Feedback & Reports

To be honest I wouldn't have booked this beat if I had known(it's the top end of Cefnllysgwynne on the easier bank). I thought it would be the next beat up!. I've looked at it before and it was all bedrock and fast water,today was different, it was just bedrock! Hardly any water at all, just a very narrow gutter and some Stillwater pools! Walked the entire beat looking for somewhere I fancied for grayling and plumped on a long shallower gutter near the top end. A few casts latter I had a 10" trout and lost a nice grayling of a pound+. A little further I hooked into what I first thought was a salmon but turned out to be a monster wbt!(3.5lb weighed). Yes I know it's out of season but its still a hell of a big fish for such a now small piece of water.
Thanks wye and usk for a great weeks fishing and some lovely weather for a change!

2 Trout

Gosh the river is low! Down to 2 -3 metre wide gutters in places. Fishing typically Irfon - challenging but productive. All fish on dries - grayling of 2 year classes, lovely plump 14 inch fish x 3 and skinnier 9-10 inch fish x 4. One of the latter had significant beak scarring. Brownies brought to hand nothing bigger than 9" but the best fish of the day - a 15 - 16" brownie didn't come to hand after being played for 3 mins so can't count him! Close encounter of the otter kind - a family threesome swam past under the rod tip of one rod - and also avian predators plentiful.

3 Trout, 7 Grayling

Another lovely day on this beautiful beat. Harder going than two weeks ago - very low water and quite a lot of leaf-fall. Three 10-12" grayling on the dry brought to hand. Only one trout rise all day.

3 Grayling

A stunning and tranquil beat, perfect for us left handers. 5 grayling from the Glaslyn Pool - all around 8-10" on a black/pink klinkhammer. Four finger length trout and then, from one of the deep gutters at the end of the beat, a fantastic trout at 16"-18" on a bead head GRHE. All safely returned.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling

Lovely river and plenty of action despite low water and bright sunshine. All fish caught on small black klinkhammer. Thanks to the Foundation for making it all possible.

4 Trout, 8 Grayling

River in flood, at least 2 feet above normal and slightly coloured. 1 grayling 6". Also met the new owners, really nice people.

1 Grayling

7 trout to 14 inches.

7 Trout

River in drought. 6 trout to 14 inches.

6 Trout

Great beat but very low water in the heat which eventually got the better of us. No fish caught but enjoyable all the same.

An interesting but challenging beat. Despite several bumps and tugs just one trout came to hand. Very little fly life.

1 Trout