Feedback & Reports

Well, a real social wild streams day in a way... initially I went to have a look at the top beat of the Ithon ( Llanddewi ) .... I saw a car in the beat pull in, lower down, mid beat, when I had a recce of that upper stretch, came back down the main drag and had a chat with Adam, a very pleasant chappy ... mentioned I'd fished here yesterday and passed on my tips for success, or at least that works for me !!!
Onwards to Edw, Cregrina .... Sunny and warm when I set up at quarter past twelve .... the breeze got stronger in the afternoon, particularly around two ish.... I only fished up to Glan Edw Farm ,Great sport today, and a few lumps .... I must admit this beat and Hundred House do have some goooooood brownies as residents!!! Water was at 11 degrees and when I set up , reading 18 degrees in my truck dash .....
Fish hammering my dry offerings today, sedge and a few late mays on thr go. Tight accurate placement of the fly needed here .... But lovely takes tbh .... Getting a bit low here if I'm honest ... this becomes a tricky beat in low water ... very clear too !!! Still,managed fourteen lovely Edw fish to my net ... sizes from six to twelve inches , also a good few self released Houdinis!!! They have a skill for that on this beat .....lol !!!!
A fun three and a half hours .... wind started picking up at three,I'd had some good sport, so cut out just before the farm . Enroute home ,a few hundred yards up from the Hundred House beat, I saw a gent putting on waders.... Peter Lloyd, cracking chappy, he was doing some much needed loping of the Hundred House beat. I mentioned to him ,myself and a few of the other wild stream permit holders also take secateurs out on their wade upstream !!! Some are dire, we discussed the demise of some of the older beats and some that are never fished now because they're so overgrown.... Escley, Upper Cilieni, Arrow Monkland, ...... Our rant over was nice also to chat of the fun beats we do have , so not all negative....A fun afternoon, nice to chat to two keen wild stream anglers.... ha, funny really, I've never met another angler in years on these beats ....
Homeward bound and I'm meeting up with two anglers in The Crown later for a couple of well earned scoops !!!! Happy days ......

14 Trout

Good early morning fishing 4 kept 3 returned all rainbows, 2hours on way home

4 Trout

River pretty low and clear. Sunny and hot for most of the day so I expected it may be tough. Fished three swims in upper field and caught chub slowly but surely all day. Biggest was 5lb 4oz. Very long fish that would go over 6lb in the winter no doubt. I fished groundbait feeder with 8mm pellets, 12mm bookie and meat. All hookbaits caught. Ran out of steam (and water) and packed up around 1900. Suspect the barbel would have come out to play close to dark. Slightly disappointed driving home with no barbel but alas, first session of the season, beautiful weather and the usual kingfishers and big splashes to keep me amused. Salmon?

7 Chub

4 on bottom but small fish.

4 Trout

6 Trout

Mayfly nymph took two small fish. Both returned.

2 Trout

2 Chub

2 Trout

Another good day at Wyastone. Great access to lots of swims.

4 Barbel, 15 Chub

Another great day chub fishing averaging around 3lb unfortunately it’s not what we’re here for but they were a great in fill species to catch. The barbel seem very elusive, we spoke to several other anglers who were fishing near by and they said the same. It’s so unfortunate. I can now see the decline of the wye

37 Chub