Feedback & Reports

All on dry fly. Perfect conditions....warm, overcast, not too windy, water slightly above normal height, very clear. Olives hatching throughout the day.

5 Trout

Really sad situation currently on lower Wye with the Algae. This was my fourth time fishing this amazing beat over the last few years. The first time a few years back we had clean low water and I got lucky in the neck of Cadora and we also saw lots of smolts migrating downstream that evening. The three trips since in prime time late May or early June we have had the Algae bloom which has seriously limited prospects and everything just looks deathly ill! Such a shame as we were staying locally in a holiday cottage and my wife and young daughter aged 7 joined me this time for a few casts and thankfully they both saw a few Salmon leap out the water which was an amazing experience to share together and there was huge excitement being able to cover them with a fly and my daughter even managed to lob a flying C at them but they did not respond in the filthy soup mess. Left at midday wondering if my daughter will ever get a chance to catch a Salmon the way things are going.
Interestingly I fished the lower Usk on Tuesday and Friday this week and obviously very low (and lacking in Salmon numbers this year) but the water was beautifully clear.
Thank you all for allowing/arranging access to an amazing fishery but so sad to see the water quality so bad where fishing effort is almost useless. Where would you go on holiday next year?

Evening session. Hatch just petering out as I arrived, but some spinner activity.

2 Trout

Great 2 days of fishing! First time on the Wye. Couple of takes only. Big learning curve not least the absolute necessity of a wading stick if you want to stay vertical! Will definitely be back to fish this beautiful water.

2 Trout

Idyllic setting. And idyllic fishing

8 Trout

Cefni Catch Report week ending 26th May 2019.

May continues to see exceptional catches of fish both in numbers and quality. Insect life is booming this time of year, and the fishing as the record book will attest too has been superb. Lines together with flies continue to be mixed and varied, with the normal array of lures, boobies, nymphs etc taking the majority of fish. Damsels nuymphs, tadpoles, buzzers, daphnia and hawthorn are all evident this past few weeks, while spooning fish showing a mixed and healthy varied diet these fish have this time of the month.

Productive areas seem to be all over, with good drifts along the Railway towards the Damn, higher end of the lake near the bales, or in and around the sheltered bays all seem to be holding fish. A good average of 5.1 fish this past few weeks indicate some very good sport has been had by most visiting and regular anglers.

The annual Cefni outing to Brenig on Sunday 26th May 2019, saw a very good turn out with 10 fishing and 55 fish caught.
Two of our juniors members Kyle Williams and Aron Jones both did exceptionally well and caught fish in tough conditions, well done to both and thank you to their respective boat partners for ghilling.

Myself and Jonathan Roberts took heaviest bag with 12 fish at 23lb 5oz, and myself taking heaviest fish at 2lb 14oz.
Conditions it must be said were not easy, heavy rain, sunshine and at times the lake resembling the Atlantic Ocean! The fish were of good quality hard fighting and a big thank you to all involved organizing a great day.

Tight Lines
A Thomas

Was to be second day of two. But water so low it was not viable to fish.

Trout non- spinning.

Had another go on the beat to see if fishing improved with the warmer temepratures. Caught a few trout in the 6" to 9" range in the top half of the beat. Moved on to the Llynfi Dulas to see if mayflies are hatching.

8 Trout