Feedback & Reports

I fished from 11am to 4pm catching 7 trout. I got off to a pretty bad start tearing my waders on a barbed wire fence hidden by masses of Himalayan Balsam at the start of the beat. With full sun, dense undergrowth and the river very low it was a struggle for the first few hours with things picking up a bit when it became cloudier after 1pm. Not many flies about and only 4 rises seen all day. 3 trout about 6-10 inches caught on para adams/cdc dry flies and 4 trout 5-8 inches on beaded nymphs.

7 Trout

I enjoyed myself here so much last week that I came back for more. Seven fish 6"-11", all to a Parachute Adams from the pools and slower stretches. Missed and lost many more. Another thoroughly entertaining session on this beautiful and varied Arrow beat.

7 Trout

First time on the Llynfi Dulais, beautiful beat. Good mix of runs and deep pools. PTN and Hares ear caught, only the odd fish rising.

7 Trout

What a lovely streach of river! After Saturday's rain I was suprised how clear the water was with very little colour. A cool, upstream wind prevented the hoped for fly hatch after the rain but the were sparodic hatches throughout the day with fish raising all day. Most fell to either a Hawthorne sparkle fished on or just under the surface or Green Olive type pattern on top.
Enough activity to keep things interesting. Most fish were 1/4- 1/2lb.

12 Trout, 5 Grayling

Gromain was looking glorious on a warm sunny day. All fish taken on a beaded nymph under a klinkhammer. Eight small trout and 3 salmon parr. Fished mainly around the fishing hut area and downstream.

8 Trout, 3 Other

Fished 15:00-16:30 warm + bright sunshine - 5 wbt 5-6" all took #20 brown goldhead in faster water.

5 Trout

LOST&FOUND!! If you have lost a fly box on this beat in the last day or so, then mail me with a description, size etc and you can be reunited.
lowe279@btinternet.com

Fished the Taff By Vaynor Church a lovely very peaceful setting. The river was flowing well considering the lack of rain and there was plenty of fly life. I used a damsel nymph, adams and a humpy but saw no fish and caught no fish. From experience I know there would be fish in this river but I guess it was not my lucky day. Very hot day and if I was a fish I would under the rocks or under the bank so I guess that is where they were. The foundation do excellent work thank you, the map sent was invaluable in finding this fishing spot.

Blank today, I'm afraid, although there were a couple of pulls in the Lines which did not stick. Lots of fish on the beat showing, just to make it all the more frustrating. Promised cloud and showers did not materialise, so it was a bright and hot day. Another rod, however, wisely made an early start and got a nice fresh-looking fish from the Vanstone just after 7 o'clock. This beat is now looking quite civilised with strimmed paths to the pools, cut steps, and now we have the parking in the right place also.

5 x BT between 6 and 9 inches, 2 x BT 12 inches, 1 x BT 15 inch, 1 x Dace. All caught on Adams parachute, from midday to 7 pm. All safely returned.

8 Trout, 1 Other