Feedback & Reports

Fantastic day on this beat. Three anglers fished - 9 barbel (2 of them over 8lb) and well over 60 chub - biggest 5lb. Fish caught all through the day. Lovely beat, full of fish and beautiful to see so many birds on the river, particularly the ducks.

9 Barbel, 68 Chub

2nd day, cloudy early evening helped with the Barbel coming on to pellets earlier than yesterday, although we did have a good start up to around 10:30 with a few Barbel, but then disappeared due to to the bright sunshine.

16 Barbel, 14 Chub

6 Trout, 1 Grayling

No catch again

My first time river fishing in many years and also first time on this beat. Started at 6.30pm and took my 8ft6in #5 which felt just right. Used AI to seek advice on best flies to use in early Summer on the Monnow, so was expecting to start with PTL and Hare's Ear nymphs. No luck or interest from fish in either of these and things just seemed very slow as the temperature was dropping fast from the heatwave of recent days. At about 8.30pm fish started rising I bagged a nice 1/2lb brown on a small, green Clinkhammer. Very exciting as the lighted started fading and the fish were rising from the deeper pools, of which there are many in the lower half of the beat.

p.s. I would love to see more of the catch comments including details of exactly how fishermen caught the fish and what flies. I am so out of practice and keen to pick up great tips, but often don't get those insights from reports. Thanks!

1 Trout

Not ideal conditions with the sun and low water but I take my days off when I get them. Still a lovely 3 hours enjoying the river. Very little sign of fish but I managed a fighting grayling on a small black gnat type fly. Caught in the deep pool down toward the end of the beat.
On a separate note, It would be great if there was an advice type platform for the passport beats, somewhere anglers can get tips and discuss river techniques etc. I am a beginner fly river angler and on this catch return there’s no option to ask questions or reach out to discuss river fly matters. Some anglers simply state fish caught not even the fly. I thank those who do mention more about their fishing and I accept that it isnt a requirement of the returns, my catch rate is very low and I only get to fish 2/3 times a season. My issue no one else’s. Even the Instagram site isn’t very helpful. Any changes coming ????? Thanks for reading.

Fishing Passport Note : The Fly Fishing Forum may be the place to set up a discussion? https://www.flyfishing.co.uk

1 Grayling

one on small fibrax spinner one on worm

2 Trout

Another beautiful day on the River Wye. Enjoyed not only by fishermen but by numerous canoeists, swimmers, picnickers and sunbathers! We did fish through the middle of the day but surprised on how busy the river was for a midweek date!
Surprisingly the chub were obliging all day with one solitary Barbel. River very low and warm could really do with some rain in the next week or so.

Great days fishing on a lovely stretch of water thank you WAU.

1 Barbel, 20 Chub