Feedback & Reports

Great to be back on the local stretch for an evening session. The OOS grayling were out in force and hard to avoid catching, especially in the bridge section. Managed two hefty trout though, one from right under the footbridge comfortably nudging over 1lb and fought like a demon. Cheers WUF.

2 Trout, 10 Grayling

As expected water levels low which made fishing challenging. Lovely setting tbough and easy access. Very rocky underfoot so wading could prove challenging to some. Few rises seen. Tried both nymph and dry fly all to no avail. Excellent day nonetheless.

Arrived around 10am and left just after 5pm. Overcast and warm conditions. Water was clear, good level and flow. 2 anglers. We had 5 trout to hand and hooked and lost a similar number. Only covered the lower half of the beat. My colleague modestly asked me not to mention he had 3 of the fish to hand but in my defence we hooked equal numbers.

5 Trout

Great to be back on the Wye, bit of a mission to get to the bank around the edge of corn field a few swims have been cut in the corn field though, started in the grass field witch is more open but the banks are quite steep & great care is needed to get near to the river,. Mr Barbel was not in in residence but managed 5 Chub all around the 3lb mark & a hard fighting carp.

5 Chub, 1 Other

1 Trout

Report same as 23/06/21

Zero fish caught

Fished for about 3hrs after work, 6.30pm - 9.30pm. A few fish on nymphs from riffley sections in the first part of the evening, until the fish really started looking up as dusk fell. Another 5 vibrant Arrow fish - rich yellow bellies and bright red spots in big halos - fell to a size 18 CDC dun, with as many again missed connections/long distance releases. But I think the highlight of the evening was my closest ever encounter with an otter. I was hunkered down on my knees, tucked into the bank, trying to avoid spooking a small pod of rising fish in one of the slow, clear pools, and give myself enough room to cast underneath all the bankside foliage. About 15 yards upstream of me, he plopped into the water from the opposite bank, swam down the pool and set about harassing the trout I'd so painstakingly stalked - a magical, incredibly frustrating thing to watch in clear, shallow water. Eventually he popped his head up, close enough that I could have tapped him on the nose with my rod tip, took one look at me and disappeared down stream with a splash, which I took as my cue to call it a night.

8 Trout

I walked most of this fishery the previous day checking to were swims are plus how safe there are, found very few places that Ok to fish from and decided to fish a swim in the woods that had somewhere to sit quite comfortable in and then had a small very steep path to water side to land and return fish. I only fished for a few hours in the morning, had first Barbel within ten mins of first cast and a small chubb of about 2 lbs quickly after, it then rained for a couple of hours during which time I did not have any further takes. When it stopped raining I almost immediately had another Barbel , but when landing this I found the path to water side was now so slippery that I almost went in on way down and had to scramble up grabbing greenery by side on the path to help pull myself up after I had returned to Barbel, I then packed up, not worth a swim to catch a fish. This could be a very good fishery If the Fishery management team did a bit more to improve swims. In the field section (down stream from woods) the swims on the opposite bank look great.
Fishing Passport Note: the banks of both the Wye and Usk are protected as a Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). There are, therefore, strict limits as to what can be done with regards bank clearance, which has to be done sensitively and in compliance with the law. Inevitably there will be many inaccessible sections, especially in the peak bank growth months of July and August. We ask all anglers to please bear this in mind when booking Fishing Passport beats and not to assume fishery managers are not doing their job if some areas are overgrown.

2 Barbel, 1 Chub

Caught 3 rainbows and 2 browns all on fly towards the top end. There were beetles on the water and the trout were taking. Pack your beetle imitations if you have any. Great day's fishing. Lots of action. All trout in great condition and hard fighting.

5 Trout