Trout, 4 Other