Feedback & Reports

Blank. Every year about this time I tell myself I am not going to develop that Last Chance Saloon, must catch one before it's all over, salmon twitch. And every year I do. Still, it was a lovely Autumn day at Goodrich, the sun shone, colour in the trees and pheasants everywhere, all ready for the shooting season. Had a pleasant chat with the other rod, who told me all about salmon fishing in Galicia (ruined by over-fishing apparently). Between the two of us, we worked the beat which on recent form looked a reasonable bet, very hard, but neither of us had touched a fish by the end of the day. I have to record pleasure at two canoers who called down to ask whether they should pass behind me while I was wading and then stopped to ask some intelligent and friendly questions about the fishing. Wish that they could all be like that!

Nice bit of fly water and a lovely place to fish. River looked ok, conditions as well but no fish showing so no fish for me this time. Thanks to the Wye and Usk Foundation for all the information provide.

A wet and cold day at first turning sunny. Salmon seen in Vanstone. First Chub on the fly.
Access to the upper section difficult and exit even harder. Ladder or rope would help. The parking area has been moved further downstream, making it much less convenient if reliant on car for changing gear and lunch.
Many thanks to the Wye & Usk Foundation.

WUF note - Unfortunately the parking arrangements had to be changed as a result of some anglers previously not following the specific beat instructions on the paperwork provided. ALL anglers MUST adhere to these rules or more situations like this will arise.

1 Chub

Inspired by success of MP yesterday I freed up some time and was able to grab 4hrs on the beat in the afternoon. River about 1ft and looking spot on. The residents were splashing in the Vanstone but not playing ball and I saw saw a running fish above the stone just as I started fishing the Maddox. Went upstream and just off the spine in the tail of the Dog Hole the #8 Bann special shrimp was taken solidly by a 11-12lb hen fish that had been in the river a month or so....pewter specked with rose. She gave a good scrap in the fast water. Island felt good and the 2 fish that showed as I was fishing it served to heighten the anticipation, but no further action, and I packed up as the light faded and the rain set in.

1 Salmon

Cold and gusty north-easterly. River around 1 ft and decent visibility. Bright to start with but clouded over in the late morning. Lost a small red fish in the Stones in the afternoon, then landed a coloured 14 lb fish in the Island.
No fish seen all day. Mink hunting the far bank at the Vanstone.

1 Salmon

Blank. A big blustery downstream wind, rain after lunch and just over a foot on the gauge. Conditions looked OK, but fished hard until dusk without a take (but I see another rod was successful at the top end)

No Salmon caught. Lots of activity from resident fish in Vanstone. River very low.

No fish caught had a salmon swirl to the fly in the Vanstone pool, several fish showing there, mostly coloured. A Good days
fishing. Top end of beat could do with strimming access points to pools as its heavily overgrown.

You did warn us that access to the upper part of the beat had been reported as 'difficult'. That is certainly true, if the river had been higher then it could have been dangerous to exit the river in many locations. At the height we had on Saturday it was ok as you could wade large sections of the river and walk back against the flow when necessary.

1 Trout

No fish caught, no fish seen.