Feedback & Reports

Always a gamble booking this beat at this time of year, just wanted to make amends for a dismal display back in April ! Alas recent lack of rain had left this stretch of river wanting. The faster water was very skinny and the deeper water was nigh on at a standstill. No hatch, no fish seen or risen, easterly breeze steadily increased and drizzle turned to heavy showers, I got the message.

After many years of fishing I decided to introduce my wife to the joys of angling! Not the weather we had hoped for but that's the first rule of fishing! After a quick casting lesson on the bank Mrs E was soon throwing a decent line out and contacting the odd fish. Only a couple of little ones landed but we had a fun day and plenty of stories to share over dinner in Hay-on-Wye that evening.

2 Trout

Very tough going. Some nice swims but fish not responding well at the moment

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

3 Barbel, 1 Chub

River was on the up with plenty of colour. Managed just the one barbel before the heavens opened. Lost 2 good fish that came unhooked so felt a little unlucky. Main method was feeder and pellets. Fished the main swim half way down the left bank.

1 Barbel

No matter what time of year or what the flow is like, this is a stunning stretch of the Wye. I'm not overly keen on fishing the main river, sometimes I've looked at certain beats and haven't had the slightest idea what to do ! With Craig Llyn though I'm given half a chance and seeing it at the level it was today, I learned a bit more. 2x Grayling 7& 17 ins and a very disgruntled wbt of 16/17 ins all to a Greenwells Glory.

1 Trout, 2 Grayling

Slow start but picked up in afternoon some strange gold trout

4 Trout

Only fished the mill race section from the bank which is more open. River running clean, lots of insect life. Few fish rose all day - about 6 splashes of small fish plus 2 big rolling boils of a larger fish. Using tenkara rod and caught the one trout on small butcher nymph - nice fish 10" about 8 oz which I took although felt somewhat guilty doing so! Much of the river very over grown and difficult to get down into - I am ambivalent about wading the Arrow as my experience of the river elsewhere is that the fish are very easily spooked. Also wading on mixed silt and gravel does do some damage to the habitat of the river bed.

1 Trout

Caught in the morning when it was overcast. Biggest barbel 8 lb 6 oz.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub