We cannot stress enough the importance of making quick and accurate returns of salmon catches, even if nothing has been caught. Recording catch data is one (perhaps the best, certainly the most cost effective) way of determining the success of our river restoration works. Although affected by short term variations in weather and water conditions, the longer term data set will build an accurate picture of our salmon runs. Catch returns can be made quickly via our online form for both Passport and non-Passport waters. Most of our reporting is from the Wye. Where a salmon has come from another river we will state accordingly.
View the Salmon Catches
Last Update: 10:28 am, 28th October 2025
What does my fish weigh?
The data for this calculation is provided by Natural Resources Wales and based on lengths and weights from the Welsh Dee over ten years.
Monday 7 August 2017
5:45 pm Upper Bigsweir: 3 grilse today
9:25 am The Llanstephan gauge has shot up in the last hour, currently reading 2 ft 6"
7:21 am Glanwye: 19lbs from Lady Pool for James Bainbridge. Another lost
7:17 am Whitney: 12lb fish from Whitney to Terry Ward on a small Frances
Sunday 6 August 2017
7:20 pm Chainbridge: 8lb hen Salmon to a SPF Shrimp fly at 8am this morning for Georwe Upex. Water clearing nicely and a great day to be out on the river.
3:58 pm Wyesham: Richard Thomas 4lbs Mike Timmis 6lbs, both fly
2:06 pm HDAA: 30 inch fish first on fly Bann Shrimp for Geoff Rawlings. Fish not taken out of water, swam back strongly.
Saturday 5 August 2017
9:16 pm Lower Glanwye: Two 10lbers this morning for Steve Boswell, size 10 Bann shrimp. Lucky to get the second fish - line went under a mid river boulder and it removed the poly from my polyleader. Only had it for about five years as well.
7:18 pm Wyesham: 10 lbs and 4lbs for Joe Cobley on a Mepps.
8:36 am Cadora Backs: 8 and 10lbs for Andrew Holloway on fly
Friday 4 August 2017
9:26 pm Sheepwash: 11 and 7lbs for Richard Knowles on an FC
6:57 pm Wyesham: Andrew Wildblood 10 lbs. fly David Curtis 6 lbs. Mepps Gordon Richards 9 , 14 , 14 and 18 lbs. All fly.
Thursday 3 August 2017
7:02 pm Glanwye: A 6lbs fish for George Stuckley from the Boils with beginning of rise (now 2'1" at llanstephen)
4:24 pm Upper Bigsweir: 15lbs slightly coloured fish from Little Run for Roberto Fraga
3:27 pm Rectory: 6lbs freshish grilse for John Lawson on a Cascade
1:51 pm Chainbridge: 13lb fish to Stuart Bigley on his second cast, a slightly coloured cock fish. Caught on Orange Intruder.
Wednesday 2 August 2017
8:55 pm Wyesham: 13.5 lbs for Joe Cobley this evening on a McCormack Shrimp.
10:19 am Holme Lacy 3: Colin Richardson caught a 13lb hen on a flying C yesterday.
8:10 am Glanwye: 10lbs fish from the Barn Pool for Christopher Morley
Tuesday 1 August 2017
4:51 pm Sheepwash: (30/7)7lbs from Larder Pool on Nitro Shrimp for Roy Cartwright
4:50 pm Coedithel: (30/7) 5lbs for Anthony Judd on an Usk Grub
3:53 pm The Rectory: A 10lb slightly coloured Hen fish for Robert Markland from the Neck of Rectory pool, on a size 10 Flamethrower.
Monday 31 July 2017
8:01 pm Bigsweir: Now on 106 for the season with 20 in July, with the best fish a fresh run 16lber. They were holding a lot of fish but many have moved up on the latest water.
6:55 pm Llangoed and Lwr Llanstephan: 32" fish on #* Usk grub from Dolmeudw for Oliver Birch. 15lbs fish on small Usk Grub for Tim Hughes from the Chapel catch
3:36 pm Rectory: 12lb fish from the Rock Pool, on a size 12 Cascade for Stephen Barnes: 50th fish for GLLR this year