Feedback & Reports

The river was just about right for the fly when I arrived at 10.30am. Clear and a reasonable height and I did get a pull as well as knocks from the odd brownie.
Unfortunately there must have been a heavy shower further up the valley and by 2pm there was a lot of silt from somewhere (farm run-off?) that must have reduced the chance of getting a salmon - the friendly trout fisherman who I was sharing the beat with was just as frustrated.
Hopefully the efforts by the Foundation in reducing this annoying feature of the Wye will eventually pay off.

Arrived at 7am to fish this iconic beat full of optimism which sadly was not fulfilled as we never saw a fish move. The conditions appeared to be perfect and was as good a days fishing as you could ever wish for but not a tug. Oh well there's always next week. WUF's service, it's usual exemplary self, including a lunch time injection of tactical honing from Stephen Marsh-Smith today. Thank you all.

3 Trout, 1 Chub

2 small brownies on nymph.

2 Trout

Hot weather, low water, no fish.

Hot bright sunny day. Hooked and lost three small fish. A lovely beat and plenty of trout to be caught for those with a little more technique than me!

We had brillant weather at the start of the day, sunny intervals. However it did rain for most of the afternoon which switched the fish off. A great time was had by all. The five rods did not catch a trout of over one pound. Nevertheless were kept busy with fish of 5-8 inches. The wining combination was a weighted black GRHE sz14 on the point with a small spider pattern on a dropper 3 foot higher.
There was a problem with a group camping alongside the Ciliau run on the east bank. They were fishing when we arrived and has a large Canadian style canoe which they paddled up and down the beat. This was reported to W&UF.
We camped at Trericket Mill near the beat.
http://www.trericket.co.uk

36 Trout

4 Trout, 6 Grayling

An excellent days fishing in spite of the conditions! Very hot and little cloud cover. The fish were concentrated in the shallow oxygenated water and fell throughout the day to small bugs fished in the French nymph style. TP ended with 11 trout and approximately 20 parr whilst RG stole the show by consistantly finding grayling and ending with 5 trout, 25 grayling and approximately 30 parr.

16 Trout, 25 Grayling

Three juvenile trout (returned), all on wet fly. Weather conditions were challenging; some surface activity on dawn rise, plus significant activity on evening rise at lower beat boards.

3 Trout

One juvenile fish. Returned. Early morning and late evening fishing. Very enjoyable but challenging, given the hot and very bright weather conditions.

1 Trout