Feedback & Reports

What a difference a day makes, 12 degrees cooler and the wind blowing a bit of a hoolie, nearly lost the hat more than once! A bit of welcome rain too.

Struggled a bit today and in hindsight, with nothing moving on top, I should have maybe swapped over to nymphs but wanted to persevere with the search dry as so far it seems the trout spend more time in the air than water when taken off the top . Huge fun ...

Its going to take me a time to suss this amazing beat out but I know I will enjoy every moment of it, providing I don't fall over! The rocks are very slippery now. Brought up a very considerable lump of a trout to a leggy foam beetle at the fast run in to Penlanole pool. Think he sussed out the game as couldnt get any further interest but his cards marked for sure. Digits crossed for the next visit.

The one trout netted would have gone a good pound I'm sure and in spanking condition so very pleased with that .

1 Trout

6 Trout, 4 Grayling

A quick couple of hours session on an evening ticket and a nice couple of trout . Nothing doing in the pacier water but some a very good number sipping away on something tiny in the very slow glide at lower craig lyn pool . Could have been plenty more in the net I'm sure if I could have got my act together sooner ! A very tiny para Adams got them interested in the end .

2 Trout

great day fishing, fish caught on the duo and french leader nothing rising just the odd fish coming up blind for the clink didn't stay on for the evening rise good size grayling one around 2lbs plenty over 1to 1 1/2lbs

11 Trout, 30 Grayling

NJ & JJ Cwmbran
First time back to Craig-Llyn for a long while, struggled all morning picking up one small brown plus a few takes. Around lunchtime we bumped into a gentleman and his wife who promptly set about giving us a lesson in the art of river fishing. What followed for us was incredible. With a change of setup and the correct flies we were catching fish almost every other cast. Many many thanks to Shaun for his time and expert advise. In an hour after lunch we caught eleven grayling, one of which measured 21inches (photo to follow) great day be back soon.
11 Grayling
1 small brown.

1 Trout

Day two on this fabulous beat. Tried fishing duo in the morning with no joy and know sign of any feeding fish. Weather improved and the sun hit the water giving sporadic hatches and some life to the proceedings . Took four trout on very small elk hair caddis with a long light leader in faster waters. Good access to the whole beat. Wading staff essential on this stretch it's very slippery.

4 Trout

Quite a tricky days fishing on a beautiful beat. Very wet and windy but managed one nice trout on a down stream wet fly in fast water. Didn't see a rise all day. Maybe day two will prove more fruitfull.

1 Trout

A brilliant day again at Craig Lyn, it never disappoints. Lots of grayling in the slow runs caught using Klink and Dink method with a size 14, 3mm bead head pheasant tail below. A number of good trout to be had in the head of the runs, with the biggest getting on for 3lb. Fish are rising freely when there's a hatch on, although with the cooler weather before heavy rain, fly life was limited. Looking forward to the next trip!

15 Trout, 40 Grayling

better days fishing today not as pressured i fished French leader in the faster runs, picked up fish on the duo, also trout and grayling come up blind for the dry in the pocket water and lower beat

6 Trout, 15 Grayling

The Upper River running at a cool 12.5 degrees brought the grayling and trout on the feed for a superb day on Craig Llyn. Most of the catch being taken on French leader and dry fly with some of the trout being taken on duo in the fast water. Many thanks to Shaun for another fantastic day and the first day's fishing for Phil Batty learning how to fish a French leader which came on leaps and bounds as the day progressed, taking his first grayling on the French leader in Penaloe Pool within the first half hour of the day. Hooked for life I reckon with the method! Look out rest of The Wye!

13 Trout, 54 Grayling