Feedback & Reports

1 Barbel

Our first visit to Craig Lynn which we thoroughly enjoyed. We did find wading tricky, both of us getting a wetting - large rocks were difficult to negotiate although there were quite a few runs which had large gravels making wading much easier. River was clear with a good flow.
Fish were taken on both drys and nymphs with the nymph taken fish liking a moving target, several taken on the pull when recovering for the next cast. A lot of fly coming off in the late afternoon but no frantic rise - just the odd fish coming up.

10 Trout, 7 Grayling

8 Brown Trout to 9", 2 Grayling. Flies size 16 Dry CDC Quill Size 16 JIG PTN 2.8

8 Trout, 2 Grayling

Canoes banging and clattering all day until after 4pm. We did manage 4 between us after then, biggest 7lbs on usual feeder with pellet.

4 Barbel

Fished for an hour with the children between 8 and 9pm, shared one rod between 3 of us. Caught and returned 2 good brown trout (1lb and 1.5lb). Used upstream nymphing through broken water with Black Pennel on dropper and gold bead GRHE, both fish took dropper.
River was dropping and clear. Lots of rising fish. Will definitely return when I have a bit more time.

2 Trout

Third visit to this fantastic beat. The river conditions were spot on up over two feet from the recent rain with a good bit of colour.
I fished one of the croys early in the day with little success only a few chub caught (my wife preferred this area it was warm and sunny) can't complain she brought the picnic nothing better than smoked salmon bagels and glass of something sparkling sat by the Wye in the sunshine. I then moved to the favoured part of the beat and wow I didn't stop catching for four hours barbel and chub every cast, feeder fished pellet was the method it was pushing though to much for me to present a bait on the float I did try and couldn't get them going.
It was nice as always to have a chat to Colin and thanks to him for his help and advice.
One of the best days fishing I have had in many years. Looking forward to next time.
Thanks to the WUF for providing the best course fishing beat on the river

8 Barbel, 20 Chub

Water level low and very clear, big contrast to the Wye two days earlier. Saw quite a few fish mostly upstream of the parking spot but seems they were not feeding or very spooky. Access not impossible but had to limbo under some barbed wire fences.

Good water conditions but access to swims is limited. I caught one small barbel from the very last peg and the others came from the swim by the pump in the third field. All caught on pellet.

5 Barbel, 2 Chub

4 Chub

3 chub and 1 carp caught.
I would also like to point out that a previous angler had left some rubbish by the lake which was an empty tin of sweetcorn and the lid plastic packaging from the sweetcorn and an empty tin of fizzy drink. I did my duty and took the rubbish away with me.

3 Chub, 1 Other