Feedback & Reports

Arrived at 7.15am to find the river clear and looking perfect. The weather was nice and sunny, a beautiful autumn morning. We settled into a peg where the Vanstone Pool empties. After an hour I had missed a couple of knocks, lost 2 chub to an unseen snag and caught a 12lb pike on an old plug I found in the bottom of my box after it insisted on trying to eat my feeder every time I reeled it in.

Three hours later not sign of a fish so a move was on the cards. We moved to a new area and immediately resulted in a few fish - I had 3 barbel and a chub in the first few casts and again got pestered by pike trying to eat my feeder. Out went the plug and I had a 16lb pike first cast, followed by another double next cast before going back to my barbel fishing.

We ended the day with 8 barbel between 5 and 7lb, 5 pike to 16lb, 2 chub 3 to 4lb and a suprise carp I had last cast (12lb common) so a good day was had by both of us. Middle Hill Court has to be the best looking beat on the Wye at this time of the year.

Fished Holme Lacy 3, 4 rods total, 6 barbel and 5 chub.
Weather had turned cold but the river looked good, still enjoyable. Thanks to Colin the ghillie on Holme Lacy, very helpful man. As the man said (we will be back). Thanks to the helpful staff for sorting out our bookings.

Fished 3 consecutive days 19th to 21st October. Covered lower part of the beat on 19th and 20th. 14 grayling over the 2 days all caught on small beadhead pheasant tail and apricot tag nymphs - best fish approx 1.75lbs with a few others around the pound mark. Day 3 was spent on the top part of the beat - 2 nice grayling both pound plus and 2 similar size brown trout. Small pheasant tail nymph and upstream black spider did the trick.

This is a lovely beat on an excellent river. Big thanks to Charles Picton for his invaluable adice on the first morning.

3 grayling caught and released. Largest 15 inches. All taken on small green goldhead nymph. The river was clear and very low for the time of year. Weather was fine and the scenery perfect as ever

A reasonably pleasant day weatherwise, with a nasty downstream wind which came and went, and even a bit of sun as well. Fish rising when olives and needlefly about. Had over 50 grayling and one or two trout between us. Most fish on olive and hare's ear emergers, P and O spider and dry Grayling Steel Blue. Others on Orange Otter and a few on nymphs. Most fish 9-12 inches with a few at 14". Water getting much colder since last week (time for the Long Johns again or am I just getting older?) and many fewer fish rising.

Grateful thanks to Dave Collins of Moccas for two tips: firstly that the Leen is fishing very well, and secondly not to expect much surface activity. So I spent some time tinkering with a leader to get a double weighted nymph set-up suitable for the current and the depths of the holes to be searched. Eventually the grayling started to come regularly, although I can't tell you how many nymphs I lost on snags. Never mind, my first time on the Leen, which has enough interesting fishing to occupy all of an autumn day. 20 x grayling 8-16 inches. The best five fish, four of them from the same run, were one at 14 inches, two at 15 inches and two at 16 inches. Plus 8 x out of season trout 10 - 14 inches, three of them wild Arrow fish and five stockies.

2 anglers sharing 1 rod (teaching a beginner) 9am to 2pm. River was at 1ft 3 on the Byton gauge, running quite coloured. 12 grayling (best a stunning fish over 2lb) and a couple of out of season brown trout. All were caught on nymphs fished deep. Superb beat with easy access & wading. Great day.

Caught half a dozen grayling up to 1.25 lbs all on dries-rose a few others and lost a couple. Was given sound river advice by the river owner. Rose a few others and lost a couple. A delightful day out.

Nine grayling caught, mostly over 12" and the largest 15" (approx 1 1/4lb). Fish were rising freely from 11-4, although there were very few flies hatching (needle flies, olives and small sedge). Caught on klinkhamers, Czech nymph, PTN and partridge & orange spiders. This beat seems to be mainly salmon pools but the glide I mainly fished contained a large amount of grayling. Beautiful, secluded location.

Nil caught.