Salmon Catches

11:45 am Alfie Pope has taken Nyth and Tircelyn's second fish of the year:18lbs on fly in the Cafn stream

2:48 pm To prove you the old adage can't catch a fish without your fly in the water, whilst everyone else is waiting for the river to drop, Alfred Pope and his friend chanced their hands on the Nyth this afternoon and were rewarded with a very fresh 14lber from the Kitty his guest has lost 2 on the fly.

12:42 pm Upper river back up to around 5ft so far and very coloured with most water coming from the Irfon.

12:06 pm A mint fresh 20lber taken on a small templedog by Graham Thomas from the Moccas yesterday.

8:25 pm One landed (9lb) and one lost on Gromain today. One lost after extended play on Llanstephan as well.

8:37 pm 10lb fish reported from beat 3 of the Moccas.

5:59 pm A colouring 9lb hen reported from the Rectory beat this afternoon. The fish took a #6 Bann Shrimp.

7:44 pm Peter Horsburgh took a 20lbs fish from the very last cast in the tail of the Leaning Willow, Gromain, yesterday evening while Nigel Smith took a 20lbs fish from Adam's catch, Spread Eagle today.

7:46 am Lower Irfon, Wye above Builth and Upper Usk are in good nick today. There is a chance in high water catches in rest of upper river. Below Hereford it will be out for a few more days yet.

1:02 pm Late report of 2 more April fish, 12lb from just below Hay on the 21st and Robin Wood had 18lber from Llysdinam on the 29th. Must have been from the part of the beat above the Ithon junction!

12:19 pm Todays rain has missed the Upper Wye and Ithon catchments. The upper river is clearing fast but dropping slowly. At current heights the lower Irfon and Wye above Newbridge are most likely and surely the bulk of the springers will be well into Wales after all this water.

10:27 am It is looking like a significant flood will affect the Wye today. The 1st and 2nd order streams around the office are huge and water was sheeting off the Black Mountains earlier this morning.

11:21 am River at Erwood rose to around 6ft yesterday. Mostly water from Ithon so pretty filthy. Irfon and Wye above Ithon are running high but clearing fast. Upper Usk also running high and clearing but at Abergavenny is it plus 6ft and very red.
Another bout of heavy rain is forecast for both catchments tonight and tomorrow.

6:36 am Caban Goch reservoir started spilling this morning. Upper Wye back up to 5ft last night. Middle and Lower Usk in full spate.

9:28 pm 15lb fish reported from Lower Carrots and Luggsmouth yesterday, another from Ingestone (12lb) today, both on spinners.

4:49 pm Late report of an early April fish from the Redbrook AC water

3:50 pm At around 3.40pm the Llanstephan guage disappeared under water. Judging by the weather forecast it may be sometime before we see it again.

11:52 am Stephen Barnes has just released a fly caught 20lb hen fish from the Bridge Pool, Rectory beat.

12:04 pm Len Finch opened Backney's account last Wednesday 18th April, he caught and released a 12lb (approx.) hen fish on Flying c.

10:40 am River from Newbridge to Hereford is in perfect ply for the high/medium water pools today. A rod on Lower Winforton yesterday had a brace 16lb and 20lb, as did Ian Spalding on Letton 14lb and 18lb.

1:41 pm Another for Ricky Reno. 15lb on a yellow flying C from Garnons

12:42 pm Congratulations to Keith Maddox with an 18lb fish this morning on a spinner. He lost another at the net shortly afterwards, estimated at 12lb.

6:42 pm Held its height and colour today but dropping this evening. A few fish seen, encouragingly. Dropping at all points above Glasbury. High water pools might fish tomorrow above Hereford, more likely above Glasbury

12:39 pm Fish reported from Eardisly on Monday. Upper river at Llanstephan is 3ft and rising. A lot of the water is coming from Radnor (Ithon) so the main stem will be out of order for a couple of days.

The Usk is also in full spate but will be fishable a day before the Wye

7:13 pm 14lb fish for Colin Richardson from Holme lacy 3 on a spinner and Mike Timmis landed a 12lb fish at Wyesham on the fly.