Feedback & Reports

Afternoon into evening fishing session - 3.00 pm -8.30 pm. Usual spot didn't produce much, so had to try several swims. Water quite stained, so hard to see weedbeds and features. CT 4 barbel to 9lb and 5 chub. LR 2 barbel and 1 chub. Unusually fishing didn't switch as it got dark.

6 Barbel, 6 Chub

River conditions were good, running about a constant 12" over on the gauge. Not an easy start to the day, we commenced fishing about 6:45am opposite the mouth of the Lugg and after two and a half hours we hadn't even had a tremble on the rod tops so we moved further upstream and during the rest of the day my fishing buddy caught two barbel and two bonus chub from the slower, deeper water by the hut. Meanwhile I tried various swims up and down the beat until eventually, late into the afternoon I located a good barbel holding area in some faster water running along the opposite bank. From there I caught an additional chub to complement the two I had caught from elsewhere on the beat, plus what I had really been after, six barbel.
Of the fish that we caught between the two of us, the five chub we caught weighed in at around 2.1/2 to 3.1/2 lbs each and the barbel all weighed from about 4 lbs. to just under 8 lbs. each.
This was a lovely stretch that we enjoyed fishing very much. Getting the car down to the river-side was no problem as long as you take it steady. As regards the fishing, you can access the whole of the stretch from the well maintained, east to fish bank-side.
Many thanks to WUF.......We will be back next month!..

8 Barbel, 5 Chub

Fish topping everywhere, ideal conditions and beautiful beat. Most fish produced at the bottom of the beat in deeper water. Will be returning again soon!

5 Trout, 2 Grayling

Three fish taken on a black spider just under the surface, one on a dawl bach. River conditions fairly good probably would benefit from a bit more water if that has to be said. Had a loverly day on this very scenic beat. It is my first time out on one of your beats. I am looking forward to my next. Thanks for all your help.

3 Trout, 1 Grayling

Fished fly down the beat twice. Couple of plucks but think it was chub. Nice fly water.

The weather had changed for this day and overcast all day. The barbel again fed best towards the end of the day. No need to be there at the crack of dawn. It was good to see different year classes of barbel coming through. Lots of canoes again had a very very rude canoe guide deliberately go through our lines. As an angling guide I've seen him plenty of times before on the river and I will be having a word next time I see him. Normally he is good but don't know what happened this time. I did say that he was being very unprofessional when all the other canoes on the day caused us no problems.
Fish were caught on pellet and feeder tactics. Other than the canoe guide incident we had some great banter with the canoes.

6 Barbel

3 x browns off upper beat, 1 very nice hen fish just over the pound caught from just below the Sewage Pool on a black pennel. Lower part of the beat fairly quiet on the day I fished.

3 Trout

Lovely afternoon on the Wye. Lots of salmon crashing out along the length. Fished a couple of different swims and were rewarded with a couple of average chub and barbel on feeder methods for our efforts.

2 Barbel, 2 Chub

A really successful day, first for a while, with 3 nice wild brownies with the biggest at over 2lbs. An early start, heavy cloud and cooler weather all conspired to help.

3 Trout

The river was going down at 10-11" and, thankfully, still weather, or light winds at worst, prevailed. It was sunny all day as well but, with little wind, and sedges, midge and a few small olives/PWs for company off and on all day, the fish duly obliged in spite of high light levels. On arrival at 8 a.m. the fish were rising below and upstream of The New House itself and, as we savoured the scene, and hoped for a good day, an otter made its way up the river disturbing the fourteen goosanders that were cruising downstream. A good omen? As a salmon rolled just upstream of the Clettwr confluence, we started catching trout and grayling, some risers, some not. Rises continued intermittently until 5 p. m. when activity ceased and we drew stumps (long after those at the Trent Bridge recovery of the Ashes earlier in the day!). About 25% of the grayling caught were of 12 - 13" with the majority 8-10", and the best trout a couple of fish of 14". Still lots of liced trout and grayling. Fish were taken on hare's ear emergers, Grayling Steel Blue, Grizzle Elk Hair Caddis, and and a CDC and Elk caddis - the EH Caddis rose lots of non-rising fish during the afternoon, with several also missed or long-distance released! It was a lovely day in a lovely place with lots of kingfishers for company, with heron, tree-creeper, buzzard and kite adding to the fauna. Oh, and we also had the rather unusual appearance at Ty Newydd of the exceedingly rare "large bare-a**sed, beachmaster" on the far side, seen intermittently rolling in the river or sunning itself on the bank. Not a shy species at all, it seemed. Mankinis are just soooo naff, eh!! In spite of this rare sighting, Glyn fished on, undaunted, catching more of the undoubtedly, much more attractive "Ladies" of the Stream! A "cracking" day all round!

12 Trout, 44 Grayling