Feedback & Reports

As I could not fish the evening I went looking for the faster water and runs in the hills. Trout everywhere, but only up to 7". Very encouraging for the future, but after using a very small para adams to catch 11 (and missing loads) I went up a few sizes to try and avoid the little ones. Still nothing over 7", although I did see a couple of larger ones beaten to the fly by greedy little ones. Also, the top third of the beat is now very shallow with very few pockets to fish, if you are thinking of going.

11 Trout

Water was running clear and strong and looking very healthy , turning over the stones revealed a good quantity and diversity of bugs .
Fished the pockets with a dry, no real fly coming off but lots of nibbles from tiddlers so presume salmon parr. Had 4 trout to hand, biggest 8 inches and fabulously marked!
Beautiful stream and location.

4 Trout

2 fish to hand, more lost. The fish are there but they are quick. Not an easy wade as others have reported.

2 Trout

A fun stretch to fish and a challenge to wade and negotiate the banks but worth it. Sadly very few fish on show and those that I found were too wily for me but why should the fish lose every time? Great drive over the hills from Hay on Wye during the festival there.

We found this beat exceptionally difficult. The river was running very fast and this presented white water almost everywhere. There was virtually no chance of fishing a dry fly. Wading was very hard and walking the bank just as difficult. We saw only 2 mayfly on the river and not a single fish rise. We retired early feeling tired and wishing we had stayed on the lower beat. You need to be fit and agile to tackle this beat while the river is running hard (though clear). Wading stick required.

River was running clear but with a lot of water coming down from the reservoir. We fished alternately searching out the few deeper runs and pools with heavily weighted nymphs as there was virtually nothing taking from the surface. Between us we had 4 fish, best just under the 1lb,(we fished the beat in the afternoon after fishing the lower beat in the morning and late afternoon). With the heavy water, fishable pools/run were few and far between. Rain kept off (suprisingly) and not much wind to worry us. Wading was very difficuly over the stones, a wading stick being essential.

4 Trout

The stream was looking lovely with bluebells, wild garlic and pied flycatchers around. 1 very well conditioned brown trout of 1.5lb on a size 18 tungsten bead fished deep under a klinkhammer. Trout carefully returned after quite a batter on my 7ft 9inch 3 weight!

1 Trout

River running quite fast and a bit coloured, weather nice wading a bit tricky as you cant walk along the bank in most places no rises seen no fish caught but a pleasant spot.

Fished nymph, no luck.

Blank. River really quite rough and difficult to fish. Will return though as a real favourite.