Feedback & Reports

Stuning beat with good access and parking. Fished the middle section just off the tree line, it was a baking hot sunny day so not ideal conditions but after a while bites became frequent.
Barbel were hard to find however we had lots of chub bites on pellet, changed to luncheon meat later in the day, bited became less frequesnt but that when the barbel arrived.
A thoroughly enjoyable day with lots of swims to choose from, we will definately return to this section.

2 Barbel, 12 Chub

Great time had by all. Lovely spot to fish and between us we had 15 chub from 2lb-5lb but only one Barbel this trip at 6 1/2 lb. Fished mainly beat 4 and 5. Great advice from Terry as always making us feel welcome and giving us up to date local knowledge.
Look forward to our next visit. Thanks again.

15 Chub

A good morning spent on a low clear river. All barbel caught first thing.

4 Barbel, 7 Chub

A warm but overcast day with the river at normal levels. Trotted bread and meat took most of the chub. Switched to legdered pellet for the barbel and a couple more chub. A very enjoyable day.

11 Barbel, 13 Chub

5 Barbel, 1 Chub

A very pleasant day at a nice stretch of river, low and clear conditions but plenty of bites. Also plenty of canoeists during the middle part of the day but quieter in the morning and evening. The fishing definitely changed during the day and became surprising quiet in the evening. The bait used was the usual halibut pellets and meaty boilies mainly fished using a feeder but some fish caught trotting a float.

3 Barbel, 5 Chub

Had a better day today 3 trout of just under a lb 2 from the upper beat above llandovery and another from the Middle pool on the lower beat all taken on Rapala.There were a few salmon and sea trout showing in the middle pool but didn't see much activity elsewhere

3 Trout

Two salmon for Alfred Pope at the Nyth.
7.40pm 18lb salmon on fly in the Dolyn.
8.05pm 15lb salmon on fly in the General.

2 Salmon

As today was forecast to be the first for some time with cloud and hardly any wind, I decided to give the Upper Wye a go. The weather forecast proved to be right and even the light rain around midday arrived on time. However, after the recent heatwave the water was a warm 18 degrees! There was little fly (some yellow mays, a few small olives, and sedges from 4 p.m.) and just a few rises throughout the day. In spite of that, the ladies certainly obliged and at least some were looking up, as were a few trout. Most rising fish took the flies offered, but most of the fish caught were non-risers which happened to take a fancy to small light and dark olive Duck's Duns, a hare's ear emerger, Grayling Steel Blue and Baby Sunfly. A couple of fish were also taken on nymphs though nymphing wasn't very successful, either fished alone or duo. The trout ranged from 8-12" and the grayling were mainly of 9-10", with a few 12" and one 14" fish thrown in for good measure. Not sure where the larger grayling had gone. Maybe they weren't on the feed? Oh for a chat with a grayling! Dream on.

4 Trout, 23 Grayling

Coloured falling water with fish showing early afternoon and evening. Magnificent setting. I'll be back.