Feedback & Reports

River in good condition and fished well. All brown trout were fairly small but grayling were a good size - best around 2lb. Caught on nymphs and dry flies (goldhead PTN, GRHE and CDC olives). All fish returned in good condition.

10 Trout, 5 Grayling

We didn't start until well into the afternoon but soon found some grayling on deep nymphs. However there was soon an excellent rise and we caught lots of fish klink and dinking with the dry fly doing most of the catching. At times it was as many as six takes to get one hook up. Immensely enjoyable until the rain came at about 6pm and put the fish down and us off. Of course we both had excellent wading jackets - in the car. A great afternoon.

4 Trout, 20 Grayling

Good conditions being overcast and warm. We saw a few fish rising, a lovely beat, more water than we could fish in the day. We caught 9 small wbt, the largest being around 9 inches. All fish returned.

9 Trout

Washed-off

We had an amazing time, caught 8 overall, tiny apart from a pound trout on the last stretch of the beat, we fished until dusk, amazing moon and tractor tyre sky. Coming back in September!

8 Trout

River running clear and really good height for trouting. Nymphed most of the session resulting in 10 wbt and 1 pretty grayling. All fish 6" to 10" in great condition and all returned. Tried to tempt the odd rising fish to a dry for the last hour but nothing doing. Great default beat when water levels patchy.

10 Trout, 1 Grayling

Cool downstream wind wasn't what we hoped for, kept the fish down all day. Didn't stop us catching though! TG started the day off with a nice grayling of about 12", then as the day went on, he lost count of the numbers of trout and salmon parr, as did I. My best was a grayling of about 10", and also lost count of the further fish caught. In all, I reckon on about 60 - 70 fish for the day. Successful flies were weighted GRHE's and weighted Connemara Black. Once again, Ty Newydd did not disappoint!

20 Trout, 20 Grayling, 20 Other

Blanked again. The river came very much alive, with many rises, just as it was getting dark.

On the river at 5.30. Condition good, river like tea at just over 1' at Llanstephan. No Salmon caught or seen. 6 Trout and one fine Sea Trout of 3lb that almost tricked me into thinking I had a Grisle on, it gave such a good fight. Great service from Wye & Usk as always.

6 Trout, 1 Sea Trout

Fished in the afternoon and evening. The river was very coloured and the level appeared to be gradually falling. Surface fish activity, as before this summer, came to life very noticeably around 8pm, despite very significant fly activity also occurring throughout the afternoon. I had the impression that fading light was the stimulus.
I had one fish of about half a pound, and hooked, but did not land, a couple of somewhat larger trout.

1 Trout