Feedback & Reports

Fished the runs from Rhydycar up through Merthyr Town this evening. Not much fly life around until around 19:00 when a large number of bwo's came off the water and fish started rising and put a single dry fly on. Caught two dozen fish ranging from 1/4lb up to 2 1/2lb. Out of the two dozen fish only 1 stocked around 1lb, otherwise all wild fish.

24 Trout

Fished top section upstream from A465 to Ponstcill. Beautiful river. 10+ Wild brown trout to 5oz. Amazing condition with fantastic colours. Totally absorbing! Will be back.

10 Trout

Dry fly was the best method, I landed both wild fish and stocked fish on this method.
River looked nice and clean, all but the exception of a bike in the Daggers Pool.

20 Trout

Fished the runs through Merthyr Town. Very urban part of the river but plenty of wild fish to nymphs and dry fly up to 2 1/2lb.

High amount of different flies rising. Not one trout seen even mooching along several miles of fishing. Very disappointing.

With Pontsticill reservoir over flowing now is the time to fish our upper Taff beats. The Taf Fechan fishes well on downstream wets when the reservoir is over flowing. Use small flies 16 or below.

There is not enough information given to get the best out of this stretch of water. We fished the Merthyr stretch first which is littered with rubbish and caught two small wbt. This is not the usual pristine river you would associate with the Wye and Usk Foundation. Then we tried to find access roads to the rural beats without success. Overall this was a disappointing day.
I would urge anyone thinking about fishing this water to wait until there is more detailed information available regarding access to the upper beats.

2 Trout

Arrived lunchtime and fished from Cefn Coed up to Pont Sarnarn. Hot and sunny, low flow in the river. Small fish spotted and some bigger ones in inaccessible spots. Nothing rising but persevered with dry fly and mid afternoon found a pod of risers. Caught 3, biggest 10 inches on something small and black. Lovely day in beautiful surroundings. Note: Poentsarn inn pub has been closed for some time and a hot walk in waders to the red cow in Pontiscill. First time using online booking and found it very easy.

3 Trout

Fished the Taf Fechan. A lovely little stream high up in the mountains, full of Brook Dunns and Large Dark Olives. Managed to catch well over 3 dozen small fish ranging from 4 inches up to 8 inches. Great fun on a single dry fly picking pockets and runs.

36 Trout

Wild fish, most 8-10", best 14" on dry fly olives/upwings.
Warmish day, river quite low, upwings about all day in modest numbers but no major hatch so sporadic rising.

10 Trout