Feedback & Reports

Fishing can be capricious! We were debating whether to go for sewin given recent rain but decided to stick within our comfort zone and stick to the Wye this week. Forecast was spot on – rain in the afternoon – but it was a lovely day when the sun shone. The river looked perfect.... clear and bright, there does seem to be more gravel these days.
There was a continual hatch of olives throughout the day – small size 18 jobbies and also larger olive uprights. The spinners dancing in the evening sunshine were a wonderful sight. This ephemeropteran activity kept the fish on the fin all day and both trout and grayling were on form all along the beat. 45 fish between us has to be our best ever day on passport beats – wonderful fishing. Best trout 18 inches, best grayling 17 inches but most grayling were 14-15 inch pea in a pod typical strong Wye fish, and all safely returned.
Last knockings I returned to fish the top pool where I had a couple of fish in the morning. As usual there were blipping rises where the run in slows in to the deep gully. I put my dry fly over them expecting tiddlers…. It disappeared in to a blip and all hell broke loose, starting with a wrestle – the fish then charged off down the gully, stripping line off the reel. I did catch a brief glimpse of something the size of a small submarine before the hook pulled out! JB also hooked and lost something similar which decided flying was preferable to swimming before the hook came out of that one too.
A previous feedback commented on the lack of trout in this beat. They are there for sure! As are the otters, one of whom surfaced by rocks about 6 feet away from me for a moment – we looked at each other, I don’t know who was more surprised – before she continued on her way.
Oh and more knotweed logged with Louis for spraying.
A superb days fishing – thank you!

18 Trout, 27 Grayling

Afternoon session. Spent an hour walking and exploring some swims without fishing. Constant rain from mid afternoon until 7ish . 2 chub caught in the evening after the rain had stopped.

2 Chub, 1 Other

4 Trout

5 barbel plus two lost fish. Good day on the whole, weather and canoeists spoilt it for us.

5 Barbel

Terrible day at sugwas court. The swims are a joke now it seems no one cares about the state of the swims there are literally 3 or 4 swims on the whole fishery if your lucky enough to find your way into them. can honestly say this was my last time at sugwas court. they need to take a look a middle hill court because this beat is how a fishery should be kept

3 Chub

1 Trout

River low and a bit green. The fishing was a bit slow although various methods were tried to entice them to feed.
Thanks to the landowner and WAU regarding access to the river Pegs cleared and ropes installed to aid access. Great venue will be back.

8 Chub, 2 Other

Got a couple of trout worth keeping plus a few smaller ones returned.

2 Trout

1 Barbel

Conditions mostly hot and sunny. Some colour to the water. 2 people fishing. Great surroundings and a brilliant day of fishing.

41 Chub
1 Barbel
3 Dace

1 Barbel, 41 Chub, 3 Other