Feedback & Reports

Fished from around 10 - 6 with some breaks in between. Lovely beat, could have done with a touch more water but conditions were fishable with a fly. Fish showed in the tail of the drop-off at the top end of the beat but in slack water and impossible to swing a fly past and no luck when stripping past. Thanks to Barry for his advice on the phone, much appreciated. Will be back I'm sure.

4 Barbel, 3 Chub

A very long fishery and the party had to cover much of it to find barbel. They were not in a cooperative mood. Managed to bag 6 barbel between us (1 person had 3 of them) to 9-13. Chub were more cooperative, especially for the trotters. A few trout were caught but numbers were not recorded. As with White House, the best bet for barbel was single pellet with very light feeding. This beat offers a very wide range of fishing if you are prepared to walk a bit.

6 Barbel, 24 Chub

Bright conditions,summer levels, pellet and feeder tactics. Very enjoyable afternoons fishing!

6 Barbel, 4 Chub

12 and 14lb, both coloured. size 10 cascade and 1 inch willie gunn, floating line.

2 Salmon

This morning I had three fish before 10:00 am on a Bann especial size 8 tied by myself, a 12lb coloured fish from slaughter crib, 2nd fish it was a coloured 10lb from the upper camp and on my 2nd run a beautiful cock fish took the fly on the slaughter pool estimate weight 18lb. I had a great morning.

3 Salmon

I ghillied today for my friend, Rufus Ulyet. He hooked three, landed two, size 12 Bann Shrimp. 11lbs Llyn Em Pool, 10lbs Middle Caban.

2 Salmon, 3 Trout

Nice day, hard fishing but weather still good.

7 Trout

Superb day at Upper Bigsweir, quite a few fish showing and thankfully managed to hook one! A 6lb coloured hen fish. Fly was an Orange Tay Raider and caught in the Little Run.
Being a novice, the ghillie Nathan's knowledge and guidance was invaluable and I was very well looked after. Convert to salmon fishing and will definitely be back.

1 Salmon

what a lovely beat this is!! as I've never fished this before I did not venture out to deep as my waders are rubber soled and as the write up states felt soles are a must. Smallest grayling 10 inches and the largest which was the first of the day a brute of 20 inches all the rest between 13-18 inches. Half fell for duo tungsten beads fished very deep and the rest to size 16 olive cdc dry patterns. Some of these pools are extremely deep and will most definitely hold some very sizable fish. I hooked and lost one on the dry which was also very big. a stunning and very well kept fishery, a pleasure to fish.

15 Grayling