Feedback & Reports

nil return

Many salmon showing but not taking. Used fly majority of the time, lost a salmon about 8/9lb on a flying c in the Vanstone after a fight but the salmon won. Fished early morning and evening due to the amount of canoes going through. Water rose a few inches during the day and a little colour but still ideal fishing just a little too sunny and warm.

This was the first time to fish Goodrich and found it an excellent beat somewhat spoiled by the number of canoes. I had the services of Mick who was first class.
Plenty of fish showing but the day was very hot and sunny making conditions difficult.
However I hope to return towards the end of the season.
Tony Evans, Knutsford

River very low and no signs of salar. I knew it would be hard going, but needed to get out, so didn't mind so much.

1 x slightly coloured cock salmon, 27 inches, on Bann Shrimp from the V at about 3 in the afternoon
(in between various flotillas of canoes). Many thanks to gillie Mick Sutton for his sage advice earlier and also for his hard work improving the access here. This beat used to be quite a jungle; now it's quite pleasant to get around the pools.

1 Salmon

Excellent weather, overcast and warm. 1 small fish seen, none caught. Many canoes, all day. Some people even swimming opposite parking area.

River looking very well and at a good level, some fish showing but nothing caught.

An afternoon session on this pretty and promising beat. Hot, sunny and low water with little flow so conditions not ideal. Saw one decent fish jump in The V, but no other fish seen. Excellent access, but I found it difficult to identify the exact point for the upstream boundary. Could a yellow post please be put into mirror the downstream boundary?

Afternoon and evening session on this picturesque beat. No salmon seen but it always felt like there was a chance. Decent chub and a stunning 2lb plus perch caught on a mepps. Access to the pools was excellent due to some hard work by the resident ghillie.

1 Chub, 1 Other

My first Wye salmon at 09:00 on an Usk Grub from the Doghouse. Expertly netted by Mick, to whom many thanks for advice also.

1 Salmon