Feedback & Reports

Plenty of fish under the trees and on the glides with larger fish in the fast waters. The pools not as productive as they usually are.

6 Trout

Fished 15.00 until dusk. River looked to be more than a foot lower than last week and very clear. Started below the island at the downstream end where I tempted a small brown on olive dry. Then switched to small black nymph and caught another. Worked the nymph across and upstream without result. Fishing started to rise at 20.00 when I took three more.
A glorious day and the perfect end to our holiday.

5 Trout

One larger grayling, about a pound. Very scenic place.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

The river was higher than when I fished it for the first time last year but fairly clear and not unfishable.
I worked down stream with a small green gold head without success. Late afternoon I came back upstream, took a small trout on black nymph. Met the owner of the beat who kindly suggested I try another pool upstream and advised on which of my dries I should try.
Took two small trout in quick succession before rain stopped play.
Conclusion: I have a lot to learn so must be content with only catching the small naïve fish before I can graduate to finding and deceiving the bigger ones!
Even without catching, this beat is just a wonderful place to spend a day and enjoy the solitude.

3 Trout

I fished dry fly mostly on the flats and struggled to catch one trout. The other two anglers tried dry and nymph had some takes but did not land any fish. Everyone enjoyed the scenery.

1 Trout

Two trout about ten inches and one small grayling all caught on dry fly, good day on a nice beat

2 Trout, 1 Grayling

A beautiful stretch of the Upper Wye. Cold easterly wind and unseasonal conditions did not help flylife hatches, but a few fish were still rising now and again for a sporadic hatch of small upwinged mayfly from 11 - 16:00. Four nice trout caught between two rods the best of which was 1lb 8oz with one or two larger fish pricked and others seen. We will return later in the summer in the hope of warmer conditions. Still a lovely day on the water.

4 Trout

The day was cold. All catch and release. 4 trouts about 10" very nice. Allyson from the Foundation advised me not to go to another beat due to a three day festival and she showed me other beats to select. Thank you Allyson.
All trout were caught with dry fly elk hair. The fishing day finished when I fell in to the river. Very nice day indeed.

4 Trout

Great beat. some lovely wbt all in the pound to a pound and half range and all returned safely. No rise at all. All fish came to weighted nymphs. I will fish this beat again

5 Trout, 2 Grayling

A lovely beat this, especially on a fine sunny day. The water clarity was like that of a chalk stream with fish clearly visible moving around the largest pool, little or no hatch of fly. No trout caught but did catch a massive grayling on a hares ear. The fish was just about as long as my forearm!

1 Grayling