Feedback & Reports

Day 4 of 4 day trip and what a difference a few degrees on the thermometer will make! The river was rammed with fish and I would estimate I missed as many as I caught. Fish were not huge being mostly in the 6" to 8" range although there were two caught that were notably larger. What a fun day a great way to finish a fantastic 4 day trip fishing @WUFoundation beats. A mention too for St Marys B&B in Hay for a nice, comfortable room with breakfast.

21 Trout

Fished from 11:30 to 2:30 in a rather cold easterly wind. 4 Trout caught on size 16 PTN in the faster runs. Water seemed quite low but still managed to slip and take an early bath which spoiled my afternoon on a very nice beat.
A few Olives hatched around 1pm when the sun broke through and saw a couple of rises but not enough to change tactics. Dippers busy under the bridge and a Goshawk sitting on young halfway up the beat.

4 Trout

Temperature 10c lower than previous day, chilly wind, river pushing through nicely. A trickle of olives of various sizes along with the odd March brown but not sufficient to tempt the residents up. Klinked and dinked for the most part resulting in two skinny, wintered trout, 8" and 12".
Easy access, easy wading and nestled in beautiful surroundings. There are several trees down, and whilst this provides good trout habitat, it's very difficult to get a decent drift for your fly in and around these trout holding areas.
Lovely to be back on the water.

2 Trout

A great day on a great beat. Nothing rising to a cdc olive so switched to the duo and caught some on the nymph.
The best places seem to be where it opens out about half way and the falls.

7 Trout

First outing of the season and 10 trout 4-8 inches to show for my efforts. Fished the duo and caught fish on both the dry fly and the nymph. No real hatch to speak of and the only rises were those to my fly. River has changed somewhat since my visit last season; a few more fallen trees to contend with. Still, a good start to the season.

10 Trout

I ended up taking 4 trout at Hergest Falls, 3 of them were approx 12 ounces but the 4th being a decent size of 2lbs. All fish were released and all were taken from the same pool.
The river was running high and fast but the visibility was decent enough to drift nymphs. There was how ever a lot of dead fall washed downstream that could present a problem in the future if these heavy rains clear up.

4 Trout

Last day of fishing for me this season on the Edw. I have fished Aberedw several times. Hergest is very similar although I would say a little more open. I did not get into any fish until late morning, so a worrying first couple of hours with difficult and frustrating fishing in pools with low and clear water. It was only about half way up the beat when the pools had a stronger flow with a clear food line that I started to catch. Half the fish were above 10" with one fish at 14". This is a great beat and very remote. There were a couple of very large trees down and I noted a very significant land slip too - I will be back on the Edw next year for sure although it might have some different features!
Thanks WUF for a what has been a fantastic year for me on your passport.

15 Trout

20+ and as many missed takes. Fish throughout the beat. Adams, PTN, size 16 and a 14 GRHE took the largest trout - 1lb in one of the falls. Low water as expected. Great days fishing.

20 Trout

Didn't have time to fish this stretch as was occupied on Aberedw. See my report on a great but wet day.

The river was, as expected very low and clear. The weather warm and mainly sunny with some flies hatching. Pessimistically thought I would struggle again but seeing a couple of rises cheered me up a bit. Put a small para adams on and found trout willing to take practically everywhere there was a bit of flow, even when I spooked the small ones at the end of pools. Ended up with 20+ 6" to 10" trout and a few fingerlings. They were confident as well, my missed take % was much lower than usual. I have no explanation but my goodness what a Grand Day Out!

25 Trout