Feedback & Reports

Many thanks to the local rod who showed me how to do it within 5 mins of arriving! He very kindly advised a few spots and later his advice was invaluable in explaining how I might fly fish a small part of Llangoed pool and a small tube did the trick for a fresh 10lber. Quite simply would not have happened without local expert advice, so huge thanks!
Thanks as ever to WUF.

1 Salmon

2 delightful clients had their first day fly fishing. The weather was kind and the fish were showing. The 2 young people were quick learners and took to casting. I have every confidence that they will become competent anglers and add to the body of fishers that enjoy the Wye, its fish, wildlife and outstanding beauty.

Difficult day for trout. Cold, with a strong downstream wind. 0.95m on EA Erwood gauge, which made the gutters on the bottom part of the beat difficult to fish. Only a few flies about, including one or two March Browns and even a few Hawthorns. Only seen a handful of rises all day. Stuck to nymphs and spiders. Two of us managed 8 trout between 7 and 13", mostly from the top section of the upper beat (Orchard), which is a nice bit of water.

8 Trout

After fishing your stretch of river at Llanstephan and Llangoed I found the coarse fishing beyond bad. Three days without a bite. I have fished all round the country but never fished a river so poorly stocked. I would not recommend this beat to anyone.

Poor outing, fished from 1pm to 5pm only 2 v small trout.

2 Trout

No sign of any salmon. Small trout came to a salmon fly. A large chub took a spinner. All fish returned. No significant rises from trout even though there was plenty of insect life.

2 Trout, 1 Chub

Very unsettled day weather wise. Fished from noon until 8pm without seeing any feeding fish. Fished a combination of dry flies and nymphs but to no avail. Quite a few smaller white fish showing (peal?) throughout the beat and a few salmon showing. Beautiful scenery but very difficult wading. A real pity that I had to leave early as there were lots of sedge about and I am sure there would have been a decent evening rise.

Very hot and sunny day with occasional rises. Two six inch browns caught and released on light olive spinner dries.

1 Trout

Visit restricted to lower beat. Three fish and several knocks to PTNs and GRHEs. One fish to size 14 Yellow Dun just before leaving, approx. 16:00.

4 Trout

FSFF, guided 2 anglers. The river was 53F and running clear. Height 1ft 3" on the Llanstephan gauge. There was a morning hatch of grannom and trickles of large upwings occurred throughout the day. Trout and grayling rising but mostly sporadically. Total catch 6 trout and 3 grayling. Best fish 1lb 4oz brown trout. Most fish on dry flies.

A delightful day. The river looked beautiful and the primroses, cowslips, wood anemones were joined by the first bluebells (just up from the pumping station, lower beat).

Best wishes,
Free Spirit Fly Fishing

6 Trout, 3 Grayling