Feedback & Reports

After a wash off the wye due to flood water, I fished here in the afternoon, only one grayling caught the size of my finger, but still a pleasant afternoon.

1 Grayling

River was low and clear running on a warm and slightly overcast evening. A very short session in the end, late in the day but rewarded with a 12'' Grayling in lovely condition, took a barbless Klinkhammer on a slow drift in one of the smaller pools, lots of fish rising, and missed a few other takes. Access is a little difficult in places. Quiet and peaceful beat with a friendly resident Kingfisher, if only the Lower Lugg was this clean.

1 Grayling

River low and clear. Downstream wind, as always. Fish caught mostly small. Best trout 11 inches. Best grayling 10 inches. Dry fly and nymph.

10 Trout, 9 Grayling

40 Trout

River really low and clear. No real hatch and the only fish rising were fingerings. None of the fish caught were greater than 6/7", but still an enjoyable day.
Thanks to all at W & U, and the fishery owner.

2 Trout, 13 Grayling

All fish taken on a small gold bead ptn. Almost half of the Grayling were small fingerlings but the rest were fin perfect 6 - 8". River starting to show it's bones and gin clear and the sun was bright all day.
Thanks to the Wye and Usk.

5 Trout, 33 Grayling

Low water level, as expected, at Eyton and quite warm. Lots of fingerlings about rising to a rusty klinkhammer but not many larger fish showing. Did catch three brown trout about 8". Enjoyable session nevertheless.

3 Trout, 15 Other

Virtually no flow - fish taken in what faster moving pools I could find. All caught on weighted nymph. Nothing big caught - best trout was 8" best grayling was 10". Also caught one par.
Within the beat description it tells us that wading in the wooded areas is difficult as is access in and out of river. This is too true! A large part of the lower beat (downstream from foot bridge) is incredibly deep and dangerous to wade but fishing from the bank is not an option.
I was a little disappointed at this as £20 to fish it does not represent good value as large parts of it are inaccessible - barbed wire fences with no safe crossing places and fallen trees across river made it doubly difficult. Once I got to the wooded area towards the upstream limit I gave up and went home having only fished about 25% of the beat. I am reasonably fit and strong too - an older, less agile person would really struggle here.

2 Trout, 3 Grayling, 1 Other

First time on this beat even though only 10 minutes from home. Knew it was not best time of year for this beat but work commitments have limited fishing this season and needed to get out.Thought that I would at least find some fishable water as most of the Arrow and Lugg wild stream beats are not jungle. Did go prepared for Eyton's own infamous jungle sections with a machete.
Walked to bottom of beat where weirpool shows all the signs of being a regular swimming spot with fire remains bottles, clothing! Was also impossible to thrash a path through to enable any serious casting. Moved on upstream where I had a 8" wbt on small tan fly on a slow stretch before lower wooden area which was inpenetrable.
Switched to klinkhammer and size 18ptn and concentrated on the stretches in the meadow section where I could find decent low. Ended up with a 10" grayling from a very shallow section, 3 more wbt between 6" and 8" and too many fingerling grayling and parr to count. Did try tungsten nymph through some of the deeper sections - but no interest.
Headed up to the top section but did not have the will to try and hack through in the woods above the weir.
A very enjoyable few hours and anyone used to wild stream fishing will not find this beat as difficult as a some reports suggest.
Would also like to thank whoever was responsible for all the new bank side fencing. Very easy to negotiate and not an obstruction at all (I am the wrong/right side of 60).

4 Trout, 1 Grayling, 25 Other

Nice beat but not worth £20 lots of fallen trees. All caught on nymphs 8_10 inches.

5 Trout, 5 Grayling