Feedback & Reports

Despite there being a little too much water for this lower beat I had a very enjoyable first ever day of salmon fishing on the Wye. Nathan the Ghillie was excellent, he stayed with me all day and I was grateful for his in-depth knowledge of the water. He also explained the improvements that continue to be made to the beat; if they all happen then this will go from a good beat to an excellent one. I had one salmon grab my spinner but unfortunately it didn't stick. There are some good looking fly stretches and I hope to be able to fish them at a suitable water height in the future.
I will certainly return to this beat and the river Wye

Fished upper bigsweir today had one salmon 20lb plus on a No 5 gold Mepps single hook, after 10 minutes it shed the hook but took photo of fish on the surface !!! Other fish seen running on beat !!!

Unfortunately didn't connect with anything, but this beat is a hidden gem. A huge amount of work has been done in managing the banks and virtually all areas of the beat are fishable by fly. Great welcome and lots of good advice from Nathan the ghillie. I can fully recommend this beat and I will definitely be returning.

Water low and clear fish caught near rocks on pellet

4 Barbel

Saw quite a few fish moving, but no takes. Conditions were favourable with fog till late morning, after which cloud rolled in to leave a perfect afternoon for fishing. Even though no fish were taken, all in all, a great day's fishing.

Nice water height, good clarity, and nice for fly fishing, but hot and bright. Fished for a few hours but didn't see any salmon, which was a surprise as the lowish water levels should suit the beat. Met Nathan Jubb, the beat's Ghillie who showed me some work that had been done to cut out steps. Access to the beat is definitely heading in the right direction. Little run, triangles and cockpit are all accessible. Crescent and one or two of the lesser runs definitely need work but the owner and Nathan are working on this. Once finished, this will be a really nice little beat.

Fished with fly, the river was quite high and coloured. My first time on the Wye and saw a lot of Salmon activity in the morning. The beat was ok but would benefit from some work to give better access to the fishing. Only caught one brown trout about 1 lb in weight which was returned.

1 Trout

Fly fished all day. Good conditions if a little bright. A number of fish showed all day - however, we both blanked.

Fly only.

Fished Upper Bigsweir today, lots of fish showing in the morning then the sun came out and put fish down. A very promising beat could do with a little tlc, ie access into the river not very good unless you are a mountain goat!!!!!

1 Salmon