Feedback & Reports

River rising after overnight rain, though it day stay reasonably clear. Fished for two and a half hours around midday. Resorted to a beadhead and spider combination and had a 8" fish on a waterhen bloa, together with a few other tugs. Excellent access/directions to this beat.

Aproximately 60 x trout between 3 rods on floating lines and a variety of traditional wet flies, ranging from small and dull like Grouse and Claret and Williams' Favourite, to brighter patterns like Silver Butcher and Black Pennell.

Frank Ward in his "Lakes of Wales" writes of Bugeilyn: ""The Shepherd's Pool" lies, dreary and remote, on a desolate tract of elevated moorland north of Plynlimmon, and 7 miles from Machynlleth. The mountain views on the ascent to this lake are very fine. It is boggy land around and the water is peaty, but holds many fine trout".

I have to state I never find it dreary at all; it's a wonderful place if the weather is kind, as on this day of intermittent cloud and sunshine with a soft, warm, breeze. The view south to Plynlimmom as the sun was setting was fabulous.

Ward again: "One of 4.75 pounds was taken here (by Mr Francis H Audrey) in in June, 1929, on a Wickam's Fancy fished dry with a 4X cast."

That's something to dream about. The best we managed was 13 inches.

Ward also mentions that the 80 acre Glaslyn which you pass on the way to Bugeilyn (not to be fished) is in fact fishless for some reason and all attempts to stock it in the past have failed. Bugeilyn just naturally contains lots of beautiful trout, without any human interference.

Incidentally, the Star Inn at the now almost deserted lead-mining village of Dylife nearby, apart from providing accomodation to benighted hill-walkers and anglers, does a very nice dinner. Try the roast duck with damson sauce.

River nice height sl.tint. Fished hard for 8hrs in lovely surroundings. Saw two kingfishers and a mink. Didn't see or touch a fish - packed up gear and was walking back to the car when a 10lb bar of silver leapt out of the water just where I had been casting. That's salmon fishing! Will be back. Thanks to WUF for a most enjoyable day. Service charming as ever.

Lovely day despite horrendous shower in the afternoon.6 x chub including my personal best at 6lb 1oz !! 3 x over 4lb. 4 barbel including 1 x 5lb 2 x 6lb 1 x 8lb 2oz.

Had a great day here, two of us fishing took a total of 9 Barbel to 8lbs and a decent chub from the top of the fishery. Fishing was very quiet during noon through to five pm. Really enjoyed the location with lots of wildlife to watch when the fishing was quiet. The A40 does drone a bit but after a while you just ignore it. All the fish fell to elipse pellet fished over a bed of groundbait. As usual the river is tough on tackle so be prepared to loose some. Will be going back once there is some water in the river again.

The water was quite low in the river and it was very hard (pretty much everywere) to get a cast away. Lots of trees and plants made it difficult to wade without scaring the fish away. Especially for my father. Have to admit the maximum lenght of the rod-advise was 7,5" and we both had 8,5" rods. Still i managed to catch 7 small trout but my dad cought nothing. We fished 2 hours or so.

The beat surely needs some more cutting. For us tourists we have no idea what the beats look like and i think this beat has to be closed untill either the water is heighter or easyer to walk on the side of the river and cast.

This was our last day in Wales and altho the last day wasnt as planed we still enjoyed the fishery. So thanks WUF but please use my advice.

Lovely day's fishing, thanks to Don who readily gave his time to show us the river. We were all pleased to see identifiable pegs with good access. I struggled to catch with just one chub to show but the other three shared 13 barbel, 3 chub and 2 eels. I think we will be back.

8lb cock salmon, sea liced! Size 10 shrimp fly in the Ferry Pool!

Very little surface activity. Four Brown Trout caught using GRHE. All returned.

I said we would return and we were not disappointed,we fished 2 days and between us we caught 22 barbel 6 chub an eel and a very hungry dace that had a go at the halibut pellet. The successful method was groundbait feeder with hair rigged halibut pellet.

Hopefully we will return in September or October for another go. If you want to catch fit well conditioned barbel I recommend this fishery and would like to thank Don and Rudi for the information the gave us over the two days.