Feedback & Reports

Well first session out really since the move to Rhayader ... now bang in the thick of some awesome fly fishing for wild brownies, from all the reservoirs and mountain llyns to the feeder streams and of course the proximity of a lot of the wild streams ...

I did a recce of the Llanidloes stretch of the Upper Severn a couple of days ago , concerning levels for February and to be honest the Ithon wasn't any better !!!! Low and running clear, but on a fairly decent section , managed three shots , one after another pretty much, all feisty for their five inches !! Nothing decent showing in the three hours I was there between ten and one ....

Three good constant days rain would be just the ticket .... its worrying for the start of the brownie season if I'm honest ... the Cambrian catchment streams should be pokey this time of year ...the Elan dams are all full , including Claerwen .... that's something I guess !! I'll head to one of my favourites on season start , see how the mop flops .... clients have been ringing me and emailing for river bookings which is nice but I fear with our " new" climate a mountain Llyn early bells may be the answer to some sport .... anyway on a high note , a lovely day , bit parky with the North wind , and nice to get some on the PTN , albeit tiny , cest la vie that's fishing hey ......

3 Grayling

Beautiful beat in a brilliantly secluded part of the county. Water level was just right if a tad high, running cold and clear. Lots of runs to get stuck into and plenty of deep pools too that require skirting round the bank. Fish all took a black-hackled pink-bead nymph thingamajig suspended under a big floaty sedge, all from medium paced riffle/glide hybrid zones. Biggest grayling nudging 10” and just shy of that for the best of the out-of-season trout. Paid a visit to the eponymous abbey which is absolutely stunning and well worth a slow mooch around. A real hidden treasure. Stumbled upon (drove past) a beautiful cider shop too so stocked up on way home. Top notch. Cheers WUF.

3 Trout, 3 Grayling

A blank but enjoyable day

5 x grayling 9-14 inches, 5 x out of season trout 9-13 inches, trotting.

5 Grayling

18 Barbel, 9 Chub

Fished the river for 4 hours, not a sign of a fish and no Grayling caught. Upstream nymphing and Czech nymphing. The upstream section is more accessible with a number of pools and riffles. It was a cold day around 8 degrees. A nice beat to fish with good parking close to the river.

Beautiful day but quiet on the fishing front.

River low and clear and relatively hard going for the two of us. We found grayling shoaled up in deeper areas across the stretch. A few trout as well. All fish on maggot.

6 Trout, 14 Grayling

River quite low and running clear, grayling caught (largest 10") on most of the beat along with a few OS WBT (largest 12") n superb condition - trotting maggot. Great day fishing

5 Trout, 17 Grayling

Blanked for the first time this season!!!!

Had a mobile approach as thought I might have to locate the fish - tried 7 swims but to no avail. The beat has either been cleared at bankside or the vegetation has just died away. This is a lovely beat with at least 10 swims to go at.

Water temperature was 9.4C but there was just no activity in the river - it just felt like nobody was home!!!