Feedback & Reports

1 x Trout 3¼lbs

3 x trout 6 - 14 inches, 1 x grayling 9 inches. Just before the rain arrived, Arrow very low, almost canal-like in places, and surface covered with water measurers. Nothing rising, but it was nice to be out and one decent trout took a Hare's Ear nymph in the neck of one of the pools.

8 trout caught mostly around 8 inches and one better fish of 15 inches taken either a #20 para adams or #16 ptn. Weather was showery and river fairly low but slighty up from the day before.

1 barbel and a few chub between three of us. Very hard and the river as low as I have seen it.

Good day 20 plus chub to 4lb on sweetcorn, most taken trotting a stick float using a centerpin. No barbel landed.
Fished the entire stretch on both banks. Water is very low so I was able to have a good look for future visits.
Thank you.

Nasty downstream wind for most of the day. Mainly overcast with a wet afternoon and sunny evening. River very low. Little fly apart from a few Yellow Mays, and sedges and some spinners later on. Few rises all day. Most fish caught were non-risers. Over 40 grayling, half a dozen small trout, lots of parr and a few chublets. Most grayling ~9 inches but at least fifteen in the 12-14 inch bracket. All in good nick. Most taken on emergers.

3 x 6" Trout and 1 X 9" trout all to a white moth pattern dry. Very hard work and not much moving needs a flush. Bottom end of the beat impenetrable jungle and if one got in the river the difficulty was in getting out. Further up at the caravan site things were much easier but with the River so low the trout could see you a mile off so my trout were caught at long range.

The Kilsby B&B breakfast, packed lunch and indeed the whole stay was superb (Thank you Sue and Chris)- much recommended and already booked a return trip in early September. Aberbwtran is exactly what is says - a very secluded beat again offering a variety of fishing opportunities, well worth the short walk. 5 Grayling caught from 8" to 15" - superb fishing, most productive for us mid afternoon on the Klinkhammer. We will return.........

32 grayling size 9-18" cought on dry Adam's Irresistable (brown/black) #12 during the first 5h session, swiched to nymphs after break, we had further catches including over 10 brownies size 9-15" from the weirs. Low and clear water with fish rising very well. Very enjoyable day, will be back soon. All fish safety returned.

Four of us fished Vanstone/Corner Tree/Maddox swims. Total catch four barbel to 8ibs and three chub. I fished Vanstone pool and I agree with another report about the snags. I was also not impressed to find discarded tackle (hair rigged hooks, swivel links) plus several long lengths of monofilament in the mud and bushes and even a collection of beer cans deposited in the bankside undergrowth - all removed.
My next purchase will be an Anglers version of an Exocet missile to prevent yet another kayaker (the majority of whom were pleasant and "exchanged waves and good luck") doing demonstration rollovers about four feet from a friends rod tip - the deliberate, boorish behaviour was a disgrace and ruined what should have been a pleasant session even if the fishing was hard. We will probably not visit this beat again.